. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. LXXX. ilLIA^CE^ : YjfCCA. 1101 «- 4. R. EACEMO^sus L. The racemose Ruscus, or Alexandria Laurel, Identification. Lin. Sp., 1474.; Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., 5. p. 421. Syrumymes. R. angustifdlias, fructu summis ramulis, &c., Toum. Inst. 79., D« Ham. Arb. 4. ; Fragon & Grappes, Fr.;
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. LXXX. ilLIA^CE^ : YjfCCA. 1101 «- 4. R. EACEMO^sus L. The racemose Ruscus, or Alexandria Laurel, Identification. Lin. Sp., 1474.; Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., 5. p. 421. Syrumymes. R. angustifdlias, fructu summis ramulis, &c., Toum. Inst. 79., D« Ham. Arb. 4. ; Fragon & Grappes, Fr.; Trauben Mausedorn, Ger.; Lauro ideo, Ital. Engravings. Dend. Brit., ; our fig. 2063. to our usual scale ; 2064. of tho natural size. Spec. Char., Sfc. Flowers hermaphrodite, produced at the ends of the branches. (Willd.) A low evergreen shrub. Portugal. Height 4 ft. In- troduced in 1739. Flowers greenish yellow; May. Berries red, with a round coriaceous white disk at the base ; ripening during winter. According to some, this species is supposed to be the plant with which the ancients crowned their victors ; but, though the stalks are flexible enough to wreath easily, and the leaves resemble those represented on ancient busts, yet the fruit being terminal, does not agree nearly so well with the fruit represented in the crowns on these busts as that of the iaurus nobilis, which is axillary, and reseriibles that shown in the coronal wreaths of classical 2065. R. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum. London : F. Warne & Co. ; New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong
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