An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . Fruit ripe LAURACEAE. Vol. II. 2. Perseapubescens (Iursh) Sarg. SwampBay. Fig. 19O8. Laiirus carolmcnsis var. piibcsccns Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. carolineiisis var. [•alustris Chapm. Fl. S. States, 393. pubescens Sarg. Silva T : 7 pi. 30J. 1895. A tree, seldom over 35° high, the trunk some-times 15in diameter. Bark brown; twigs denselybrown-
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . Fruit ripe LAURACEAE. Vol. II. 2. Perseapubescens (Iursh) Sarg. SwampBay. Fig. 19O8. Laiirus carolmcnsis var. piibcsccns Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. carolineiisis var. [•alustris Chapm. Fl. S. States, 393. pubescens Sarg. Silva T : 7 pi. 30J. 1895. A tree, seldom over 35° high, the trunk some-times 15in diameter. Bark brown; twigs denselybrown-tomentose; leaves oval, oblong or lanceo-late, glabrous and shining above when mature,pubescent beneath or also tomentose on the veins,acute, acuminate or obtuse at the apex, usuallynarrowed at the base, strongly pinnately veined,3-7 long, V-l¥ wide; petioles 4-8 long;peduncles tomentose, mostly longer than the peti-oles, sometimes 2-3 long; calyx tomentose, itsinner segments longer than the outer; berry darkblue, 6-g in diameter. In swamps and along streams, southern Virginiato Florida and Mississippi, near the coast. GreatBahama Island. Wood hard, orange-brown ; weightper cubic foot. 40 lbs. May-July. Fruit ripe Sept. 2. SASSAFRAS Ne
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