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. . 136 LAURACEAE. Vol. 2. Benzoin melissaefolium (Walt.) Spice-bush. Fig. 1972. Lamiis iiiclissacfolia Walt. Fl. Car. 134. 1788. Lindcra melissaefolia Blume, Mus. Bot. Lugd. i : 324. melissaefolium Nees, Syst. 494. 1836. .\ shrub similar to the preceding species butthe young twigs, buds and lower surfaces of theleaves densely pubescent. Leav
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. . 136 LAURACEAE. Vol. 2. Benzoin melissaefolium (Walt.) Spice-bush. Fig. 1972. Lamiis iiiclissacfolia Walt. Fl. Car. 134. 1788. Lindcra melissaefolia Blume, Mus. Bot. Lugd. i : 324. melissaefolium Nees, Syst. 494. 1836. .\ shrub similar to the preceding species butthe young twigs, buds and lower surfaces of theleaves densely pubescent. Leaves ovate-lanceo-late or oblong, acute or acuminate at the apex,rounded or subcordate at the base, 2-^ long,9-i8 wide; petioles l-3 long; pedicels equal-ling or slightly longer than the calyx-segments;anthers truncate at the siunmit; drupe ishigh. In swamps and wet soil, Illinois and Missouri toNorth Carolina, south to Alabama and Family 36. PAPAVERACEAE B. Juss. Hort. Trian. 1759. PdPlV Herbs, with milky or colored sap, and alternate leaves or the upper rarelyopposite. Stipules none. Flowers solitary or in clusters, perfect, 2 (rarely 3 or 4), caducous. Petals 4-6 or rarely more, imbricated
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