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at Killerton, 90 years planted, it is 26 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk X ft. In Somersetshire , atNettlecombe, 70 years planted, it is 22 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 20 in., and of the head 39 ft.In Surrey, at Claremont, 25 ft. high, as a bush, the branches covering a space 15 ft. in diameter. InSussex, at Arundel Castle , it is 25 ft. high.

Latins ndbilis North of London , in Bedfordshire , at Southhili, 22 years planted, it is 10 ft. high.In Berkshire, at White Knights, SO years planted, it is 13j ft. high. In Cheshire, at Kinmel Park, 20years planted, it is 18 ft high ; at Eaton Hall, 14 years planted, it is 9 ft. high, and the diameter of thespace covered by the branches 10 ft. In Shropshire , at Willey Park, 10 years planted, it is.l2ft. high.In Suffolk , at Finborough Hall, 60 years planted, it is 20 ft. high; at Great Livermere, 12 years planted,it is 18 ft. high. In Warwickshire , at Combe Abbey, 40; years; planted, it is 14 ft. high, against awall. Tn Yorkshire, at Hackress, 16 years planted, it is 8 ft. high ; at Grimston, 13 years planted,it is 14ft. high.

Latirus nobilis in Scotland . At Gosford House, 36 years planted, it is 15 ft high, the diameter ofthe space covered by the branches 12 ft.: at Dalhousie Castle, 14 years planted, it is 15 ft. high,against a wall. In Berwickshire, at the Hirsel, 35 years planted, it is 14ft. high, against a wall. InHaddingtonshire , at Tynniligham, it is 10 ft. high. In Aberdeenshire , at Thainston, it grows 8 in.in a year, and stands the winter well in sheltered situations. In the Isle of Bute , at Mount Stewart,it is 27 ft. high, and the diameter of the space covered by the branches 26 ft. In lloss-shire, at BrahanCastle, it is 11 ft. high. In Stirlingshire, at Airthrey Castle, 45 years planted, it is 14 ft. high.

L minus nobilis in Ireland . At Cypress Grove, Dublin,it is 50 ft high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft.2 in., and of the head 25 ft. In the Cullen’s Wood Nursery, 35 years planted, it is 25 ft. high, thediameter of the trunk 2^ ft., and of the head 24 ft. In Wicklow , at Shelton Abbey, 16 years planted,it is 34 ft. high. In Fermanagh , at Florence Court, 30 years planted, it is 10 ft. high.

1 .aunts nbbilis in Foreign Countries. In France , in the Botanic Garden, Toulon , 14 years planted,it is 19 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 6 in.; at Vaucluse, among the scattered houses not farfrom the fountain, it was 15 ft. high, in 1819. Throughout Germany it is a green-house plant . InRussia , in the Crimea , it requires protection during winter. In Italy and Spain it attains a largersize than any where else in Europe , forming immense bushes, from 50 ft. to 70ft. in height.

Commercial Statistics. Plants of the species in the London nurseries are Is.each, and the varieties from Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d.; at Boll waller it is a greenhouseplant; at New York , plants are 1 dollar each.

B, Plants evergreen; half-hardy.

1 2. L. caroline'nsis Catesb. The Carolina Laurel, or Red Bay.

Identification. Catesb. Car. , 1. p. 63.; Michx. FI. Amer., 1. p. 245 .; Pursh FI. Amer. Sept, 1. p. £76.;Spreng. Syst, 2. p. 665.

Synonymes. L. Borbbma Lin. Sp., 529., Syst., 383., Martyn’s Mill., No. 13., N. Du Ham., 2. p. 163.,Lodd. Cat. , ed. 1836; L. axillaris Lam. ; BorbSnia sp. Plum . Gen., 4. ic. 60., P£rsea BorbbnfaSpreng. ; the broad-leaved Carolina Bay •, Laurier rouge, Laurier Bourbon, Laurier de Caroline,Fr.; Carolinischer Lorbeer, Rother Lorbeer, Ger.

Engravings. Catesb. Car. , t. 63. ; Michx. N. Amer. Syl.,2. t. 82.; N. Du Ham., 2. t.33. ; and ourJig. 1168. after Michaux, and fig. 1169. after Du Hamel .

Spec. Char,, fyc. Evergreen. Leaves oval, lanceolate, slightly glaucous be-neath. Flowers in peduncled axillary groups. (Spreng. Syst., ii. p. 265.)An evergreen tree, a native of North America , from Virginia to Louisiana ;introduced in 1739, and flowering in May; but seldom found in collections.Varieties.

t L. c. 2 glabra Pursh has the leaves slightly glabrous.

? L. c. Spubescens Pursh has the leaves slightly pubescent.

1 L. c. 4 o btusa Pursh has the leaves ovate-obtuse.

All these vai’ieties were introduced in 1806; and they all flower fromMay to July, In our Hortus Britannicus , and other modern catalogues, L.Borbonia and L. carolinensis are made distinctspecies; the former being said to be tender,and introduced in 1739, and the latter to behardy, and introduced in 1806. Both, however,are said to be the American red bay; and inPursh’s FI. Amer. Sept., and in the N'.Bu Ham.,they are considered identical. It appears pro-bable that this is the case; and, as it appearsfrom Michaux (V. Amer. Sylva , ii. p. 150.), thatthe tree differs exceedingly according to the lati-tude in which it grows, L. Borbon za { fig. 1168.)may be the form it assumes in the southernstates, and L. carolinensis {fig. 1169.) its ap-pearance in the more northern ones.

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