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Myrica carolinensis, Mill. (M. pensylvanica, Lois.). Morella carolinensis, Small). Bayberry. Fig. 2423. Shrub, 2-8 ft. high: branchlets often pubescent: lvs. sub- persistent or deciduous, oblanceolate to obovate, usually obtuse or sometimes acute, cuneate at the base, entire or with a few shallow teeth above the middle, dark green and dull above, sometimes pubescent beneath, resinous, 2—4 in. long and ½-1½ in. broad: fr. 1/6 in. across. March, April; fr. in Sept., Oct. Nova Scotia to Fla. and Ala., also on the shores of Lake Erie. G.F. 7:477 (adapted in Fig. 2423). F.E. 23:825 (as M. cerifera).—Handsome shrub, hardier than the preceding, with which it is often confused; conspicuous in winter when covered with its grayish white frs. which stay on the branches until spring.
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