Lindera benzoin

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Benzoin aestivale, Nees (Benzoin Benzoin, Coulter. B. odoriferum, Nees. Lindera Benzoin, Blume). Spice Bush. Benjamin Bush. Wild Allspice. Fever Bush. Fig. 537. Shrub, 6-15 ft., nearly glabrous: Lvs. oblong- obovate, finely ciliate, bright green, pale beneath, 3-5 in. long: fls. yellow, before the Lvs.: berry red, oblong, spicy. New Eng. southward and west to Kan. Em. 365.—The bark is aromatic, stimulant, tonic, astringent; the fr. is likewise used medicinally. The shrub is attractive in early spring with its yellow, small, but numerous fls., and handsome in autumn with its foliage turning clear yellow and studded with the scarlet frs. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.