Laurelia Aromatica

Laurelia Aromatica - A noble evergreen tree from S. America, resembling the Common Bay in its fine appearance and fragrant leaves, and attaining a height of 30 feet or more in parts of Ireland and at Penjerrick, near Falmouth, Cornwall. Being scarce it has not yet been much tried, but like other Chilian shrubs, it is probably hardy in the milder parts of Britain. The leaves are thick, fleshy, studded all over with minute transparent dots, and have a fine aromatic smell. The flowers and fruits are not showy, coming as dense clusters nestling in the leaf-axils, and only on well-established plants. It is worth a trial in seashore districts.