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LAURUSTINUS

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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 288 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LAURUSTINUS  , in

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botany, the popular name of a
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common
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hardy
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evergreen
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garden
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shrub known botanically as
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Viburnum Tinus, with rather dark-
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green ovate leaves in pairs and
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flat-topped clusters (or corymbs) of
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white
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flowers, which are
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rose-coloured before expansion, and appear very
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early in the
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year . It is a native of the Mediterranean region, and was in cultivation in
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Britain at the end of the 16th
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century . Viburnum belongs to the natural
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order
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Caprifoliaceae and includes the common wayfaring
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tree (V . Lantana) and the guelder rose (V . Opulus) .

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"Laurustinus" produces 322 references on google. "Laurestinus" yields 655. Both refer to Viburnum tinus. Is there an official spelling? Is one British and the other American? What's up?
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