The alternate or rarely opposite leaves are petiolate or sessile, often persistent or tardily deciduous. "Myrica caroliniensis" is evergreen or tardily deciduous, forming rhizomatous colonies . He was baptised (somewhat tardily) in September 1744 at Christ Church, Philadelphia. Work proceeded tardily until all progress was abandoned in July 1943. As darkness fell, a French corps tardily appeared on the French left. Tardily, Zengi had assembled a relief army and it moved towards Shaizar. The TG&BR directors reacted tardily, causing many complaints about the backlogs of traffic. The Progressive Party and the Independent Party tardily merged to become the Lao People's Rally.