HAMAMELIDEA. I. Hamameuis. II. Dicoryrne. III. Tricuocuapus. IV. FOTHERGILLA. 
western part of Georgia; and of North Carolina, on the Catabaw 
Mountains. The large leaves punctated on their under side, 
with rough tubercles and other marks, give sufficient reason for 
considering it a distinct species. . 
Large-leaved Witch-hazel. Fl. May, Nov. Clt. 1812. Shrub 
10 to 12 feet. 
3 H. Pe’rsica (D. C. prod. 4. p. 268.) leaves oval, acumi- 
nated, repandly toothed above, cuneated at the base, equal. h. 
Native of Persia, in the province of Lenkeran, where it 
was collected by Hansen. Adult leaves rather scabrous on the 
nerves and petioles; the rest glabrous. Flowers unknown. 
Fruit a little smaller than that of H. Virginica, but similar. 
Persian Witch-hazel. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 
4 H. Curne’ysis (R. Br. descr. pl. chin, 1818. p. 4. with a 
figure,) leaves ovate, quite entire, unequal at the base, grey on 
both surfaces from stellate down. h. H. Native of China, 
near Nankin, and in the island of Cheusan.—Pluk. amalth. 32. 
t. 368. f. 2. Petals linear, 3-nerved, very much elongated. 
Anthers with deciduous valves; hence it is proposed by R. Br. 
to form it into a distinct section under the name of Loropétalum. 
China Witch-hazel. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 
Cult. The species of Witch-hazel are well adapted for shrub- 
beries; they will grow in any common soil, and are increased by 
layers or suckers. 
II. DICORY'PHE (from àc, dis, twice, and xopudn, coryphe, 
a vertex ; in reference to the two horns on the top of the fruit). 
Pet. Th. hist. veg. afr. austr. 1. p. 31. t. 7. ed. 2. p. 15. t. 4, 
and p. 31. nov, gen. mad. p: 12. D. C. prod. 4. p. 269.— 
. Dicory’pha, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 546. 
Lin. syst. Tetrándria, Digy'nia. Tube of calyx oblong, hairy, 
adhering to the ovarium : limb 4-lobed, circumcised after flower- 
ing. Petals 4, inserted in the upper part of the tube of the 
calyx, joined to the filaments at the base. Stamens 4, fertile, 
alternating with the petals : filaments broad at the base: anthers 
oblong, adnate, erect, dehiscing at the sides; and 4 sterile 
smaller stamens alternating with the first named ones. Styles 2. 
Pericarp inclosed in the circumcised calyx, umbilicate at the 
apex, and 2-horned, inclosing 2 1-seeded coriaceous coccula, 
which open at the apex. Seed ovate, hanging from the top. 
Albumen fleshy. Embryo with a superior radicle: and flat coty- 
edons, having revolute edges.—A small shrub, with twiggy 
Weak branches. Leaves alternate, on short petioles, oblong, 
feather-nerved, entire, furnished with 2 unequal broad foliaceous 
Stipulas at the base. Corymbs terminal, somewhat fasciculate, 
-8-flowered. 
1 D. srrpuna‘ra (Jaum. exp. fam. 2. p. 348.) h. S. Native 
of adagascar, near Foulpointe. Pet. Th. l. c. D. Thouarsii, 
cm. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 485. 
Stipulate-leaved Dicoryphe. Shrub. 
Cul - A mixture of sand, loam, and peat will be a good soil 
for this plant; and young cuttings will strike root in sand under 
a hand-glass, in heat. 
II. TRICHO’CLADUS (from Opi rpixoc, thria trichos, a 
lair, and xAadvc, klados, a branch; the branches are clothed 
with stellate hairs). Pers. ench. 2. p. 597. D. C. prod. 4. p. 
269.—Dahblia, Thunb. diss. (1792) and in edit. gætt. 1. p. 108. 
on hist. nat. hafn. 2. vol. 1. p. 133. t. 4. but not of Cav. 
dl, 
Lin. syst. Dioécia, Mondéndria. Flowers dioecious. Scales 
Paleaceous, distinguished from the capitate flowers. Male 
flowers. Calyx unknown. Petal 1, convolute. Stamen 1, near 
the scale and the petal; anthers ovate, double celled from the 
connate filaments (Thunb.), valves dehiscent (Burch.). Female 
flowers. Calyx unknown, Petals wanting. Ovarium villous. 
397 
Style 1. Capsule ovate, 4-valved, 4-celled. Arillus (seed, 
Thunb.) ovate, glabrous, villous from stellate dots. Leaves op-~ 
posite, petiolate, oval, acuminated, entire. Flowers in terminal 
heads, crowded on a common receptacle. The character is 
taken from the description of the tree by Thunberg, 
1 T. crxìrus (Pers. l. c.) k.G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope, in the woods of Houtniquas. Dahlia crinita, Thunb. 
ll. cc. and fl. cap. 1. The shrub has the resemblance of a species 
of Croton. 
Hairy Trichocladus. Clt. 1823. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 
Cult. A mixture of loam and sand is a good soil for this 
shrub; and young cuttings will root readily in sand under a 
hand-glass. 
Tribe II. 
FOTHERGI'LLE& (this tribe only contains the genus Fo- 
thergilla). D. C. prod. 4. p. 269. Petals wanting. Stamens 
24, all fertile; anthers dehiscing by a chink. This tribe is in- 
termediate between Hamamélee and Amentdcee from habit. 
IV. FOTHERGI'LLA (in memory of John Fothergill, M.D. 
an eminent physician, and patron of botany; who cultivated a 
variety of most curious plants in his garden near London), Lin. 
fil. suppl. p. 42. Lam. ill. t. 480. Juss. gen. 408. but not of 
Aublet. D. C. prod. 4. p. 269. 
Lin. syst. Icoséndria, Digy’nia. Calyx campanulate, adher- 
ing to the ovarium at the base, somewhat truncate, with 5-7 cal- 
lous subrepand teeth. Petals wanting. .Stamens about 25, in- 
serted in the calyx, club-shaped, exserted ; anthers terminal, of 
the form of a horse shoe, opening by a semi-circular chink at 
the margin. Ovarium 2-celled, 2-ovulate. Styles 2, filiform. 
Capsule adnate to the base of the calyx, 2-lobed, 2-celled ; cells 
2-valved at the apex, 1-seeded. Seed bony, pendulous, with a 
superior hylum.—A_ shrub, with alternate, obovate, feather- 
nerved, bistipulate leaves, clothed with soft starry down; and 
terminal ovate spikes of flowers, having a solitary bractea under 
each flower; those bracteas at the base of the spike are trifid, 
and those at its apex are nearly entire. Flowers white, sweet- 
scented, sessile. Anthers yellow. 
1 F. annirétra (Lin, fil. suppl. 
267.) h.H. Native of North 
America, from Virginia to Caro- 
Jina, in shady woods on the sides 
of hills. Duham. arb. ed. nov. 4. 
t. 26. Guimp. arb. holzart. t. 
16. F. Gardéni, Michx. fi. bor. 
amer. 1. p. 313. Hamamélis 
monoíca, Lin. ex Smith, in Rees’ 
cycl. vol. 17. Flowers appearing 
before the leaves. 
Var. a, obtdsa (Sims, bot. mag. 
1341, Mill. fig. t. 1.) leaves 
obovate, crenate at the top, when 
young clothed with fascicles of 
down beneath. F. major, Lodd. 
bot. cab. t. 1520. (f. 70.) 
Var. 3, actita (Sims, l. c.) leaves narrow, ovate, acute, 
nearly entire, white from down beneath. T. Gardéni, Jacq. 
icon. rar. t. 100. 
Var. y, major (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1342.) leaves ovate-oblong, 
somewhat cordate at the base, very blunt and serrated at the 
apex, sometimes with an acumen; when young tomentose be- 
neath. 
Var. ò, serótina (Sims, l. c.) leaves oblong, acute, crenately 
toothed at the top, green beneath. 
Alder-leaved Fothergilla. Fl. April, May. Cit. 1765, Shrub 
3 to 6 feet. 
FIG, 70. 
