152 FAGUS ANTARCTICA OF FORSTER; 
Facus CuNNINGHAMI. ; 
Foliis deltoideis coriaceis grosse inzequaliter dentatis (juni 
oribus non plicatis) obsoleté nervosis, cupulis capsuliformib 
demum profunde 4-partitis, laciniis lanceolatis spinis mollibu 
apice glandulosis obsitis—(Tas. VII.) 8. foliis majoribus 
subrhombeis.- 7. foliis minoribus cordatis magis coriacels 
basi concavis apice subreflexis. 
Has. Van Dieman's Land. Pine Cove, Macquarne 
Harbour. Allan Cunningham, Esq. Emu Bay, and ont 
side of Mount Wellington. James Backhouse, Esq. Freq 
in the western parts of Van Dieman’s Land. Dr Milligan. 
Ronald Gunn, Esq. af d E 
Arbor, trunco robusto nunc 9—10-pedem diametro. Ramuli 
breves, graciles, rectiusculi, distiche inserti, atro-fusci, JU 
ores velutini. Gemme terminales axillaresque, fere unciam 
longi, glutinosi, stipulati, amentiformes. Stipule oblong® 
concavee, flavo-fuscse, nitidae, decidus. Folia approximata 
alterna, disticha, coriacea, semiunciam ad unciam longa, plani- 
uscula, deltoidea ; in 8. inferne attenuata, inde rhomboidea; 
in y. cordata; obscure penninervia, margine grosse insequi - 
liter dentata, sublobata, juniora viscosa seu potius vernicost» 
non plicata. Petioli perbreves, vix lineam longi; pubescentes 
Flores masculi solitarii, brevi-pedicellati, ex axillis foliorum 
in ramulos novellos. Perianthium membranaceum, fuscur 
monophyllum 5—7-fidum, basi attenuatum, extus pubescens, 
laciniisacutispatentibus. Stamina 8—9. Flores foeminei ter? 
axillares, in ramulos juniores. Cupula solitaris, sessilis 
capsuliformis, ovata, demum profunde 4-partita, J 
erectis, lanceolatis, extus spinis mollibus patentibus pla ve 
riatis (in singula serie spinis plerumque 3) apice glandulos* 
obsitis. Nuces 3, quarum exteriores plerumque trigo"? 
trialatee, intermedia compressa bialata, alis superne produ 
tis. Styli 2—3 breves. tai 
"Tam. VlL.—Fagus Cunninghami. Fig. l. Var. B 9% 
size; f. 2. Male Flower; f. 3. Male perianth ; f- 4. Stamen 
J- 5. Cupule with nuts; f. 6. Empty cupule; f- 7, 8. N z 
—magnified, _ ra ! m 
