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raely bitter, and has been found a powerful remedy for 

 intermitient fevers, in form of decoction. 



TJie fruit resembles liops, whence its English name.— 

 This tree is very common about Quebec on stony land. 



CORYLUS.—L. 



Corylus Americana— VV. Hazle. Coudrier. 

 Nuisettier. 

 " Leaves broad, heart-shaped, acuminate, douhly-sawed. Ribs strongly 

 prominent beneath, woolly where they join the midrib. Calyx of the 

 fruit hispid, with glandular heads at the ends of the hairs, longer thaa 

 the roundish nut, limb spreading, tooth-serrate." 



A shrub six to eight feet liigh, producing a well flavoured 

 nut. It grows very abundantly in the upper parts of the 

 province. I have not observed it near Quebec. 



Corylus rostrata— W. Beaked Hazlenut tree. 

 Coudrier. 

 " Leave, oblong-ovate, acuminate. Stipules lance-linear. Calyx of the 

 fruit bell-form, iwo-parted, Divisions gash-toothed, lengthened out 

 beyond the nut into a beak." 



A smaller shrub than the preceding one ; also producing 

 a pleasant fruit. The foliage resembles that of the common 

 elm. This plant may be readily distinguished from the 

 other by tlie long beaked calyx covering the nut ; whereas 

 t!ic fruit of the americana is exposed to view when ripe. 

 Grows very commonly about Quebec in dry woods. 



QUi:ilCUS.—L. 



Querciis cocciuea— Wm. Scarlet Oak. 



" LeaTMlong.ptliolod,oblong,doeply»lnuote, glabrous. Lobes divarlcat*. 

 toothed ncnle. .elaceous-mucronalo. Calyx turbinate, inorked with 

 Kale*. Acurn •hort-oratc." 



This oak I have not seen— it is a Canadian tree on the 

 authority of Pursh, who .says, in a MS. note, it grows on 

 the Ottawa. 



