Menziesiane, N. O. Cupulifere. 
TAB. DCLXXIII. 
Fagus cxiirrortiompeEs. Hook. fil. 
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Ramis nigro-fuscescentibus, ramulis pubescentibus foliosis, 4 
foliis ubique subdistichis . breviter petiolatis parvis ovatis : 
acutis margine planis integerrimis, inferne pubescenti-tomen- a 
tosis, floribus g aggregatis brevi-pedunculatis. : 
Cliffortioides oblongata. Banks and Sol. mss. in Herb. Banks. : 
Har. Dusky Bay, New Zealand, Mr. Menzies. : : 
Similar though this is in many respects to our F. Solandri_ 
(Tan. Nosrr. pcxxx1x.) it is yet quite distinct, and apparently — 
wholly confined to Dusky Bay, at the southern extremity of 
the middle island of New Zealand, where it was detected by 
unknown to us of both the species. Small as are the leaves of : 
all the Beeches of the southern hemisphere, these two species 
have the smallest of all, looking not much unlike those of 
some Vaccinium. E 
Fig. 1. Leaf, upper side. f. 2. Under side of ditto. j. 
Male flower :—magnified 
