332 DICOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS. 



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PeriantJi single, of 1-leaf, 6-lobed. Stamens 5 20. FER- 

 TILE FL. 3, within a 5-.lobed thickly muricated involucre or 

 cupule. Perianth 5 6-lobed, having the rudiments of- 12 

 stamens. Styles 6. Nut J 2-seeded, invested with the en- 

 larged involucre. Monoecia. Polyandria. 



1. C. vesca Wdld* ; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, mucr'onately-ser- 

 rate, smooth on both surfaces. Fagus castanea Linn. Walt. 



HAB. . Dry woods. N..Y. to Car. W. to 111. May, June. J>. 

 A large tree, and one of the most useful. Leaves 6 inches 

 long, pubescent beneath when young. Spikes of sterile flowers 

 as long as the leaves, yellowish. Nuts generally 3. The Amer- 

 ican species appear^ to be identical with the European, -although 

 by some botanists it is considered distinct. The wood is ex- 

 ' tremely durable and is highly esteemed for posts and rails to con- 

 struct fences. Clicsnut Tree. 



2. C. pumila Willd. : leaves oblong, acute, mucronate-serrate, white 

 tomentose beneath. 



HAB. Sandy fields and woods. N. J. to Geor. May. >?. A 

 shrub or small tree at the North being seldom more than 10 or 

 12 feet high. Leaves srnaller than in the preceding, oval and ob- 

 ov'ate. Nut small, ovate, acute, verjr sweet. The wopd is dura- 

 ble, but too small to be converted to" much use. Chinquapin. 



13. CORYLUS. Unn. 



Monoecious. STERILE FL. Jlment cylindrical ; scales 3- 

 clefl. Perianth none. Stamens 8. Anthers 1-celled. FER- 

 T/LE FL. PeriantJi obsolete. Ovaries several. Stigmas . 

 Nut ovate, surrounded with the enlarged coriaceous and scaly 

 involucre .fbrmi ng the cupule. Monoecia. Polyancb-ia. 



1. C. americana Walt. : leaves roundish, cordate, acuminate; invo- 

 lucre roundish-campanulate, large* .than the subglobose nut ; border 



.dilated, many-cleft. 



HAB. Shady woods. Can. to Flor. Marth, April. *?. Shrub 

 48 feet high, with virgate branches, pubescent when young. 

 Nuts large, ovate ; eatable. Hazel Nut. Wild tWtat. 



2. C. roslrata Ait : leaves oblong-ovate, acuminate ; stipules linear- 

 lanceolate ; involucre tubular-cam panulale, longer than the nut, 2- 

 parted, with incised segments. 



HAB. Mountains.' Can. to Car. Mav. 1?.~Shrub 34 feet 

 high. Leares on short petioles, slightly cordate. Involucre ter- 

 minating in a tube 1 l- inches long. Beaked Hazel. 



14. TAGUS. Linn. 



Monoecious. STERILE FL. Ament glouose. Perianth 

 6-cleft. Stamens 512. FERTILE FL. 2, within a 4-lobed 

 prickly involucre or cupule. ' Perianth ^ \v\i\\ 45 minute 



