344 A MANUAL OP FORESTEY. 



Seed broad, flat, striated ; with a straight embryo, in 

 oily endosperm. Cotyledons shortly stalked, oblong, 

 and with the secondary ribs running towards the margin, 

 elevated on a long hypocotyl. 



First leaves paired, simple, ovate, serrate ; the suc- 

 ceeding leaves decussate, and gradually pass through 

 ternate to pinnate forms. 



