CL. XXI.] MONffiCIA POLYANDRIA. 365 



ments ten or more, hair-like, much shorter than the scale; 

 anthers roundish, two-lobed. 



Fertile Flowers in a bracteated cluster. Calyx double ; the 

 outer inferior, of several oblong, unequal, erect, deciduous, two- 

 or three-flowered scales ; the inner superior, deeply divided into 

 three erect, acute, permanent segments. Corolla none. Germen 

 egg-shaped, crowned by the inner calyx. Styles very short, 

 permanent ; stigmas two, awl-shaped, erect, deciduous. Nut 

 egS-shaped, angular, leathery, one-celled, crowned by the inner 

 calyx and the base of the style. Kernel one. Name, car, wood, 

 and pin, ahead, in Celtic. 442 - 



1 C B6tu\us. Common Hornbeam. Bracteas of the fruit flat, oblong, 



serrated with two lateral lobes. A small tree, with smooth light-grey 



bark leaves heart-shaped, doubly serrate, smooth. The wood is white 

 and tough. Flowers in May: grows in woods and hedges: frequent. 

 Eng. Bat. vol. xxix. pi. 2032. Eng. Ft. vol. iv. p. 156. 1371. 



24. CO'RYLUS. HAZEL. 



Barren Flowers. Catkins cylindrical, imbricated all round with 

 scales, each enclosing a single flower, narrower at the base, 

 broader at the end, with three deep egg-shaped segments, the 

 middle one largest and lying over the others. Corolla none. 

 Filaments eight, very short, hanging from the inner side of the 

 scale ; anthers oblong, two-celled, pendulous, shorter than the 



Fertile Flowers at a distance from the others, from scaly buds. 

 Calyx double ; the outer inferior, of one leaf, deeply divided, 

 many-flowered, finally enlarged, permanent; inner superior, 

 minute, deciduous. Corolla none. Germen very small, egg- 

 shaped, with rudiments of two seeds. Styles two, very short ; 

 stigmas prominent, awl-shaped, downy, deciduous. Nut egg- 

 shaped, hard, compressed, downy at the top, one-celled, invested 

 with the greatly enlarged outer calyx. Kernel solitary, egg- 

 shaped.Named from corys, a cap, on account of the appearance 

 of the fruit. 



1 C.Avelldna. Common Hazel. Stipules egg-shaped, obtuse ; leaves 



roundish, heart-shaped, pointed ; calyx shorter than the nut. A 



small bushy tree, with numerous branches, which are hairy when young : 

 leaves deeply serrate, light-green, downy. The wood makes excellent 

 charcoal for drawing, and is used for numerous economical purposes. 

 The nuts are used as food, and are also eaten by squirrels, hogs, and 

 other animals. Flowers in March and April : grows in woods and 

 copses: common. Eng. Bat. vol. xi. pi. 723. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p.^157. 



