THE WITCH HAZEL AND THE SWEET GUM 



TREES with slender twigs and fibrous roots. Leaves simple, 

 opposite, deciduous. Flowers with parts in four's, perfect or 

 unisexual. Fruits woody 2-valved, 1 to 2-seeded capsules. 



KEY TO GENERA AND SPECIES 



A. Leaves obovate, unequal at base; flowers perfect, 

 autumnal. 



1. Genus HAMAMELIS, Linn. 



(H. Virginiana) WITCH HAZEL 



AA. Leaves star-shaped, symmetrical at base; flower 

 monoecious, staminate in terminal racemes, pis- 

 tillate in axillary, long-stalked heads, in early summer. 



2. Genus LIQUIDAMBAR, Linn. 



(L. Styraciflua) SWEET GUM 



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