PLATE LII. BEECH. 



1. Branch with staminate and pistillate flowers and immature leaves, 

 ed. 



1. 



2. A staminate flower, enlarged 



3. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 



4. A branch with mature leaves and three fruits, x 4. 



5. A seed, natural size. 



6. A winter branch witb long, slender, and sharp pointed buds, x J. 



7. Terminal section of a winter branch with long, slender, and sharp pointed bud covered with 



many overlapping scales, slightly enlarged. 



