216 MOJiOEClA. FOLTAXtiiiU. 



white, lanug-inous, not tomenfose, the dentures few 

 sometimes partly absolete or like mere crenatures, the 

 breadth two tiiiids of the leng-tli; peduncle filiform, 2 or 

 S inches long-, about 'l-fiowered, 1 to S-fruitedr Perhaps 

 Q-Jilifoi-mis of Mulil. Catal. p. 87. but of which there is no 

 specimen in his herbarium. 



30. montana. (Rock ChesnutOak.) 31. Castanea. (Yel- 

 low Oak.) Scarcely distinct from Q. Pnnus. 32. Chin- 

 qiinpin. (Chinquapin, or Dwarf CiiesnutOak.) 



Of this very useful genus, containing about 80 species, 

 there are 15 indigenous to the coast of the Gulph or to the 

 emp.re of Mexico, about 28 spread through Europe, Bar- 

 bary and the Levant.; of these the most imj)ortant and most 

 hardy perhaps in the world are Q. Hobur. and -Q. peduncu- 

 lata, (The Common British Osk); a tree venerable for its 

 majesty and longevity, independent of the higli destinies of 

 its economy. — Japan also produces 6 species of Querc'us; 

 the whole southern hemispheie affords but a solitary ano- 

 malous species, ( Q. molucca) indigenous to the islands of 

 Celebes and Formosaj near the coast of India. 



52. CORYLUS. L. (Ha?el Ntst-Tree.) 



Masc. Jment imbricated. Calix the scales of 

 ament. Stamina 8. Fem. CaUx 2 -parted, la- 

 cerate. Styles 2. tJVut ovate, inclosed by the 

 persistent calix. 



Small trees or shrubs; leaveis roundish ovate or cordate; 

 aments terminal; female buds axillary. 



Species. 1. C. americana. 2- wstrata. A subalpine 

 species, often only about a foot high; witl-, profusely creep- 

 ing roots. 



Of this genus there are 2 other species in Europe, and 

 1 indigenous to the vicinity of Constantinople. 



753. FAGUS. L. (Beech Tree.) 



Masc. Ament roundish. Calix 5 -cleft, cam- 

 panulate. Stamina about 12. Fem. Calix 4 

 toothed, setose. Germs 2. ^'*nis 2, included in 

 the eciiinate, coriaceous and quadrifid calix. 



Trees with ovate and serrated leaves; aments axillar. ., 

 nuts oily. 



Species 1. F. tylvatica. &. americcma. Obs. Dioicous? 

 ament roundish, male calix S-parted. Female, comBion ca- 



