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HAMAMELIS, Linnaeus. Nat. Ord. Hama- 

 melidaceae. Tetrandria, Digynia, Linn. Often 

 monoecious, dioecious, or polygamous. Calyx 

 3-4-leayed. Petals 4. Stamens 8, 4 sterile. 

 Ovary ending in 2-3 styles at the apex. Cap- 

 sules leathery, 2-celled, throwing the seeds to 

 a distance on bursting. 



1. H. VIRGINICA, Linnceus. Leaves round- 

 ish ovate, sharply toothed, alternate. Witch 

 hazel. Native of the Middle States. 



Naturally but a shrub, but a handsome 

 small tree in cultivation. It sends out its 

 yellowish small flowers immediately after 

 the fall of the leaf; the fruit of the previous 

 season ripening at the same time. The foliage 

 much resembles that of the hazel. It seems 

 to thrive well in any situation, whether dry 

 or moist, stony or clayey ; in exposed situ- 

 ations or the deepest shade. The best speci- 

 men of Bartram is about fifteen feet high and 

 ten inches in circumference. It may be raised 

 from seeds or layers. The former generally 

 lie in the ground two years before they grow. 



HIBISCUS, Linnceus. Nat. Ord. Malvaceae. 

 Monadelphia, Polyandria, Linn. Involucre 



