HAMAMELIDEi^ 



in odour, in a pendulous raceme, 2-3 ins. long, 8-12 flowered, bracts greenish- 

 yellow ; Petals 5 ; Stamens 5, exserted, anthers red ; Fruit a capsule, woody ; 

 seeds ellipsoid, shining black. 



Leaves alternate, orbicular, cordate, resembling Hazel, mucronately serrated, 

 hoary beneath, petioles long. 



A deciduous shrub, 3-4 ft. ; Biub large, ovate, green, young scales red, 

 brown later. 



Introduced from .Japan by Fortune, 1864. Generic name from Gr. Korylos, 

 the Hazel tree, and opsis, like. 



ARBORESCENT WITCH HAZEL, HamamcUs arborca. 



Gardens. January — March. In the early part of the year this shrub 

 presents a striking appearance, its curious blossoms looking like rolls of 

 ribbon before they expand, and when fully open resembling twisted strips 

 of gold leaf. The species are propagated by layering of branches in October 

 or November. 



Flowers yellow, on the bare branches, in axils of leaves of previous 

 year ; Calyx 4-partite, adnate to ovary, deep claret-coloured ; Petals 5, re- 

 sembling short twisted threads, clear, rich primrose-yellow. 



Leaves alternate, sub-rotund, unequal at base, crenate, penni-nerved, 

 petiolate, stipules deciduous. 



A deciduous tree, 15-20 ft. 



Introduced from .Japan, 18G2 ; there called " Mansak." 



AMERICAN WITCH HAZEL, Hamamelis virginica. 



Gardens. October — February. Does well in bold groups planted in 



rich loam. " During autumn and winter the plant is profusely covered with 



its fine rich yellow flowers, which begin to expand before the leaves of 



the previous summer drop oft*, and continue on the bush throughout the 



winter ; after the petals drop oW, in spring, the persistent calyces remain 



on till the leaves reappear in April or JNIay." — Dictionary of Gardening. 



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