CL. XXI.] MONCECIA POLYANDRIA. 365 



ments ten or more, hair-like, much shorter than the scale; 

 anthers roundish, two-lobed. 



Fertile Flowers in a bracteated cluster. Calyx double ; the 

 outer inferior, of several oblong, unequal, erect, deciduous, 

 two- or three-flowered scales ; the inner superior, deeply divided 

 into three erect, acute, permanent segments. Corolla none. 

 Germen egg-shaped, crowned by the inner calyx. Styles very 

 short, permanent ; stigmas two, awl-shaped, erect, deciduous. 

 Nut egg-shaped, angular, leathery, one-celled, crowned by the 

 inner calyx and the base of the style. Kernel one. Name, 

 car, wood, and pin, a head, in Celtic. 442. 



1. C.Betulus. Common Hornbeam. Bracteas of the fruit flat, ob- 

 long, serrated, with two lateral lobes. A small tree, with smooth 



light-grey bark : leaves heart-shaped, doubly serrate, smooth. The 

 wood is white and tough. Flowers in May: grows in woods and 

 hedges : frequent. Eng. Sot. vol. xxix. pi. 2032. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. 

 p. 156. 1371. 



24. CO'KYLUS. HA/EL. 



Barren Flowers. Catkins cylindrical, imbricated all round 

 with scales, each enclosing a single flower, narrower at the base, 

 broader at the end, with three deep egg-shaped segments, the 

 middle one largest and lying over the others. Corolla none. 

 Filaments eight, very short, hanging from the inner side of the 

 scale ; anthers oblong, two -celled, pendulous, shorter than the 

 scale. 



Fertile Flowers at a distance from the others, from scaly buds. 

 Calyx double ; the outer inferior, of one leaf, deeply divided, 

 many -flowered, finally enlarged, permanent ; inner superior, 

 minute, deciduous. Corolla none. Germen very small, egg- 

 shaped, with rudiments of two seeds. Styles two, very short ; 

 stigmas prominent, awl-shaped, downy, deciduous. Nut egg- 

 shaped, hard, compressed, downy at the top, one-celled, in- 

 vested with the greatly enlarged outer calyx. Kernel solitary, 

 egg-shaped. Named from corys, a cap, on account of the ap- 

 pearance of the fruit. 443. 



1. C. Avettdna. Common Hazel. Stipules egg-shaped, obtuse ; 

 leaves roundish, heart-shaped, pointed ; calyx shorter than the nut. 



A small bushy tree, with numerous branches, which are hairy 



when young : leaves deeply serrate, light-green, downy. The wood 

 makes excellent charcoal for drawing, and is used for numerous 

 economical purposes. The nuts are used as food, and are also eaten 

 by squirrels, hogs, and other animals. Flowers in March and April : 



frows in woods and copses : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xi. pi. 723. 

 'tig. Fl. vol. iv. p. 157. 1372. 



