"^3. 



smaller. 



CORYLOPSIS PAUCIFT,nRA.- 



Only one sta^^e of this v/as exaniir-^d. It was ob- 

 tained in tho spring before th^ flowers open. Its 

 flowei's open befox-e the leaves appear in the sprinr;. 

 The flower has five sepals, five petals, five stamens, 

 and two carpels. They are borne on droopinj^ racemes, 

 with many bracts. These bracts are smooth on the out- 

 side but covered by silky hairs within. The structure 

 of these hairs is much like that in liamamplis, except 

 in stiffness. 



The stamens, which are qiiadrilocular pass the 

 winter containing nearly mat\iro pollen grains, (Fig. 43) 

 with two free nuclei. The ovule is in the stage in 

 which Hamamelis passes the winter (Fig. 44). It is 



