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lary shortly pedunculate; bracts dentate or fimbriate {Hongkong). 

 See p. 391. 



98. Sycopsis Oliv. — Flowers monoecious, apetalous. Male calyx 

 short, irregularly and obliquely dentate or lobate. Stamens 8, 

 inserted in rather concave receptacle ; filaments short thick, 

 continuous with connective ; anthers basifixed oblong-acute, longi- 

 tudinally rimose. Germen rudimentary, 2-fid. Receptacle of female 

 flower nrceolate ; calyx 4, 5-lobed, deciduous, inserted in throat of 

 receptacle minutely scaly-pilose inside at base. Germen half-superior, 

 adnateto receptacle at base within; cells 2 (of Hamamelis); branches of 

 bipartite style, canaliculate stigmatose within, closely surrounded at 

 base by throat of receptacle. Fruit... ? — A glabrous tree (?) ; leaves 

 alternate petiolate oblong-lanceolate entire coriaceous, persistent ; 

 stipules small lanceolate, caducous ; flowers of both sexes small, 

 often intermixed, stellate tomentose, in short axillary racemes or 

 glomeruli; bracts cucullate covering flowers {Khasia). See p. 391. 



99. Parrotia C.A. Mey. — Flowers apetalous. Receptacle concave; 

 lobes of subcampanulate calyx inserted in mouth 5-7, coriaceous 

 persistent. Stamens 6, 7, opposite calyx-lobes ; filaments filiform 

 perigynous ; anthers basifixed, longitudinally dehiscent, connective 

 muticous or mucronate. Germen half inferior, adnate at base to 

 receptacle ; cells and style (of Hamamelis) simple at stigmatose apex. 

 Half-superior capsule and seeds of Hamamelis. — Trees or shrubs ; 

 leaves oblong or orbicular, crenate deciduous ; stipules large 

 deciduous ; flowers (precocious) capitate or shortly spicate ; bracts 

 large membranous involucrate {Persia, Cashmere). See p. 391. 



100. Distylium Sieb. & Zucc. — Flowers polygamous, apetalous; 

 calyx (sometimes very small) free, 3-6-partite ; lobes unequal, imbri- 

 cate. Stamens 2-8, hypogynous ; filaments elongated free ; anthers 

 basifixed, oblong, longitudinally rimose. Germen (in male flower 

 rudimentary, 2-fid) inserted on minute receptacle, free 2-lobed; 

 2-celled ; ovules of Hamamelis; styles 2, subulate, capitellate at 

 stigmatose apex. Capsule superior oblong or ovoid, 2-cuspidate, 

 2-valved at apex ; valves 2-fid ; endocarp horny, parting from exocarp, 



