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2-valved. Seeds nearly of Hamamelis. — Glabrous or pubescent trees ; 

 leaves alternate coriaceous ovate or oblong-lanceolate entire ; stipules 

 lanceolate caducous ; flowers (small) in axillary straight rather short 

 spikes {Mountainous K/iasia, China, Japan). See p. 392. 



101. Fothergilla L. — Flowers apetalous ; receptacle subcampanu- 

 late. Calyx very small, inserted in edge of receptacle, obscurely and 

 unequally-repand-4-7-dentate. Stamens oo , inserted with calyx ; 

 filaments free elongated-subclavate, exserted ; anthers short ; cells 2, 

 lateral, valvicidal.- Germen adnate to receptacle, 2 -celled ; styles 2, 

 subulate, simple at stigmatose apex ; ovules solitary in each 

 cell, descending- ; micropyle introrse superior, finally lateral. 

 Capsule subcartilaginous, 2-valved at apex ; valves beaked, 2-fid. 

 Seeds 1, 2 (of Hamemelis). A stellate-pubescent shrub ; leaves 

 alternate obovate crenate, deciduous ; stipules lateral small ; flowers 

 (precocious) in dense spikes ; bracts herbaceous (the lower ones 

 sometimes 3-fid) deciduous (North East America). See p. 392. 



102. Disanthus Maxim. — Flowers hermaphrodite; receptacle 

 cupuliform. Sepals 5 ; obtuse, concave, transparent, imbricate, 

 revolute on anthesis. Petals as many alternate, long and narrowly 

 fan-shaped from dilated base, finally stellately spreading. Stamens 

 5, inserted with alternate petals in throat of receptacle ; filaments 

 short ; anthers extrorse ; cells externally rimose, confluent at apex ; 

 valves finally patent. Germen inserted in bottom of receptacle, 

 partly inferior ; cells 2, tapering into erect styles ; ovules generally 6, 

 2-seriately inserted on internal angle, descending. Capsule loculi- 

 cidal ; endocarp cartilaginous parting from exocarp. Seeds few, 

 unequal ; embryo...? — A glabrous tree (?) ; leaves alternate suborbi- 

 culate-cordate petiolate entire 5-ribbed ; stipules scarious, caducous ; 

 capitula axillary small pedunculate ; flowers sessile paired at top of 

 peduncle ; obvallate by very short bracts at base (Jajjan). See p. 393. 



103. Rhodoleia Hook. — Flowers hermaphrodite asymmetrical; 

 receptacle concave. Calyx very short or nearly absent, usually 

 annular surrounding edge of receptacle on outside. Petals 2-5, 

 unguiculate oblong lanceolate, unequal, 1 -lateral, usually deficient in 

 interior flowers. Stamens 5-10, perigynously iuserted with petals; 



