BLUE BEECH. 



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Plate 29. Carpinvs caroliniana. Blue Beech. 



1. Flowering branch, one-half natural size. 2, Scale of staminate catkin, 

 enlarged. 3. Stamen, enlarged. 4. Scale of pistillate catkin, enlarged. 5. 

 Pistillate flower with bract and bractlets. enlarged. 6. Fruiting branch, one-half 

 natural size. 7. Nut with involucre, one-half natural size. 8. Nut, enlarged. 

 9. Longitudinal section of nut, enlarged. 10. Winter branch, one-half natural 

 size. 11. Staminate catkin in winter, enlarged. 



