No. 588. 
HAMAMELIS VIRGINICA. 
Class, Order. 
TETRANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
This is a shrub or small tree, growing to 
eight or ten feet in height: it is from North 
America, and is found in a wild state in 
stony and dry situations from Canada to 
Florida. It has been long known in this 
country, although not at allcommon. The 
flowers come out in the autumn, just as the 
leaves are decaying, and continue in general 
for some time after they have all fallen off. 
It thrives in fresh loamy soil, and needs 
no protection from cold. It is difficult to 
increase excepting by seeds, which are only 
to be procured from its native country. 
