WITCH-HAZEL. 



lioimamelis Virginiana L. 



Fig. 259. Branchlet bearing mature fruit and flowers, i ; empty capsules, two opening, capsules 

 disclosing seeds, and scattered seeds, 2 ; branchlet bearing leaves and flowers, 3 ; isolated flowers, 

 4; branchlet in winter, 5. 



z6q. Trunk showing bark and lichens. Alleghany Mountains, N. C. 



261. Wood structure magnified 15 diameters. 



