138 TREES AND SHRUBS. 



A specimen in the herbarium of the Missouri Botanic Garden collected by G. C. Nealy at Beaumont, Texas, Decem- 

 ber 2, 1884, with fragmentary flowers, is perhaps this species, judging by the pubescent branchlets. This is the only 

 specimen of Hamamelis from Texas which I have seen. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 

 Plate CLVI. Hamamelis vernalis. 



1. A flowering branch, natural size. 



2. Vertical section of a flower, enlarged. 



3. A stamen, side view, enlarged. 



4. A fruiting branch, natural size. 



5. A fruit, enlarged. 



6. A seed, enlarged. 



