

174 _ MONOECIA, POLYANDRIA. 
sylvatica. 
fp eon F. leaves ovate-acuminate, slightly dentate ; 
margin ciliate, acute at base; nuts ovate-tri- 
quetrous, obtuse, with a point.—Willd. and 
Mich. f. 
Icon. Mich. f. Arbr. forest. 2. p. 170. 
Beech-tree. White Beech. 
A fine tree, common in our woods, bordering waters. 1h. 
May. 
ferruginea, 2, KF’, leaves ovate-oblong, acuminate, pubescent 
beneath, deeply dentate, obtuse at the base, 
sub-cordate, unequal; nut acutely ovate-trique- 
trous, very acute.—Willd. and Pursh. : 
Icon. Mich. Arbr. 2. p. 174. t. 9. 
Red Beech. 
On the edges of woods, on the Chester-road. bh. May, 
June. 
560. CASTANEA. Tournef. Inst. t. 352. (Amentace.) 
Polygamous.—Masc. Ament naked, linear. 
Corolla 5 or 6-parted. Stamina 10 to 20. 
Fem. Calix 5 or 6-leaved, muricate. 
Germs 3. Stigma pencillformed. Nuts 
3, included in the echinated calix.—Wutt. 

ee er ON 
oe 2G ie C. leaves lanceolate, acuminate, mucronate- 
serrated, every where smooth.— Willd. 
Fagus castanea, Hort. Clift. 447. 
Icon. Mich. Arbr. 2. p. 156. t. 6. 

American Chesnut. 
A fine large tree, the fruit of which is well-known by the © 
name of Chesnuts. Every where in the woods; common. h. 
May. 
. 
¢ 
361. BETULA. Gen. pl. 1419. (.Ameniacee.) 
Masc. 4&ment imbricated, scales peltate, 3-— 
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