100 DICOTYLEDONOUS. 



more or less united. Capsule 4-5.celled, with a loculicidal 

 dehiscence. Seeds numerous. Shrubs with opposite leaves. 



1. P. Inodorus. Stem glabrous. Leaves ovate, acuminate, 3-nerved, 

 nearly entire. Flowers at the extremity of the branches 1-3 ; segments of 

 the calyx acute. Petals lar^e. 



White, h' May. Middle Geo. Near Culloden. 5-7 ft. 



2. P. Grandiflorus. A shrub with long, flexible branches, slightly an- 

 gled. Leaves ovate, acuminate, denticulate, 3-nerved. Flowers at the ex- 

 tremity of the branches, 1-3 large ; segments of the calyx, ovate, lanceolate, 

 acuminate. Petals large, twice as long as the stamens. 



White, h- April— May. Middle Geo. Common. 6-10 ft. 



Order LIII. HAMAMELACE.E. 



Calyx 4-5-cleft or with 5-7 obscure teeth, the tube some- 

 what adhering to the ovary. Petals 4-5 linear, spiral at the 

 apex, sometimes none. Stamens twice the number of the petals, 

 or indefinite. Capsule ligneous, 2-beaked, 2-celled, dehiscent 

 at the summit. Seeds anatropous. Shrubs with alternate 

 leaves, feather veined. 



Genus I. HAMAMELIS. 



Calyx 4-parted, with 2-3 bracts at the base. Petals 4 mar- 

 cescent. Stamens 4 that are fertile, and 4 sterile, the latter op- 

 posite the petals. Styles 2. Cupsule bony, cohering at the 

 base to the calyx, 2.celled. Seeds one in each cell, shining. 



1. H. ViRGiNiCA. Stem with flexuous branches. Leaves obovate, cordate, 

 aeutely toothed, slightly scabrous, margins undulate, on short petioles. Flow- 

 ers axillary in clusters. Witch Hazel. 

 Yellow. ^2. Oct. — Nov. Common on the margins of rivulets. 8-12 ft. 



Genus II. FOTHERGILLA. 



Ca/yx 5-7-toothed campanulate. Petals none. Stamens nu- 

 merous, inserted on the margin of the calyx. Ovary cohering 

 to the base of the calyx. Styles 2, filiform, distinct. Capsule 

 2-lobed, opening at the top, 2 celled. Seed one in each cell, 

 bony. Floivers in terminal, amentaceous spikes. 



1. F. Alnifolia. a shrub with virgate branches. Leaves oval, acute, or 

 obtuse, crenate near the summit, pubescent underneath. Flowers with im- 

 bricated bracts, each enclosing a single flower. Stamens numerous, long, 

 white, or tinged with pink. 



White. T2- March— April. Margin of Swamps. 2-4 feet. 



Order LIV. UMBELLIFER^. 



CaZt/a; adhering to the ovary. JLimZ* 5-toothed or entire. Pe- 

 tals 5, usually inflexed at the point. Stamens 5, alternate with 



