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Box ; * latifolia, BRoAp-LEAVED CHINESE Box; * longifolia, Lonc-LEAVED 
CHINESE Box; * rotundifolia, RouND-LEAVED CHINESE Box; all of which 
are said “ to be distinct and quite handsome.” 
Ricinus. Parma Curisti. Characterized by the large clusters of flowers, 
the fertile being above and the staminate below; stamens many, in several 
bundles; the 3 red styles each 2-parted above and united below; the large 
prickly 3-lobed mature pod containing 3 large bug-like seeds. The Park has 
the species 
Ricinus communis, Zinn@us. CAsSTOR-OIL PLANT. Which is a large 
herbaceous annual, but from its conspicuous character is deemed worthy a place 
here. Its chief beauty is its large foliage (the leaves being 1 to 2 feet across), 
which is orbicular in outline and deeply 7- to 9-cleft. Native of India. 
HAMAMELACE. Witch-Hazel Family. 
“« Shrubs or trees with alternate simple leaves, deciduous stipules, small flowers 
in heads, spikes, or little clusters, the calyx united below with the base of the 
2-styled ovary, which forms a hard or woody 2-celled and 2-beaked pod, open- 
ing at the summit. Stamens and petals, when present, inserted in the calyx.” 
—Gray. : 
Corylopsis. Corolla of § upwardly dilated petals; filaments of the stamens 
awl-like ; stigmas 2, small and knob-like. We have in the Park but a single 
species : 
Corylopsis spicata, —— ? This shrubby plant comes from Japan. 
Fothergilla. Calyx-lobes squarely cut at summit; corolla none; the 
numerous stamens all perfect. The Park has the single species 
Fothergilla alnifolia, Zinneus. Shrub from the Southern swamps along 
the Eastern coast; oval or obovate leaves somewhat hairy on the under surface, 
toothed towards the apex. 
Hamamelis. WitcH-Hazer. Parts of the flower in fours, except the 
ovary, which is single and cleft above into 2 styles; suspended ovules single 
in each cell. 
Hamamelis Virginica, Zinmeus. A native shrub, 6 to 10 feet high; ob- 
ovate crenately toothed leaves pubescent; yellow flowers, petals long and 
narrow, appearing in the fall, and fruit remaining undeveloped through the 
winter, The well-known Pond’s Extract comes from this plant, it is said. 
Liquidambar. Sweet Gum, Birstep. Male and female flowers separate, 
buton thesametree. Neither calyx nor corolla; stamens very numerous; styles 
2; seed-vessels aggregated into a head, seeds wing-angled. Our species is 
Liquidambar styraciflua, Zinneus. Branches with corky wings; leaves 
roundish in outline, but with 5 to 7 sharp-toothed lobes; juice exuding hardens 
intoa gum. Large tree, common from Philadelphia south. 
