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four or five parts, difclofing its feeds hanging by fine 

 white threads. This makes a very beautiful appear- 

 ance in autunan when its fruit are ripe ; and from 

 their red appearance obtained the name of the Burn- 

 ing Bufti. The young plants retain their leaves all 

 winter. All the fpecies grow naturally in moift, 

 fliaded places. 



F A G U S. 



The B E E C H - T R E E. 



Clafs 21. Order 8. Monoecia Polyandria. 



*nPHE Male flower^ are affixed to an Amentaceous receptacle. 

 The Calyx is an Empalement of one leaf, bell-fliaped, and 

 five-cleft. 

 The Coro//« none. 



The Filaments are many (about twelve) the length of the calyx, 

 and briftly. The Antherce are oblong. 

 The Female flowers are contamed in buds upon the fame 

 plant. 



The Calyx, an Empalement of one leaf, four-toothed, eretSt and 



acute. 

 The Corolla none. 



The Germen is covered by the calyx. The Styles are three, awL 

 iKaped. The Stigmas are Ample and reflexed. 



The Seed-vejfel is a capfule Cformerly the calyx) which is round- 

 iili, large, fet round with foft fpines ; with one cell and four 

 valves. 



The Seeds are two nuts, which are ovate, triangular, three 



valved and (harp-pointed. 

 Obf^ The Male flowers of the Beech are difpofed in a globular 



form; thofe of the Chefnut in a cylindrical. 



We have but one Species of this Genus^ heftdes the 

 Chefnut and Chinquepin^ which are fomewhat 

 froperly joined with ity viz. 



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