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H A L E S I A. 



HALESIA, or SlLVER-BELL TREE. 

 Oafs lo. Order i. Decandria Monogynia. 



T^HE Empalement is one leaved, very fmall, above, four- 

 toothed, and permanent. 



The Cofolla is of one petal, bell'd and bellied: with the mouth 

 four-lobed, obtufe and fpreading. 



The Filaments are twelve (rarely fixtcen) awl-ihaped, ere6l and 

 fomewhat iliorter than the corolla. The Antherce are oblong, 

 obtufe and erecl. 



The Germen is oblong and beneath. The St;^le is thread-form 

 and longer than the corolla. The Stigma is (imple. 



The Seed-vejjel is a nut which is barked, oblong> narrow to- 

 wards each end, four cornered with membranaceous angleSt 

 and two cell'd. 



The Sseds are folitary. 



"The Species ate^ 



vi . H A L E s I A diptera. Two^winged fruited 

 Hakjia. 



This grows naturally in Carolina, to the height 

 of twelve or fifteen feet. The bark is beautifully 

 variegated or ftreakcd, much like the ftriped Maple* 

 The leaves are large and egg-fliaped, having fmooth 

 footftalks. The fruit is fharp-pointed, having two 

 oppofite, large wings, and two very fmall. 



2. Hal ESI A tetraptera, Four'-'winged fruited 

 Halefia. 



This likcwife grows in Carolina, and has much 

 the appearance of the former, except the leaves arc 

 much fmaller, a little fawed on their edges and 



downy 



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