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downy underneath, with glandular footftalks. The 

 flowers are produced upon the fmall branches, fome- 

 times fingly, but often three or four together, upon 

 pretty long footftalks ; they are bell-fliaped and pen- 

 dulous, of a white colour, and are fucceeded by 

 lharp-pointed fruit, having four wings. 



H A M A M E L I S. 



WITCH HAZEL. 



Clafs 4. Order 2. Tetrandria Digyiiia. 

 nPHE Caljx confifts of an Involucrunij three-leaved, and three 



flowered : the two interior leaves are roundifli, lefs, and 

 obtufe; the third outer one is larger and lance- fhaped. 

 A double Empalement ; the exterior two leaved, lefs and 

 roundilli; the interioi' four leaved and ereft,- the leaves 

 oblong, obtufe and equal. 

 The Corolla has four petals, which are linear, equal, very long, 

 obtufe, and reflexed. 



And a Ne^ariumy of four leaf-lets, truncated, and adjoined 

 to the corolla. 



The Filaments are four, linear, and fhorter than the calyx. The 



Anther(je two horned and reflexed. 

 The Germen is ovate and villofe, ending in two Styles, the 



length of the Stamina. The Stigmas are headed. 

 The Seed-veJJel none. 



The Seedy a nut which is ovate, half covered with the calyx^ 

 obtufe and furrowed on each fide at the apex with fmall ho- 

 rizontal two horned horns; with two cells and two valves. 



We have but one Species of this Genus, viz. 



H A M A M E L I s virginiana. Virginian Witch 



This (hrub grows naturally in many parts of North 

 America. It hath fpreading roots, generally fend- 

 ing up feveral ftalks or ftems to the height of eight 



or 



Hazel. 



