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corififtencc, placed clofe, alternately, and thick up^ 

 on the branches. The flowers terminate the ftalks 

 in Ihort leafFy bunches, coming out fmgly at the 

 bofom of the leaves upon pretty long footftalks; 

 they are fmall and white but make a fine appearance 

 when in bloom. This has generally been called 

 Thyme-leaved Kalmia. 



L I QU I D A M B A R, 



LIQUIDAMBAR, or SWEET GUM-TREE. 



Clafs 2I5 Order 8. Monoecia Polyandria, 



* ' I "HE Male Flowers are numerous in a conical, long, looie 

 Catkin. 



The Calyx is a common Involucrum of four leaves ; which are 



ovate, concave, and falling ; the alternate lliorter. 

 The Corolla none. 



The Filaments are numerous, and very fliort, in a body, plane 

 on one fide and convex on the other. The Antherce are erpft, 

 twin, four furrowed, and two cell'd. 



* The Female flowers are colle6ted in a globe at the bafe of the 

 male fpikes. 



The Calyx is an Involucrum as in the male, but double. 



The Proper Empalement is beli-fliape, angled, warty, ^md ma^ 

 ny joined together. 

 The Corolla none. 



The Germen is oblong and adjoined to the empalement. The 

 Styles are two, awl-lliaped. The Stigmas joined to thefe ai;^ 

 the length of the ftyle, recurved and downy. 



The Seed-veffel confifts of as many capfules as empalements, 

 which are ovate, oblong, lliarp pointed, with one cell and 

 two valves at top; joined in a ligneous globe. 



The Seeds are few, (one or two) oblong, pointed and fliining; 

 mixed with many branny corpufcles. 



The Species ivith iis^ are^ 



I. Liquid AMBA a 



