PLATE LII. BEECH. 



1. Branch with staminate and pistillate flowers and unmatme leaves, x i. 



2. A staminate flower, enlarged. 



3. A pistillate flower, enlarged. ^ i 



4. A branch with mature leaves and three truits, x -i. 



5. A seed, natural size. ■ t ^ v j 



6. A winter branch with long, slender and sharp pomte buds x 4. , covered witli 



7. Terminal section of a winter branch with long, slender, and shaip pointed uuu tuve.t 



many overlapping scales, slightly enlarged. 



