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persistent. — /3. incisa ; leaves deeply cut. — Wet places and river- 
banks. i3. Wigtonshire. Dr. Balfour. T. m. E. S. I. 
Tribe IV. CupulifercE. 
6. Fa'gtts lAnn. Beech. 
1. J^. sylrat'ica (L.) ; 1. ovate glabrous obscurely dentate ciliate 
on the ediz-es.— B. 1846. iZ. xii. 639.— A large tree.— Woods, 
particularly on Cixlcareous soils. T. III. IV. E. 
7. Casta'xea Toiirn. Chestnut. 
tl. C. vulgaris (Lam.) ; 1. oblong-lanceolate acuminate mu- 
cronate-sen-ate glabrous on each side. — Fagiis Sm., E. B. 886. 
B. xii. 640.— Height 50 — 80 feet. A magnificent tree. A doubt- 
ful native, often planted. T. V. Sweet Chestimt, E. 
8. Qttek'cus Linn. Oak. 
1. Q. Bdbur (L.) ; 1. deciduous stalked obovate-oblong sinuate, 
lobes blunt, inv. much shorter than the ripe acorn its scales ad- 
pressed. — a. Q. peduncuhfa (Ehrh.) ; yoimg branches glabrous, 
petioles short, fr.-catkins long-stalked, fr. scattered. E. B. 1.342. 
— ,3. Q. intermedia (D. Don) ; yoimg branches glabrous, petioles 
short, 1. steUate-do^sTiy beneath, fr.-catkins shortly stalked, fr. 
near together. 3Iart. Bust. 11. — y. Q. ses«7i/?»ra ( Sm.) ; young 
branches dovray, petioles long, 1. glabrous beneath, fr.-catkins 
subs8ssile, fr. near together. E. B. 1845. — It is generally sup- 
fosed by foresters that there are two species of Oak in Britain, 
have failed in learning how to distingiush them. — Woods. T. 
IV. V. E. S. I. 
9. Coe'tltjs Linn. Hazel. 
1. C. AveMna (L.) ; stip. oblong blunt, 1. roundish-cordate 
acuminate, involucre of the ovoid fr. beUshaped spreading torn 
at the margin. — E. B. 723. — A shrubby tree. Young twigs hairj- 
and glandular. L. downy beneath. Male catkins long, pendu- 
lous. Fern. fl. in ovoid buds. Stigmas bright crimson. — Hedges 
and copses. Sh. HI. R'. Hazel Nut. E. S. I. 
10, Carpi'ntjs Linn. Homheam. 
1. C. Bet'ulus (L.) ; scales of the fruit 3-parted, segments 
lanceolate the middle one longest. — E. B. 2032. — A small tree. 
L. ovate, acute, plaited when young, deeply and sharply doubly 
serrate. — Damp clayey woods and hedges. T. V. E. 
