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or three feet, generally feveral from one root, with 
fmall, alternate, divaricated branches. The leaves 
are oval, fomewhat toothed towards the apex* and 
placed alternate. The flowers are produced in fpikes 
terminating the (talks ; they are feflile, and each 
furniflied with a bractea or floral leaf, which is ovate, 
rough externally, longer than the empalement and 
Fitting clofe at their bafe; they are produced early 
in the fpring and being thick fet, make a beautiful 
appearance with their long, fnowy white (lamina. 
The fruit or feed-veflfel very much refembles that of 
the Hamamalis or Witch Hazel, but is much fmall- 
er. 
This, in fome late Catalogues, has been called 
Toungfonia , in honour of William Young, Botanift, 
of Pennfylvania; but by Dr. Linnaeus, Fothergilla 
in honour of the late Dr. Fothergill of London. It 
was firft fent to Europe, from Carolina, by John 
Bartram, to his friend P. Collinfon, by the title of 
Gardenia. 
F II A N K L I N I A. 
FRANKLINIA. 
Clafs 1 6. Order 5. Monadelphia Polyandria. 
T HE Empalement is of one leaf, five-cleft; the divifions 
roundifli. 
The Corolla confifts of five petals, large, fpreading, roundifli, 
narrowed towards the claw, and joined at the bafe. 
The Filaments are numerous, awl-lha'ped, joined beneath in. a 
cylinder, and infertedin the corolla. The Anther (E are twin. 
The Germen is roundifli, lightly furrowed. The Style cylindri- 
cal and longer than the (lamina. The Stigma obtufe and 
rayed. 
The Seed-veJJel, a roundifli nut with five cells. 
The Seeds are wedge-form, and feveral in each cell. 
The 
