downy underneath, with glandular footftalks. The 
flowers are produced upon the frnall branches, fome» 
times fingly, but often three or four together, upon 
pretty long footftalks; they are bell-fhaped and pen- 
dulous, of a white colour, and are fucceeded by 
fharp-pointed fruit, having four wings. 
HAMAMELIS. 
WITCH HAZEL. 
Clafs 4. Order 2. Tetrandria Digynia. 
r PHE Calyx confiftsof an Involucrum, three-leaved, and three 
A flowered: the two interior leaves are roundifh, lefs, and 
obtufe; the third outer one is larger and lance- ihaped. 
A double Empalement : the exterior two leaved, lefs and 
roundifh; the interior 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&arium, of four leaf-lets, truncated, and adjoined 
to the corolla. 
The Filaments are four, linear, and fhorter than the calyx. The 
Anthem two horned and reflexed. 
The German is ovate and villofe, ending in two Styles, the 
length of the Stamina. The Stigmas are headed. 
The Seed-veffel none. 
The Seed, 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 AMAMELis virginiana. Virginian Witch 
Hazeh 
This fhrub 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 
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