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Calycanthus floridus. Carolinian All/pice * 
This delightful fweet-fcented fhrub, grows natural- 
ly in Carolina, and rifes from four to fix or eight feet 
high, fending out many fmall branches, which are 
placed oppofife and garnifhed with oval entire leaves; 
which are likewife oppofite. The flowers are pro- 
duced fingly, at the extremities of the fame year’s 
flioots; they are of a fullen or dark purple colour, 
and when fo me what expanded, diffufe to a confider- 
abie diltance, a very agreeable fcent, fcarcely diftin- 
guifhable from that of ripe ftrawberries. It flowers 
in May, and by fucceflion till almoft haritefL- The 
flowers are fucceeded by large, fomewhat oval, 
rough, fwelling capfules, of two inches or more in 
length, and one in diameter, containing many oval 
brown feeds. 
C A R P I N U S. 
The HORNBEAM-TREE, 
Clafs 21. Order 8 . Monoecia Polyandria. 
* r T'HE Male Flowers are difpofed in. a cylindrical Katkin. 
-*• The Calyx is a common Katkin loofely imbricated on all 
tides-: competed of fcales which are uniflorous, ovate, 
concave, acute, and ciliated. 
The Corolla is none. 
The Filaments are for the mod part ten, very fmall. The An- 
ther® are twin, comprelfed, villofe at the apex, and two 
valved. , 
VJHhe Female Flowers are difpofed in a long Katkin, on the fame 
plant. 
The Calyx is a common Katkin loofely imbricated, confiding of 
Scales which are lance- fhaped, villofe, reflexed at the apex, 
and one flowered. 
The Corolla is cup-form, of one leaf, fix cleft, with two divi- 
fions larger. 
The 
