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confidence, placed clofe, alternately, and thick up- 
on the branches. The flowers terminate the {talks j 
in flrort leaffy bunches, coming out flngly at the 
bofom of the leaves upon pretty long footftalks; 
they are fmall and white but make a fine appearance 
when in bloom. This has generally been called 
Thyme-leaved Kalmia. 
L I QJJ IDAMBAR. 
LIQUIDAMBAR, or SWEET GUM-TREE. 
Clafs 21, Order 8 . Monoecia Polyandria. 
* 'T'HE Male Flowers are numerous in a conical, long, loofe 
A katkin. 
The Calyx is a common Involucrum of four leaves ; which are 
ovate, concave, and falling; the alternate fliorter. 
The Corolla none. 
The Filaments are numerous, and very fhort, in a body, plane 
on one fide and convex on the other. The Antlierce are ereft, 
twin, four furrowed, and two cell’d. 
* The Female flowers are colle&ed in a globe at the bafe of the 
male fpikes. 
The Calyx is an Involucrum as in the male, but double. 
. The Proper Empalement is bell-fhape, angled, warty, and ma- 
ny joined together. 
The Corolla none. 
The Germen is oblong and adjoined to the empalement. The 
Styles are two, awl-lkaped. The Stigmas joined to thefe are 
the length of the ftyle, recurved and downy. 
The Seed-veJJel con fills of as many capfules as empalements, 
which are ovate, oblong, fliarp pointed, with one cell and 
two valves at top; joined in a ligneous globe. 
The Seeds are few, (one or two) oblong, pointed and fliining: 
mixed with many branny corpufcles. 
The Species with us , are , 
j. Liquidambar 
