MONOECIA POLYANDRIA. 
617 
l 2. Lenta. 
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Leaves cordate o- 
vate, acutely serrate, 
acuminate, nerves un- 
derneath and petioles 
hairy; scales of the a- 
ment glabrous, lobes 
obtuse, equal, with ele- 
vated veins. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 464. Pursh, 2. p. 621. Nutt. 2. p. 218. 
B. Carpinifolia, Mich. 2. p. 181. 
Icon. Mich. arb. for. 2. p. 147. 
A tree sometimes growing 70 feet in height and 2 — 3 in diameter* with 
long slender branches frequently speckled when young. Leaves on petioles 
about an inch long* ovate, cordate* acuminate, finely and acutely serrate* 
very hairy along the mid rib and veins. Sterile ament 3— -4 inches long* 
pendulous; fertile cylindrical, about an inch long, terminating the small bran- 
ches. Scales with divaricate lobes strongly veined. 
The wood of this tree possesses a fine and handsome grain susceptible of 
polish. It is therefore valued when it grows freely, and is used for many of 
the purposes of the Cabinet-Maker. It has been called from the quality 
and colour of its wood Mountain Mahogany, or Cherry Birch. 
Grows along the borders of mountain torrents. In the Southern States, 
only found among the ridges of the Alleghany Mountains. Mich. 
Flowers May. Pursh. 
B. foliis cordato-o- 
vatis, argute serratis, 
acuminatis, nervis sub- 
tus petiolisque pilosis; 
amend squamis glabris, 
lobis obtusis aequalibus 
elevato-venosis. 
CARPINUS. 
Masculi. Amentum 
imbricatum. Calyx 
squama. Corolla 0. 
Stamina 10. 
Foeminei. Amentum 
imbricatum. Calyx 
squama biflora. Co- 
rolla trifida. Nux ova- 
ta, sulcata. 
VOL. II. I 
Gen. Pl. 1449. 
Sterile florets. Ament 
imbricate. Calyx a 
scale. Corolla 0. Sta- 
mens 10. 
Fertile florets. A- 
ment imbricate. Calyx 
a two-flowered scale. 
Corolla 3-cleft. Nut 
ovate, furrowed. 
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