MONOECIA POLYANDRIA. 
618 
i 1. Americana. Mich. 
C. foliis obiongo-o- 
vatis, acuminatis, iiiae- 
qualiter serratis; stro- 
bilorum squatnis tri- 
partite, lacinia inter- 
media obliqua, ovato- 
lanceolata, uno latere 
dentata. 
Leaves oblong o- 
vate, acuminate, une- 
qually serrate; scales 
of the strobilus three- 
parted, the middle seg- 
ment oblique, ovate- 
lanceolate, toothed on 
one side. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 468. Mich. 2. p. 210. Pursh, 2. p. 623. Nutt. 2. p. 21 8* 
C. Caroliniana, Walt. p. 236. 
A small tree rarely exceeding 20 feet in height or 6— -8 inches in diame= 
ter. Leaves alternate on short petioles, oval-lanceolate, acuminate, finely 
serrate, ribbed, a little hairy along the veins. Aments axillary and terminal; 
fertile ament generally terminating the small branches, pendulous, sometimes 
leafy. Style 1. Stigmas 2. Scales of the strobilus increasing as the fruit 
matures, resembling leaves 3-lobed, the middle one large ovate, serrate on 
one side. Nut small, ovate, acuminate, nerved, very hard. 
Grows in rich soils. 
Flowers March— April. 
OSTRYA. 
Masculi. Amentum 
imbricatum. Calyx 
squama. Corolla 0. 
Filamenta ramosa. 
Foeminei. Amentum 
nudum. Calyx 0. Co- 
rolla 0. Capsulce infla- 
tae, imbricatae, mono- 
spcrmae. 
1. Virginica. Willd. 
O. foliis ovato-oblon- 
gis, basi sub cordatis, 
acuminatis, inaequaliter 
Micheli. 
Sterile jloret. Ament 
imbricate. Calyx a 
scale. Corolla 0. Fila- 
ments branching. 
Fertile Jlorets. A- 
ment naked. Calyx 0. 
Corolla 0. Capsules 
inflated, imbricate, one- 
seeded. 
Leaves ovate-ob- 
long, slightly cordate at 
base, acuminate, une- 
