IT'4 
MONOECIA, POLYANDRIA. 
sylvaliea. 
^ Americana, 
ferruginea. 
Yesea : 
Americana, 
1. F. leaves ovate-acuminate, slightly dentate; 
margin ciliate, acute at base; nuts ovate-tri- 
quetrous, obtuse, with a point.— and 
Mich. f. 
Icon. Mich. f. Arbr. forest. 2. p. 170. 
Beech4ree. White Beech. 
A fine tree, common in our woods, bordering* waters. \ . 
May. 
2. F. leaves ovate-oblong, acuminate, pubescent 
beneath, deeply dentate, obtuse at the base, 
sub-cordate, unequal ; nut acutely ovate-trique- 
trous, very acute. — Willd. and FursJi. 
Icon. Mich. Arbr. 2. p. 174. t. 9. 
Red Beech, 
On the edges of woods, on the Chester-road. \ . May, 
June. 
360. CASTANEA. Tournef. Inst. t. 352. {Ameniacece.) 
Polygamous. — Masc. Ament naked, linear. 
Corolla 5 or 6-parted. Stamina 10 to 30. 
FeiM. Calix 5 or 6-leaved, muricate. 
Germs 3. Stigma pencillforraed. J\*uts 
3, included in the echinated calix. — AT utt. 
1. C. leaves lanceolate, acuminate, niucronate- 
serrated, every where smooth. — Willd. 
Fagus castanea, Hort. Clift. 447. 
Icon. Mich. Arbr. 2. p. 156. t. 6. 
Jimerican Chesimt. 
A fine large tree, the fruit of which is well-known by the 
name of Chesnuts. Every where in the woods ; common. I 2 . 
May. 
361. BETULA. Gen. pl. 1419. (Atnentaceie.) 
Masc. Ament imbricated, scales peltate, 3- 
