DI CL I NI A AMENT A CE CoryluS. 
2. C. foliis oblongo-ovatis acuminatis, stipulis linearl-lan- 
ceolatis, calycibus fructus campanulato-tubulosis nuce 
majoribus bipartitis, laciniis inciso-dentatis. Willd.sp, 
pl 4 p. 4-7 1 . 
Icon. IVilld.arh. t. l. f.2. 
In the mountains : Canada to Carolina. . April, v. v. 
Tills species is not above four or five feet high. 
702. LiaUIDAMBAR. Gen. pl 1452. 
i. L. foliis palmatis, lobis acuminatis, serratis, sinubus ba- 
seos venarum villosis. — IVilld.sp. pl 4. p.475. 
Icon. Mich. arb. 3. p. 194. t. 4. 
In low woods, on fertile soil : New England to Florida, 
and in all the western countries. . May. v. v. 
The Srveet -gum Tree is sometimes found of an im- 
mense size, particularly in the southern states 5 its 
wood is of an exquisite bard texture and fine grain, 
and furniture made of it has a very handsome appear- 
ance, 
703. COMPTONIA. Gen. pl 1764. 
1. C. foliis longo-linearibus alternatim crenato-pinnatifidis. 
— [Villd. sp. pl 4 p. 320. 
Liquidambar peregrinum. Syst. veg. S60. 
Liquidambar asplenifolium. Sp, pl. 1418. 
Icon. Pluk. aim. t. 100. f. 6. 
In sandy, stony, or slaty woods : New England to Virgi- 
nia. Pj . March, April. v. v. The Sweet-fern 
Bush rises to about three or four feet high ; the whole 
of the plant when rubbed has a strong resinous scent. 
704. PLATANUS. Gen.pl\4:5\. 
1. P. foliis quinquangularibus obsolete lobatis dentatis, ra- 
mulis albentibus. — Willd. sp. pl. 4. p. 474. 
Icon. Catesb. car. 1. t. 5Q. Duham. arb. t. 35. Mich, 
arb. 3. t.3. 
On the banks of rivers : Canada to Florida, and in Loui- 
siana. P2 • This tree is known by the 
name of Butto7i-wood, JVatcr Beech, Sycam.ore and 
Plane Tree ; in Canada Cotton Tree. It is perhaps the 
largest tree in North America : on the fertile banks of 
the Ohio and the Mississippi there are trees measuring 
from ten to sixteen feet in diameter. 
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