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Moncecia. 
Am. Blitum, Wild Amaranth 3 with lateral heads ; 
flowers three-cleft ; triandrous ; leaves ovate, stem 
spreading. In cultivated places in some parts of Eng- 
land. 
Am. Spinosus f Prickly Calalue ; with compound 
terminal racemes, and short prickles under the leaves ; 
a common plant in Jamaica, and frequently employed 
as a wholesome and agreeable vegetable. 
POEYANDRIA. 
Fagus. Gen. char . — (1) Cal. bell-shaped, five- 
cleft; cor. none ; stamens from five to twelve. (2) Cal. 
four cleft ; cor. none ; styles two or three, three-cleft; 
seeds two or three, covered with a leathery muricated 
calyx. 
Fag. Castanea, Chesnut-Tree ; with lance-shaped, 
sharp pointed, serrated leaves ; and the prickles ot the 
fruit compound, interwoven. In woods in England 5 
sometimes grows to a "very large size ; and a tree in 
Gloucestershire is supposed to be more than a thou- 
sand years old. 
Fag. Sylvatica, Beech-Tree ; with leaves ovate and 
indistinctly serrated ; common in woods and hedges, 
and well known for its use as a close fence. 
Quercus. Gen. char. — (1) Cal. bell-shaped, lob- 
ed ; cor. none; stamens from five to ten. (2) Cal. 
bell-shaped, entire,- rough ; cor. none ; style one ; stig- 
mas three ; nut superior, leathery, one-seeded. 
Quer. Robur, Common British Oak; with decidu- 
ous, oblong, indented leaves, broader at the summib 
