182, FAGUS FUSCA. 
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Var. 6, dubia. Leaves almost coriaceous, oblong, cuneate at the base; t 
very shallow, obtuse, confined to the upper portion of the leaf. Fruit - 
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EXPLANATION OF PLatTEs XC. anp XCI. Av 
XC. Fagus fusca, Hook. f. 1. Flowering specimen drawn from a spe 
collected in the Rimutaka Mountains. 2. 8, Colensoi. F ruiting specimen, 
from a specimen collected at Mungaroa. Both natural size. 3. A male flo er 
4. Involucral cup. 5. Carpels. 6. An abortive fruit. All magnified. ce 
seedling plant, natural size. ae 
XCI. Fagus fusca, Hook. f. Var. 8, dubia. Fruiting specimen, natural size. 
1. A male flower. 2. A fruit. 3. Carpels. All magnified. 4. Var. y, obsoleta, 
natural size. —— 
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