I). Species not y e t introduced.
¥ 3. F . O B L I ' q u a M irb . T h e oblique-feay«?/ Beech.
I d e n ti fic a tio n . M ém . M u s ., 14. p . 4GG.
E n g r a v i n g s . M ém . M u s ., 14. t. 23. : a n d o u r
f i"g . 1177'Ü0.
Spec. Char., 4 c. Leaves ovate-
oblong, oblique, somewhat rhomboid
; l)limt, doubly serrated,
en tire a t th e b a s e ; a tten u a ted
in to th e petiole, and somewhat
downy. P e ria n th o f th e male
flowers solitary, hemispherical,
sinuated. A n th e rs 30—40. Cupules
capsuliibrm, muricate, 4-
p a r tite ; segments ovate, obtuse.
Ovaries included, 3-sided ; angles
winged. (M irb e t.) A tall tree.
Chili, nea r Conception ; flowering
in September.
B. Cupide invohicr'form ; Segments narrow, laciniate. Ovaries laterally inserted.
Young leaves not plicate. Natives o f S o u th America and Australia.
a. Species introduced into Britain.
4. F. F E T U L O I D E S Mirb. T h e Birch-like, or
evergreen. Beech.
I d e n ti fic a tio n . M i r b . i n M ém . M u s ., 14. p . 470.
S y n o n y m e . 7 ’é tu l a a n t á r c t i c a F o r s t. i n C om m . G o e t t. 9. p . 4 5 .,
W illd . S p . i n . 4 . p . 46G.
E n g r a v in g s . M ém . M u s . , 14. t . 2 5 . j a n d o n r J ig . 1701.
Spec. Char., 4e. Leaves ovate-elliptic, obtuse, crenulate,
le athery, shining, g lab ro u s; ro u n d a t th e base,
on sh o rt footstalks. P e ria n th o f th e male flowers
solitary, turbinate , 5—7-lobed. A n th e rs 10— 16.
Cupules involucriform, smooth, 4-pai’tite ; segments
nearly linear, laciniate. Ovaries 3-sided, laterally
ex s e rte d ; angles marginate. (M irb e l.) An evergreen
tre e. T e rra del Fuego, where it forms vast
forests. This beech is also a native o f V an Die-
man’s Land, where it is called th e myrtle tre e by
th e colonists. It generally grows in th e western
p a rt o f th e island, where an esculent fungus is
found in clusters a round th e swollen p a rts o f its
branches. Said to have been intro-
(luced in 1830.
1701. F. JetHlSides.
5. F . a n t a ' r c t i c a Forst. T h e an ta rc tic Beech.
'O "O* .-r .... opui..
i n d ^ . 1703. f ro m B r i t i s h M u s e um ,
Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves ovate, blunt, glabrous ;
a tten u a ted a t tb e b a s e ; doubly d en tate ;
th e ir margins naked. (W illd .) A tre e or
shrub, a native o f T e rra del Fuego. Branches
rugged, to rtu o u s. Leaves a ltern ate, petiolate,
I d e n ti fic a tio n . F o r s t . in C o m m e n t . G o e t t . , 9 . p. 24. ; W i l ld . S p P l 4 n
E n g r a v in g s . O u r f i g . 1702. f ro m a s p e c im e n in S i r W . J . H o o k e r ’s 'h e r b
,r om t h e m ,
I J iu. lo n g ; p lic a te ; veins on th e
u n d er side somewhat downy ; th e te e th
roundish, blunt. Said to have been in tro duced
in 18.30.
1). Species not y e t introdiiced into British Gardens.
Ì 6. rt. D o m d e ' y j Mirb. Dorabey’s, or tke
Myrtle-leaved, Beech.
I ite n ljfi c a lio n . M ém . M u s . , 14. p . 4 6 8 . ; C o m p . B o t . M a g ., 1.
E iig r a v in g s . M ém . M a s . , 14. t. 2 4 . ; a n d o u r f l g . 1704.
Spec. Char., fr.^ Leaves ovate, lanceolate, somewhat
rhomboid, p o in ted ; serrated, coriaceous
sbmmg, g la n ro u s; wedge-shaped, and oblique
a t th e base, on very sh o rt footstalks. P erian th
o f th e male te rnate, campanulate, 4 5-Iobed.
Anthers 8— 10. Cupules involucriform, smooth,
4-partite ; segments almost linear, laciniate!
Ovaries la terally exserted, 3-sided ; Imgies marl
ginate. (M irb .) A tall tre e, a native o f Chili,
tv zvvirs ...... r. —1____ •,! r . . . V
1704. F. Bonibkyt.
Î 7. rt. D U 'B IA Mirb.
where it was found, along with rt. obliqua, by
th e botanist after whom it had been named.
W h e th e r it is deciduous o r evergreen we are u n i
certain ; th e re being no living plants o f it either
in F ran ce o r England.
Th e dubious Beech.
Id e n tific a tio n . M ém . M u s ., 14. t . 26.
E n g r a v in g s . M é tn . M u s ., 14. t . 2f!. ; a n d o u r f i g . 170.5.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate, bluntish, doubly serrate,
coriaceous, shining, glabrou.s, ro u n d a t th e
base, on sh o rt footstalks. P e ria n th o f th e male
solitary, turbinate, 5—7-lobed. Anthers 10— 16.
(Mirb.) A South American tre e, n o t introduced.
Probably nothing more th an a variety o f F . ¿etu-
loides. The branches a re smoothe r and more elongated
; th e leaves larger, oval, and n o t elliptic ; and
dentate, not c re n u la te ; all which differences may be
the result o f a more vigorous growth. T h e dried
specimen, in o th e r respects, perfectly resembles th a t
of F. ¿etuldides ; an d Commerson, who gathered it at
the Straits of Magellan, had placed it along with th a t
species, under th e name o f .¿ e tu la antárctica. As
Mirbel had n o t seen th e female flower, he th o u g h t it
better not to confound it with F . ¿etuldides. 170.0. F. dùbia,
G e n u s I I I .
CASTA'NEA Tourn. T h e C h e s t n u t . L iu . Syst. Monoe'cia Polyándria.
Id e n tific a tio n . T o u r n . , 35 2 ; W i l ld . S p . P l . , 4. p . 4 6 0 , ; N . D u H am . , 3 . p . 65.
S y m m jm c s . . a n d o t h e r s ; C h â t a ig n i e r , F r . ; K a s t a n i e , t i e r . ; C a s ta g n o , ; C a s ta ñ o ,
/ p a n . ; C a s ty ii ie i r o , P o r t. ; C a s t a m e t ræ , S w e d . a n d D a n . ; K e s c h to n , R u s s . ° ’
v a i v a t i o n . l- r o m C a s ta n e a , a to w n in T h e s s a ly , o r f ro m a n o t h e r to w n o f t h a t n am e in P o n t u s .
Gen. Char. M a le fiowers each consisting o f a 6-parted calyx, aii;l Î 0— 15
stamens, affixed to its bottom, and extended beyond its mouth. Flowers
sessile, and disposed in groups along axillary stalks : each group consists o f
many flowers, and is involucrated by a bractea and a b racteo le.— Female
fiowers consisting each o f an ovary tap e r to th e tip, clothed with a calyx,
and crowned by its 6—7—8-cleft limb, and bearing as many styles, and
having as many cells, with two pendulous ovules in each. T h e flowers are