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u SIt ' r - a n d r 1 a d 1 ° J Y ' N 1 A -
I H '^Êr\ m" A E I L H ' S .
I. INVOLUCRUM. B s iiS S i 0 4- , * Lente auôtiim.,
K . C A L Y X .
h>g- 5" S - l s $ j
», Lente auctus.
■ (Triphyllum,
m m Ê Ê Ê
.'G.' C O R O L L A . , Fig- 6-- i „
» Lente aueta. •
N . N E C T A R I U M..;
Fig-
»-Lente auctum. ;
S T A M I N A . .
• ,FiS- 7-$W$‘ ■ *. Lente aucta.
P I S T I L L ü M;
■ * Lènte àûôlum.
P. PERICARPIUM. '
F ig .;^ :.- ;. •'
. s. SEMINA
W M Ê M
T . T R U N C U !
Fig. ¡ ¡ f ^ H
F . F .O L I A
Fig. 13 . ,
duobus interioribus fubrolundïs, (¡¡S
-minoribus, '■}
tertio'extimo, . majori, (e.raSggi?
Jançeoldto. •• ■••
; ’P e r ia n th ium duplex ‘
-E x t e r iu s diphyllum,(e.)
m,inus,
|fubrotmdum : ~
] In te r i'u S tctraphyllum,|(w]H b b ÎéréStüm:
foliolis oblongis, •
acutisi
itquaUbtis, • v.'
' ciliatis.
P e t a i a quatuor,
lineària,
’ tquâii’4 , : ^
‘longijfimay \
ohtufa, .
qpice. Tfflcxa. ,
ïJÿljolis quatuor, '
truncatis, '
■'cor¿lia' adnatis.
.W^FlLAMENTA qUatUOTi
flinearia’, •• "V
calyce Érevipr'al«-., ■
a. A n th e ræ o.bovatx,'.. .
ifùbdidymx ;
bpunito apicis elevato. .
■g. G jrm e n ovatum,
•illofum, ..
S t y l i i d«e,
longitudinçJlamvnum.
t. S t igm a t a truncata'.?- =. <,
¡fpun&o-elevafo. •- ■
Nuxewj/à,.
calyce‘fimitc£tai
‘obtufa, . . .. ■.
apice utrinque. fulcàta, -
hfcoçnis : , gî '
corniculis ereiiis; ^ ,
ibilpcülarjs, (Fig, I©'. H.)„ ,
bivalvio^u- p -f,
Valvulis horizontalibus,
.bicornibus, (Fig. 10.)'- ■¡h)
(iblitaria,
Jobjonga,
(bafi anguftata.
! !èÈ S: Fig. ç), Nux integra,
Fig. 10, Nux aperta, _
F ig: ix , Nux longitudinaliter feita,
Fig. 12 , Nux tramVerfalitèr feita.
■fruticolus : .. v ;'
R âm is teretibus,
-I. The
IN V O L U C R U M . H agnilied.
K . T h e - C A L Y X .
F>g- 5- 6.
* Magnified.
IfTripHyllous, triflôrous : '• . •
The two interior F o lioli fubrotund, (1.)
■fijialîj^b'p;'
obtùie;7-'- . ' •• -
the third and .outermoft larger, (e.)
lanceolate.
.T he Pe r ia n t h iu m doùbIe;:. (* Fig. 5.)
the E x ter io r diphyllous; (e.)r , .
fmall, '
fubrotund-: • 1 , .. |
The I ntr rior tetraphyllous, (1.): :
, ereit:
; the' Folioles' oblong,-
acute, ' -
C . T h e COROLLA:'
Fig- W Ê Ê
•Magnified. •
N.The NECTARIUM.
M M
glabris,
.patentibus.
’ alterna, .
petiolata.
ovato^-oblonga,.. .
acutiufcula,, ' . .
dentato-ferrata,
glabra,
1 rigidiufeula, „ • ■
inxquilateraüa.' ; M M BH
P ET ioti folii^ quiiituplo brevionbus.' '
St ir ü l ä lanceolatje,
acutx,
membranacex,
- decidux. v -;'._ -
F lores breviterpedunculati.
PRDUNcuTäsdateralesi-
. : folitarii, ^ \-
extra involucrum triflori. ,
■ OBS: Floret ante explicationem' foliorum. vide F ig. 1
Nomen triviale HAMAMELIS Virginiana.'
Habitat in Vitginia.. SgiPI:
- T h e > S T AM E N S .
■ Fig. 7" 8- ■
»•'Magnified:; •
The P IS T LL LU M.
Figg! S-
: - » Magnified. >
; ’ P. The '
P E R I C A R P IU M
F i « . ; -
s. T h e S E E D 'R '
Fig. 12.
T . The T R U N K
Fig' 13 :' ‘
F . The L E A V E S
. ■ Fig. 1 3 : , -
'The PETAts'four,
linear, .
very, long,»'-';
ob'tuie/1 , ' "
the Apex reflexed,
(Four Foli6li5p ® ®
¿•truncated, , v.
I grown, to the'Corolla.'
" f/.*The Filam e n t s four,
. linear, .
I ihorter than tKe Calyx.
S a. the An t h e r as dbqvate,'
like'two together-, j
(i with a. fmall elevated Top. -
(¿•.Th e G e rm en ovate,
hairy,
s. the S ty le s 'tw o ,1 - ‘ - _
the fame length'with the Stamens;
t. the S t igm a s truncated," .
.with anelevated topi
' a Nwrfbya tej
half-iway covered with the Calyx,
on the upper part 0
•haying two horns:
the horns ereft ;
in both fides fulcated,
(Fig. -10-
m
bivalvular:
the Valves fpreading ho.rizontally,- ■
_each with-two horns,,'(Fig. IO-).‘ \-
n^fejin each celI; _-' .U!
OBS: Fig. 9, the'whole Nut; 1
F'ig. !©, the Nut °Pened<
, Fig. 1 1 , a longitudinal ieftion of the Nut,
F ig . 1 2 , atranlyeriill feiiion o f theNut-. ' ,
rihriibby : i
I the Branches’ roiindsV/“; ' ,
'uifmopth,
tiprèadirig;':
. alternate,
having footftdjks, ;
of an oblong-oval form,
a little pointed- .
denfatea and ferrated,
-fmooth,
a little ftiff,
o f unequal fides.,- •• > . ■
„T h e lootftalks o f the leaveshfteen times ihorter.
The St ipu la s lariceolated,
.acute,-.
. membranaceous,
deciduous:''’ ' , •-
The F lowers with Ihort peduncles,
' T h e Ped u n clb s lateral^
iingle, i : ■ . - ' - , •.
'on the outer fide of the Inyolucrum trmorous.
' OBS: It flowers before the-expanding o f the Leaves.
- The common name, Virginia HAMAMELIS, or Witch
HA Z E L.*- I _ I
Is a nativeofVirginia. Sp: PI: