. Deriratitms. The specific name tetrnptpra is derived from ihe Greek tetra, four, and pteron, a wing, in allusion lo ihe f luiwin^s of Ihe fruil of Ihia iree. Il is called Snotcdrop-trec, from ihe resemblance which its flowers bear lo those of the snowdrop. Engravings. Curtis, Botanical Magazine, pi. 910; Audubon, Birds of America; Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum, and vi., pi. 196 et 197; and Ihe figures below. Specific Characters. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, sharply serrated. Petioles glandular. Fruitwiih 4 wi
. Deriratitms. The specific name tetrnptpra is derived from ihe Greek tetra, four, and pteron, a wing, in allusion lo ihe f luiwin^s of Ihe fruil of Ihia iree. Il is called Snotcdrop-trec, from ihe resemblance which its flowers bear lo those of the snowdrop. Engravings. Curtis, Botanical Magazine, pi. 910; Audubon, Birds of America; Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum, and vi., pi. 196 et 197; and Ihe figures below. Specific Characters. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, sharply serrated. Petioles glandular. Fruitwiih 4 wings. Leaves acuminated, •nith the middle depressed. Flowers pure white. 9—10 in a fascicle,drooping, resembling those of the snowdrop.—Don, Millers Diet. Description. ^HE Halesia tetraptera is a beauti-Tr k^ fl low tree or large shrub, grow-ij (^ ing fron^ fifteen to thirty feet inWs(fS^^k height, with a trunk from five toeighteen niches in diameter. The bark of the trunk is of adarkish colour, with many irregular fissures. The leaves areovate-acuminate
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