. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. If! .1: 168 WITCH-HAZEL Hamamelis virginiana, Linnaeus FAMILY AKD 0ENU8 DESCRIPTION—The Wltch-harel fitmilj, Hamamfelldaceae, contains about 16 genera with 50 species of which nnmber only two irenera have tree representatiyes In North America. The 2 genera are Hamamelis and Ldqaidambar. Bach genus Is represented by a single species, both native to Pennsylvania. The genus Hamamelis comprises 3 species, 2 of which are found in eastern Asia and 1 described here. FOEM—A small tree or shrub sometimes reaching a height o
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. If! .1: 168 WITCH-HAZEL Hamamelis virginiana, Linnaeus FAMILY AKD 0ENU8 DESCRIPTION—The Wltch-harel fitmilj, Hamamfelldaceae, contains about 16 genera with 50 species of which nnmber only two irenera have tree representatiyes In North America. The 2 genera are Hamamelis and Ldqaidambar. Bach genus Is represented by a single species, both native to Pennsylvania. The genus Hamamelis comprises 3 species, 2 of which are found in eastern Asia and 1 described here. FOEM—A small tree or shrub sometimes reaching a height of 25 ft. with a diameter of 14 inches, but usually smaller. Trunk short, bears nunwrous spreading, crooked branches which form a broad oi)en head. BASK—About 1/5 of an inch thick, light brown, somewhat mottled with light blotches; when young snHMth, later scaly. Inner bark reddish-purple in color. Used for medicine, extract, and gargles. TWIGS—Zigzag, light-brown with small light green pith, rather slender, often downy or scurfy especially near the end, sometimes smooth and shiny, covered with a few, scattered, white lenticels. BUDS—Alternate, 2-ranked. flattish, sometln^s curved or falcate, covered with scale-like undeveloped leaves bearing dense brown hairs. Terminal buds usually sickle-shaped, about i-J of an inch long. lateral buds few and very small. LEAVES—^Alternate, simple, oval, 4-6 Inches long, rounded or sometimes acute at apex, oblique at base, dentate on margin, dark green above, paler beneath; midrib and primary veins prominent. LEAF-SCABS—Alternate, 2-ranked. semicircular in outline with a raised margin, and contain 3 single or often compound bundle-scars which are lighter In color than the dark brown surface of the leaf-scar. FLOWEBS—Appear in October and November. Bright yellow, perfect, occur In small axillary clusters, surrounded by a scale-like 3-leaved Involucre. Buds which produce the flowers occur in clusters of 3 on short stalks, are sphe
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