. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . I. Fothergilla Gardeni Murr. Fothergilla. Fig. 2194. Hamamc-Hs rirginiaiw carolitia L. Mant. 333. 1771. FolhcrgilUi Gardeni Murr. Syst. Veg. 418. 1774. Folhcrgilla ahiifolia L. i. Suppl. 267. 1781. F. Carolina Britton, Mem. Torr. Club 5 : 180. 1894. A shrub, 2°-S° high, the young twigs densely stellate-pubescent. Leaves short-petioled, 2-3' long, obovate or broadly oval, obt
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . I. Fothergilla Gardeni Murr. Fothergilla. Fig. 2194. Hamamc-Hs rirginiaiw carolitia L. Mant. 333. 1771. FolhcrgilUi Gardeni Murr. Syst. Veg. 418. 1774. Folhcrgilla ahiifolia L. i. Suppl. 267. 1781. F. Carolina Britton, Mem. Torr. Club 5 : 180. 1894. A shrub, 2°-S° high, the young twigs densely stellate-pubescent. Leaves short-petioled, 2-3' long, obovate or broadly oval, obtuse or short- pointed at the apex, rounded or narrowed at the base, usually inequilateral, coarsely dentate- crenate above the middle, or entire, more or less stellate-pubescent; spikes dense, erect, 1-2' long; bracts densely pubescent, the lower ones some- times lobed; stamens white or pinkish, 2"-4" long; capsule very pubescent. In wet grounds, Virginia to Georgia. Witch- or dwarf-alder. April, 2. HAMAMELIS L, Sp. PI. 124. 1753. Shrubs, with alternate leaves, and clustered lateral yellow bracted flowers, appearing in late summer or autumn. Calyx 4-parted, persistent, adnate to the lower part of the ovary. Petals 4, elongated, linear, persistent, or in the staminate flowers sometimes wanting. Sta- mens 4, alternating with 4 scale-like staminodia; filaments very short; anthers dehiscent by a valve. Ovary 2-celled; styles 2, short; ovules l in each cell," pendulous. Capsule woody, at length 2-valved at the summit. Seed oblong, its testa shining. [Greek, with the apple, flower and fruit being borne together.] A genus of 3 known species, one native of eastern North America, the others of Japan.
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