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Show • 6oS '1he Eijlory of i? t A N f s. Juglans foliis ovalibus, glabris, obfolete fltratis, omnibus fubcequalibus. The oval, finootb, . olfoletely ferrated-leaved Juglans, with all the leaves nearly equal~ ~ontmou Walnut. The root is brachiated and fpreading : the tree grows to 3: confiderable height,' and is very ramofe and diffufe, from a thi~d of it's height upwards : the leaves are pinna ted . the pinnre are large, oval, of a famt green colour, and obfcurely fetrated: the male flowers hang down in long catkins : the fruit is large, and covered with a fle!hy rind, of a very difagreeable tafie. . Ic is a native of Germany; we have it every-where m gardens. C. Bauhine calls it; Nux Juglans, five Regia vulgaris. The other fpecies are, 1. The Jaciniated-leaved Juglans. 2. The ferrated-leaved Juglans. 3· The lanceolato-leaved, ferrated Juglans, or Virginian, black Walnut. 4· The broader and iliorter-leaved Juglans. 5· The long, narrow; and undivided-: leaved Juglans. 6. The narrow, ferrated-leaved Juglans. F A G U S. T HE calyx of the male flower is of a campanulated figure, and divided into .five fegments: there is no corolla: the fiamina are twelve in number. The calyx of the female flower is indented in four places at the rim : there is no corolla: the fiyles are three: the fruit is a muricated capfule, formed of what was the calyx; it is compofed of four valves, and contains two feeds. This genus comprehends the Fagus and the Cafl:anea of authors. · · Fagus joliis lanceolatis acuminate ferratis. The lanceolate a11d ac~tminatelj ferrated-leaved Fagtts. 11:btconunou (:befnut:::tret. The root is brachiated, large, and fpreading: the tree is moderately tall, ramofe," and diffufe: the leaves are oblong, pointed at the ends, of a bright green colour, and deeply and !harply ferrated : the male flowers hang in a kind of catkins; the female flowers .fl:and in the gemmre, and are fucceeded by large, echinated fruits, within which are contained the chefnuts that we eat. , It is a native o~ Italy, France, and Germany. C. Bauhine calls it, Cafianea fativa; The other fpecies are, I. The dwarf, racemous Fagus. 2, The large-leaved A-merican Fagus. 3· ~he common Fagus, or Beech-tree. 1 · CORYLUS. T H E' calyx of the male flower is compofed of a fingle leaf, divided into th ree fegments, and of a fquammofe figure; the flower contained in it is but one : there is no corolla: the .fl:amina are eight. In the female flower, the calyx is formed of two leaves, and lacerated : there. is no c?rolla : the fiyles are two, and the fruit is an oval nut: t~e tnale" fl?wers are d1fpofed rn form of a long catkin; the female ones are feffile, and mcluded m a gemma, on a different part of the fhrub. Corylus flipulis ovatis obtujis. The Gory/us, with obtuje, oval Jlipulce. . The root is brachiated, fibrated, and diffufe: the iliruh grows to ten or fifteen feet ~tgh : the leaves are of a roundi(h figure, rugofe, and ferrated at the edges : the fruit IS a nut of an obtufe, oval figure, included at it's bafe in a clofe hu:lk. It is common in our hedg~s. C. Bauhine and others call it, Corylus fylveftris. Culture produces from this the feveral kinds of filbert, or Corylus iativa, which, though.n? more ~han varieties, are defcribed as fpecies by too many authors. The really diftmct fpec1es are, r. The dwarfCorylus; and, 2. The clufter-fruited Corylus. I 3 CAR PIN U S. '!be Hijlory of P L A. N T S. CARP IN US. · T 1I E calyx of the m~le flower confifis of a fingle leaf, and is a ciliated fquam..: rna or fcale; there IS no corolla: the fiamina are twenty in number. Thecalyx_ o~ the female. flower co~fifl:s of a ~ngle leaf, and is alfo a ciliated fquamma 1 there IS no corolla . the germma are two : the fiyles of each are two; the fruit is ari oval. nut. The male flowers are arranged into a cylindric amentum; the female into an ob"' long one. . Carpinus ,fquammis j}robilorum planls. Tl.Je Carpinus, with the fquammce of the flrobili plane. 1l:bt ~orn~ b~atn:::trtt. The r~ot is. ~preading ; the tree grows to. a very confiderable height ahd fize; the bark 1s wh1t1fh and fmooth; the wood white and firm: the leaves are two inches and a half long,, and near two inches broad, !h~rply rerrated, and terminate in a point j they are of a brtght green and fmooth: early m fpnng there are catkins hanging from the branches : the fruit is oblong, and fomewhat pyramidal. It is a native of moil: parts of Europe. C. Bauhine calls it, Olhya ulmo fimilis. The other fp~cies are, I . The broader-leaved Carpinus. 2. The large, fhort-fruit• cd Carpinus. · PLATANUS. T H E calyx of the male flowers is a catkin of a roundilh figure ; the corolla is fcarce vifible: the anthera: grow round a filament. In the female flowers; the calyx is alfo a globofe amentum : the corolla confifis of feveral petals 1 the fiyles have reflex fiigmata: the feeds are numerous, and are mucronated with the ftyle, and pappous at the bafe. P /at anus Joliis palmatis. The palmated-leaved P /at anus. 1tbt 11D~ientat t0lane~tttt. The root i~ brachiated; the tree grows to a very conficlerab1e fize, and is ramoie and fpreading : the bark is fmooth ; the wood firm and pale-coloured : the leaves are very large, of a palmated figure, and divided into fix or feven parts at the edge; they. fiand on moderately long pedicles ~ the fruit is a round, rough ball, of the bignefs of a large nutmeg. . . . It is a native of the Eafi. C. Bauhine and others cail it, Platanus orientalis. The qther fpecies ar~, 1. The fmailer and more deeply divided-leaved Platahus. 2 . The lobated-leaved Platanus. t I Q;U I D A M B A R. T :H E common calyx of the male flowers is formed of four leaves ; there is no corolla: the fiamina are very numerous, !lender filaments. The calyces of tho female flower are colleCted into a kind of globe ; eaeh of them confifts of four leaves; there is no corolla: the ftyles are two; the fruit is compofed of a numb ~ r of bivalve capfules, formed into a globular body, and each containing feveral feeds. There is but one known fpecies of this genus . L I Q_U I D A M B A Rl The root 1s brachiated .and fpreading; th<? tree grows to a yatl: fize; the l~a~es ar~ of a very regular and beautiful figure, of che breadth of a mans hand; and divided wto feveral lobes at the end, in the manner of thofe of the maple : the flowers are finall ; the fruit is an echinated, globular body. . . It is a native of America, where a very fragant refin 1s obtamed from it in gteat a-bundance. Ray' calls it, Styrax aG:eris folio. 7 Q.._ fi:lafi |