| | Parrotia (after F. W. Parrot, a German naturalist and traveler, afterward professor of medicine at Dorpat; 1792-1841). Hamamelidàceae. Ornamental woody plante grown chiefly for their handsome foliage and also for their early appearing flowers. | | Parrotia (after F. W. Parrot, a German naturalist and traveler, afterward professor of medicine at Dorpat; 1792-1841). Hamamelidàceae. Ornamental woody plante grown chiefly for their handsome foliage and also for their early appearing flowers. |
| − | Deciduous shrubs or small trees: lvs. alternate, short- petioled, crenate, with large caducous stipules: fls. small, in dense heads surrounded by an involucre of several bracts; petals wanting; calyx 5-7-lobed, embracing the pubescent ovary about half; stamens 5-15; styles 2: caps. 2-celled, with 2 beaks, dehiscent between | + | Deciduous shrubs or small trees: leaves alternate, short- petioled, crenate, with large caducous stipules: flowers small, in dense heads surrounded by an involucre of several bracts; petals wanting; calyx 5-7-lobed, embracing the pubescent ovary about half; stamens 5-15; styles 2: capsule 2-celled, with 2 beaks, dehiscent between |
| | the beaks, with 1 oblong shining seed in each cell.— Two species in Persia and the Himalayas. | | the beaks, with 1 oblong shining seed in each cell.— Two species in Persia and the Himalayas. |