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T^ppofing it very neceflary to preferve the fruit ; but 

 the contrary of this is found true, by thofe perfons 

 who have large ftocks of fruit laid up in their ftore- 

 houfes in London, which remain clofely fhut up for 

 feveral months, in the manner before related ; and 

 when thefe are opened, the fruit is always found 

 ^plumper and founder than any of thofe fruits which 

 .were preferved fingly upon ihelves, whofe fkins are 

 always Ihrivelled and dry. For (as Mr. Boyle ob- 



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ferves) the air Is the caufe of purrefaftion -, and, in 



order to prove this, that honourable perfon put fruits 

 of feveral kinds into glafles where the air was ex- 

 haufted, in which places they remained found for fe- 

 veral months, but, upon being expofed to the air, rot- 

 ted in a very fliort time after j which.plainly fhew's the 

 abfurdity of the common method now ufed, to pre- 

 ferve fruit. 



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 QJJE^RCUS. Toiirn. Inft. R. H. 582. 

 '*',tab? 349- Lin. Gen. Plant. 949. [fo called 

 of TCipycc. Gr, to make rough ; either from 

 the roughnefs of its bark, prbecaufe of its ^ufterity.1 

 The Oak-tree ; m rrench, Cbene. 

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It iath male and female ^'flowers on the fame tree ; the 



■ mate Jtowers are dtfpofed in afoofe kathnCihefe have an 

 . ,€mpakmenf of one leaf divided into fouVor five fegmejffs i 

 - Hbpy ha*pe no fetalf^ but mcny Jhort Jtaniinay t^mp,^fed 

 '^wl^^f /g?/« fumnnts, Ithe female flowers which Jit 



^nofeiothe t^uds.loave a hemifpherical thick empakment 

 '>f one leaf which ts rough and entire, almojt hiding the 

 ''^flower, which has no petal, but a fmall oval germen, fup- [ 

 -> sporting a fingle fivi-^dinted ftyle, crowned hy^ Jingle per- I 



■ 'manerit fiigmas. Thejgermen afterward becomes ^n oval \ 

 '-'^ nut {or acorn) with a thick cover, having one cell, ivhofe 

 ■ '^T^afe is fixed into the empalement or cup. /'--^--^ 

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^is terms au« plurimis fimul jundis. C. B. P. 420. 

 Dwarf Oak with galls growing together hy p^iirs, by 

 fhrp?s, or in larger clufters, ■ ... , 



5. QuERcus {Cerris) foliis oblongis lyrato-pinnatifidis, 

 kciniis tr^nfyerfi^ afutis, fubtus fubtQmeotpfis. Lin. 

 Sp. Plant. 99 7, Oak with oblonz leaves which are lyre- 



mped, wing-pointed, and have tranfyerfe acute jags which ^ 



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 *' glande minorc. C. B. P.' 420.^' Oak 'with 

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6. QuERcus {EfcuJus) fpliis pinnato-finiiatis l^vibus 

 frudlibus fe^Uibus. I'rod. Leyd. 80. ; Q<^ wit^ Jmoth 

 wing-indented leaves, and fruit fitting clofe to. the 

 branches. Quercus parva live Phagus Graecorum & 

 Efculus Plinii. C.B.P. The fmaU Oak or Phagus of the 

 GmiSy a^d the ^Efculus of Pliny, commonly called the cut- 

 iiaved ItalMp, QaL 







7, Quercus {^gilops) foliis ovato-oblongis glabris, 

 ferrato dentatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1414. Qak with oblong. 



ion of Lin- 1 'oval, fmooth^ fawed, indented leaves. Quercus calyce 

 nius's fwenty-firft clafs,' which includes "tTiofe plants I echinato,' glande majore. C. B, P. <^2o. Oak with a 

 *«vhich haV^ male and female flowers on the fame plant, prickly ciip and a larger Acorn. " ' ' ^ " 



whofe ipaJe flqwefshave many ftamina. He joins to 8. Quercus (Rubra) fpliis obtusc-fmuatis fetaceo-itiu- 





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 latioribusfinubus acutioribus, angulis obtufis petiola- 

 r-v;^ -landibus feffilibus. Oak with oblong deciduous leaves. 



cronads. Lin. Sp. Plant. 996, 0(ik npifh obtufe fmu- 

 ated leaves, terminated by brijtly point j, Quercus Ef<;uli 

 (Jivifura, foliis am'plioribus aculeatis. Pluk. Aim. :?oq. . 

 ; tab. 54. fig. 4. O^* ^i/i? broad fpiny leaves^ which.fre 

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; Jfroqder tgnvard the top, having acute indent UTes, with qb- 

 - '-'iufe angles ^ w%icb$ave Ion?; footjialks. and acorns Bit in? 



' ^('?/? £^ .the branches, Quercus latifolia mas, quse 

 *r^S^revi"pedicufo eft" C, B. P. ^ig.. Broad-leaved male 

 '^ Qak, the fruit of winch has Jhort foof-flalkSy or common 



2. QuER'ciTS {Fcsmina) foliis deciduis oblongis obtufis, 

 ; pinrjato-fmuatis petiojis bj;eyjffim pedunculis glan- 



. doruVii longiflimis. O^^ with oblong,^ qbt^fi, deciduous 

 leavell wl^ch are winded, finuated," 'and havi^'^very 

 jhort foot'ftalh, with a iriat z^owins" upon lonz foot- 



^ifialks. Quercus cum bngo pediculo. C, B. P. 429. 



V Oak with lonz foU-jlalks^to the Acorn. 



3. Quercus [Sempervirens) rohis oblongis finuatis ob- 

 ;. tim^ pe?ennantibu^^"|)eduriculis glandorum longiffi- 



tnts. Oak wi^th oblong, bbtufe, ijide^jd leaves^ wti 



laving yjry_ , long foot-ftalki^ to th( Awn 



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9. 'Quercus {Prims) foliis obovatis utrinque acumlna- 

 tis finuatP-ferratisj^'denticulis rotundatis uniformibus. 

 liprt. Cli^, 448,^.0^^ with oblong oval leaves which are 



■ P^ilUfd^^^P^fk ^^^^9 j^n^ i^.ave fg^is^ed fmufes, withujii- 



■ form roundifh inaentures, Quercus caftane^ fpliis pro- 

 ^^ cera arbor Virginiana. Pluk. Aim. 209. Th^ American 



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10. Quercus {Nigra) foliis cuneiformibus obfolete tri- 

 lobis. Flon'Virg. 117. Oak with wedge-Jh'aped lea^qes, 

 haviHg three worn-out hbes. Quejci^ folio non ferrato 



m fummitat? quafijxj^pgulo. C^tp^, Q^r-ivp. ?Q'^ fhe 



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11. Quercus {Afk^X. io\\\^ oblique pinnatifidis, finu- 

 bus aneulifquc obtufis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 996. Oak with 



\ oblique many-pointed leaves, bavins: obtuje hnujes ana 

 ^m^j". Quercus alba Virginiana. ..Cateib. Lar. i. 

 ■^ p. 21. tab. 21. The white Oak'ifFirgima. iy/ttijf^^^ 



12. Quercus {Phellos) foliis lanceolatis integerriuiis 

 ; glabris. Flor. Virg, 149,;' Oak with fpearjhapsd, P^ij^^^ 



'^ \ fmooth leaves. Quercus foliis oblongis non finuatis. 

 4. Quercus {Humilis) foliis oblongis obtuse clentatTs, I ; Catefb. Car. i. p. 17. The Willow-leaved Oak. ^<^'<- 

 ir.uctiDu;5 jeirilibus conglomcratis.- Dwarf Oak with I 13. Quercus (7/(?;v) foliis oblongo-ovatis fubtus tomento- 



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^'^/i?;/^ (?i'/«/^/)' i^denjed leaves^ 'and fruit growing tn clufiers 



JjltingcUfe to the brambes. Quercus hamilis gallis bi- 



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