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a white down on both sides, which is not the case with 
either Q. rubra or Q. coccinea. Whether the figure of 
-Q. tinctoria Mich. arb. 2. t. 22. belongs to this or the 
preceding species, I have not been able to decide. 
ttt Foliis profunde sinuatis lobatisque. : 
coccinea, 18. Q. foliis longe petiolatis oblongis profunde sinuatis gla- 
bris, lobis divaricatis dentatis acutis setaceo-mucrona- 
tis, cupula turbinata insigniter squamosa, glande brevi- 
ovata.— Willd. sp. pl. 4. p. 446. 
Icon. Mich. quere. n. 18. 1.31.32. Mich. arb. 2, p. 116. 
t.23. Wangh. amer. t. 4. f. 9. 
In fertile koii New England to Georgia. h. May. 
v.v. The Scarlet Oak is a very large tree, and changes 
its leaves in autumn to a bright red, which give the 
woods a very picturesque appearance. 
ambigua. 19. Q. foliis sinuatis glabris basi acutis, sinubus subacutis, 
cupula subscutellata, glande turgide ovata.— Mich. 
arb. 2. p. 120. : 
Icon. Mich. l. c. t. 24. 
On Hudson's Bay and in Nova Scotia. Michauz. h. 
May. +. This is an intermediate species, between 
the preceding and following one, and probably only a 
hybrid plant. Michaux calls it Gray Oak. 
| gubra, 20, Q. foliis longe petiolatis oblongis glabris obtuse sinuatis, 
lobis acutiusculis dentatis setaceo-mucronatis, cupula 
scutellata sublevi, glande subovata turgida.—J7 illd. 
sp. pl. 4. p. 445. | 
Icon. Mich. querc. n. 20, 1. 35. 36. Mich. arb. 2. p. 126. 
1.26. Wangh. amer. t.3. f. 7. Pluk. alm. t. 54. f.4. 
—. Du Roi harbk. 2. t. 5. f.2. 
In fertile forests: Canada to Pensylvania, and in the Alle- 
gany mountains, h. May. v. v. This large and 
fine timber tree is exclusively known by the name of 
‘Red Oak, which name is likewise applied to Q. tinc» —— 
toria, coccinea, falcata, palustris, phellos, ambigua, and — 
aquatica, in several parts of America. - | 
Cateslei, 21. Q. foliis brevissime petiolatis basi cuneatis oblongis | 
funde sinuatis glabris, lobis tribus quini dividens 
dentatis acutis setaceo-mucronatis, cupula turbinata 
ampla : squamis obtusis marginalibus introflexis, glande - 
subglobosa.— Willd. sp. pl. 4. p. 446. 
Icon. Mich. querc.n,17.t.29.30. Mich: arb. 2. p. 101. 
£.20. Catesb. car. 1. t. 23, pecu 
