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only, but, as far as they go, agree with the above-quoted figure and 

 description as well as with the specimens of Q. reversa from North China. 

 The leaves are rather more acuminate, and when young covered on the 

 upper side with a minute golden dust, which however soon disappears. 



The Q. thalassica of Hance (Kew. Journ, Bot. v. i. p. 176) is pro- 

 bably neai-ly allied to the above, but the description does not quite 

 agree with it. 



3. Quercus (Lepidobalanus) sp. n. ? affinis Q. glahrce^ Thuub,, et Q. 

 spicatce^ Sm. 



Yictoria Peak. The specimen has male flowers only, which show 

 it to be distinct from, though allied to, the two species above mentioned. 



characterize 



flowers or fruit. 



4. Quercus (Lepidobalanus) Harlandh Hance in Walp, Ann. Bot. 



Syst. vol. iii. p. 383. 

 A tree in the Happy Valley woods. 



5. Quercus (Gyrolecana) CJiampioni^ Benth., sp. n. ; ramulis novelHa 

 furfuraceo-tomentosis, foliis petiolatis obovatis oblongisve obtusis 

 coriaceis supra nitidis subtus lepidoto-iucanis, amentis tomentosis 

 masculis subfasciculatis foemineis solitariis dissitifloris, cupulis to- 

 mentosis concentrice annulatis. — Arhor. Bamuli novelli subangulati, 

 tomento furfuraceo ferrugineo vestiti, demum teretes et canescentes. 

 Stij)ul(S subulatse. Folia approximata, 2-3 poll, longa, circa 1 poll, 

 lata, omnia in speciminibus suppetentibus apice rotundata et obtusa, 

 basi plus minus acutata, margine integerrima et' subrecurva, novella 

 supra lana furfuracea mox derasa vestita, adulta supra glaberrima et 

 nitida, subtus incana et lepidoto-tomentosa, venis primariis secus 

 costam utrinque 4-6 subtus prominulis et fere ad marginem attin- 

 gentibus, venulis vix conspicuis. Petioli 3-5 lin. longi. Amenta 

 mascula l|-2-pollicaria, ferrugineo-tomentosa. Flares sessiles, ap- 



proximati, subfasciculati. Perigonium semi-5-fidum. Stamina 6-8, 

 filamentis basi pilosis perigonium vix sequantibus. Amenta fceminea 

 masculis breviora. Flores 6-10, sessiles, involucro annulato brevi 

 circumdati, squamis indistinctis. Perigonium urceolatum, 5-dentatum. 

 Ovarium triloculare, styli ramis exsertis clavatis. CapmU fructus 

 junioris incano-tomentosae, concentrice triannulatae, glandulis non- 



dum in specimine accretis, 



A tree not uncommon in the woods of the Happy Valley, Victoria 



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