276 FAGACEAE 



QUERCVS— continued 



Q. coccifera. Kermes Oak, Grain Tree. 12. Ls. ov., i^, leathery, spine- 

 toothed, dark green above, hairless. Acorn cup with reflexed spiny scales. 

 Mediterranean region. (Fig. 109 B.) 



Q. densiflora. Tanbark Oak. 70. Young shoots woolly. Ls. ov., 4, stiff and 

 leathery, 12-14 pairs parallel veins each ending in a sharp tooth, dark 

 glossy green above, white-felted or glaucous below. Acorns solitary or 

 in pairs. California and Oregon. (Fig. 109 E.) I 



Q. glabra {Q. edulis). 30. Young shoots hairless. Ls. lane, oblanc, 6, entire, " 

 tapered at both ends, blunt-ended, leathery and glossy, yellowish green 

 above, dull greyish below, 9-1 1 pairs parallel veins. Acorns in threes on 

 spikes up to 3 long. Japan. (Fig. 128 j.) 



Q. Ilex. Common Evergreen Oak, Holm Oak. 90. Bark grey, nearly smooth; 

 branchlets downy. Ls. ov., lane, 3, entire or in young trees, sometimes 

 vaguely toothed or even spine-toothed, dark green above, white- or tawny- 

 felted below when young. Acorns \, solitary or in small clusters on short 

 stalk. Mediterranean region. (Fig. 109 A.) 



Q. myrsinaefolia {Q. bambusaefolia). Bamboo-leaved Oak. 50. Ls. lane, 4, 

 long-pointed, tapering base, distantly toothed, glossy above, somewhat 

 glaucous below. Acorns in short spikes, cup hairless. Japan. (Fig. 109 G.) 



Q. Suber. Cork Oak. 60. Bark thick and corky. Branchlets downy. Ls. ov., 

 2|, toothed, dark glossy green above, grey-felted below. Acorns solitary 

 or in pairs on short stalk. South Europe and North Africa. (Fig. 109 d.) 



(b) Deciduous oaks 



Q. Aegilops. Valonia Oak. 80. Branchlets covered with yellowish down. 

 Ls. ov., 4, lobes triangular and pointed, dark glossy green above, grey 

 below, base rounded or heart-shaped. Acorns very large (up to 2 across). 

 South Europe and Asia Minor. 



Q. borealis. Red Oak. 60. Like Q. coccinea (see below), but Is. less deeply 

 lobed. North America. 



Q. castaneaefolia. Chestnut-leaved Oak. 100. Branchlets downy. Ls. lane, 

 7, strongly parallel-veined, the veins ending in coarse teeth, dark glossy 

 green above, dull grey and minutely downy below. Acorn cup with 

 reflexed downy scales. Caucasus. (Fig. 109 f.) 



Q. Cerris. Turkey Oak. 120. Branchlets downy; buds with linear stipules. 

 Ls. ov,, lane, 5, lobes triangular and pointed, dark green and rough above, 

 greyish green below, thin and firm. Acorn cup covered with narrow 

 recurved scales. South Europe and Asia Minor. (Fig. 32 c.) 



Q. coccinea. Scarlet Oak. 80. Branchlets hairless, warted ; buds hairy at tip. 

 Ls. ov., 6, deeply lobed, lobes oblong or triangular and coarsely toothed 

 near apex, small brown tufts in vein-axils below, long-stalked. North 

 America. (Fig. 33 B.) 



Q. conferta. Hungarian Oak. 100. Ls. obov., 6, deeply cut into six to ten 

 oblong lobes, dark green above, greyish green and downy below, very 

 shortly stalked. Acorns stalkless. Italy to Hungary. (Fig. 32 e.) 



Q. imbricaria. Shingle Oak. 60. Ls. ov., 6, entire, dark green above, acorn 

 small and round. North America. 



Q. Lucombeana. Lucombe Oak. 100. | E. Ls. ov., 5, unequal-sided at base, 

 parallel-veined, sharply toothed, glossy green above, grey-felted below. 



