526 Agricultural Gazelle of N.S.W, [July 2, 1908. 



Select Bibliography. 



1. Die Eichen Europa's und cles Orient'.s. i)r. Tlieoilor Kotscliy. KJ 



folio plates (colourefl). Wien und Olmiiz, ISG'i. 



A very line work. For European and Asia Minor Oaks only. 

 Quoted as " Kotschy." 



2. Sargent's "SJKa of X01II1 Anierira" (Vol. VIII). 



A classic. The illustrations sui)erl). (^)uoted as • Sarnfiit." 



3. Tllustraf.ions of West American Oaks, from drawiun's l>y the late 



Alhett Kellogg, M.D. The text by Edward L. Oreene. Puhlislied 

 from funds provided l)y James M. Mcl)()nal(l, Esq., 8an Francisco, 

 May, 1889. Part II, June, I8i)0. Quoted as '• Kellogg." 



4. The value of Oak-leaves for forage. ^^ . N\ . Mackie. Hull. 15(i. 



Univ. California Exp. Station (IDO.")). 

 o. " Select extra-tropical plants." (Mueller.) 

 G. " The Oak : a popular introduction to forest botany." (11. Marshall 



Ward.) "Modern Science " series, Kegan Paul, London (1892). 



Mor()hology, chiefly. 



The North American Oaks. 



1. Q. u(/ri folia, l^iee. '-Live Oak": a ■' J'.lack Oak." Fig. in Kellogg, also 

 Sargent, t. 403 ; Hooker's Ic. PL t. 377. 



A low, round-topped evergreen tree, occasionally t^O or 90 feet in height. 

 Not an important timber-tree, except for fuel. The aenins imporiant to 

 the Indians of Lower California (Sargent). 



The timber compact, hard, and of great strength, but the shortiiess of tlie 

 trunks and flexuusity of tlie large main branches render it untit for sawing 

 into boards; it furnishes fuel of the best quality ((jrreene). 



Western California and Mexico : ascends to 2,800 fetit in S. California. 

 Mostly a maritime species. L 18 a.* 



2. Q. alba, L. " White or Quebec Oak." Fig. Sargent, tt. 3r)G -7. 

 Wood used for ship Imilding, and also by wheel wi ights, coopers, and others. 



Pliable, most durable, one of the very best of all woods for casks, also of first- 

 class value for cabinet work, for machinery, spokes, naves, beams, plough- 

 handles, agricultural implements, carriages, flooring, l)asket-material. 

 (Sargent.) A large and valuable tree. 



From Canada to Florida, westerly to Texas, nourishing in deep, rich soil. 



Acorns an article of connnerce. L. 29 c. 



3. Q. hicoJor, Willd. (Q. platanoidex. Lam. ; Syn. (J. primis, L. var. hicolor. 

 Spach.) "Swamp White Oak." Fig. Sargent, tt. 380-1. 



A deciduous species : a large tree. The wood splits readily into tough, 

 thin strips, from which rough baskets are made. 



South-eastern United States. Thrives in deep, rich forest soil on the 

 borders of rivers and swanq)s. 



Acorns an artide of commerce. L 29 c ; U 3 (near the Metrosideros). 



• Thfse numbers refer to the place of a specimen in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 



