July 2, 190S.1 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W, 533 



17. Q. Prin'ts, lAiuw. " Swamp White Oik," or " Rock-chestnut Oak," 

 var. bicolor {Q. bicolor, WilM. ), which see. Fig. Sargent, tt. oTo-G. 



Yields an excellent tan-bark. It furnishes a timber used by builders and 

 c lopers, and makers of agricultuial implenjents. Commercially it is not 

 distinguished from the wood of 'J. al/nt atid (J. inncrocarpa (Sargent). 



A tall tree, inhabiting the borders of streams and swamps, growing in low, 

 moist, fertile soil (Sargent). Found \n the cooler parts of the eastern Uniteil 

 States, and extending to Canada. 



18. Q. riclrn,, L. "Red Oak." Fig. Sargent, tt. 4UL»-10. 



A stately, deciduous tree, 70-90 feet in height, and_^with a stem diameter 

 of 2-4 feet. 



Best suited to porous, sandy, or gravelly clay soils, but they must be well 

 drained. Does not do well when the air is very dry. It is stated to surpass 

 all oaks in the rapidity of its growth. (Circ. 58 of the Forest Service of tlie 

 U.S. Dept. of Agric.)" 



" Endowed with a constitution which enables it to withstand climatic 

 conditions vmlike those oi its native land, (^hierrus ruhni has succeeded in 

 Europe better than any other American oak, and individuals moi-e than a 

 century old may ])e seen in England, France, and Germany. No oak of the 

 northern States grows mure rapidly or can more easily be transplanted, and 

 few trees are better suited to ornament the parks and roadsides of the 

 northern United States." — (Sargent, op. cil. !>. 127.) 



It should be well tried in New South Wal s. 



See photo. 



19. Q. rngosa, Nee {<J. cra-vsifo/ii, Humb. and Bonpl.). 



A small evergreen tree, reminding one of Q. pseiido-aiiher. Not much is 

 known in Australia about this species. 

 It is a native of Mexico. 

 L 1.5 a : M S. 



20. Q. Skiuneri, Benthani. The " Cozahual." 



This species presents a resemblance to the walnut [Jaglans) in its lobed 

 and wrinkled seed-leaves or cotyledons. The large acorns are used for 

 feeding domestic animals. See Hooker's Ic. PI., t. 402. 



Mexico to (xuatemala, ascending to 7,000 feet. It does well in Sydney 

 District. Should be tested on the table-lands. L 32 b. 



21. Q..stellafa, Wangeidieim {Q. obtitHihba, l^ich^wx). The " Post Oak." 

 Q. minor, Sargent (after the variety name (J. alba mhior, Marshall), under 

 which name it is figured in Sargent tt. .3(j8-9. 



" Its dense, round-topiped head and its dark foliage, which at a distance 

 sometimes appears nearly black, make it eas}' to recognise the Post Oak in 

 the landscape ; and always a beautiful tree, it might be used to advantage in 

 the decoration of parks an I pleasure-grounds in the (^astern United States." 

 —(Sargent.) 



A large tree in exceptional situations. It is the most abundant oak of 

 <Dentral Texas, being usually found on limestone hills and ^andy plains. It 



