028 Agricultural Gazette of X.S.TF. [Aug. 3, li)08. 



Forestry. 



SoMJ: L^lLVtilCAL TSOTES ON F0IIK8THV SLiTAliLE FOR XeVV 



South AVales. 



[C'ontinucil from page 5S(i. ] 



.1. 11. MAIDEN, 



GoveriiiiK'iit Botunisl and Director of the Butaiiic Gardens, Sydney. 



XV Til — continued . 



Trees otlier tlian Conifers and Palms : 



Oaks. 

 The European and Asia Minor Oaks. 

 1. (J. (ifji/nps, L. The " Valoiiia ()ak." Fig. by Kotschy as Q. gro'ca, 

 Kotsohy-''^. o'gilojjx \ar. i/rti<'ca. 



Q. vaUonea, Kotscliy, and (J. mac role pis, Kotscliy, also figured in tho .same 

 work, are clusely allied forms. 



I would invite attention to an illustrated and lengthy article by me in tiiis 

 Gazette for July 1899, which it is unnecessary to reproduce. It is entitled 

 "The Valonia Oak ; a tree of the greatest importance to tanners." Its acoi-n 

 cups an^ the part utilized, and are termed Yalouia. It is a beautiful tree, 

 apart from its economic value. 



It is evei'green and will flourish in moist places in the cooler parts of the 

 State. I have no hesitation in reconnnending it as one of the most valuable 

 of all oaks. 



Native of South Euroiie and Syria. 



'1. Q. eerria, L. The "Moss-cupped"' — or "Turkey Oak." The former nanu^ 

 is given because of the mossy like processes of the acurn cups. 



A deciduous and beautiful species. It is a large, shady tree and doe.s 

 admirably in the liotanic Gardens, Sydney, in a rather dry situation, but it 

 will stand much cold and is specially rc^commended for trial in the colder 

 districts. 



It furnishes a timber mucli in favmu- with whct'hvrights, cabinet-makers, 

 turners, coopers, &c. 



South Europe and South-Western Asia. 



L 30. See photo. 



3. Q cocciferii, I.. " Kermes Oak." Fig. by Kotschy. 



This is an oak wliicli yields a ^■aluable tan-bark and also a red dye 

 (Kermes) from insects, allied to Cochineal insects, which infest it, "The 

 name Kermes is derived from tlie Arabic word for worm, and is the jiai-ent 

 of the French crainoisi, and the English crimson ' [Treasury of Botany). 



