631 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.IV. \Auy. 3, 1908. 



7. (/. l\oh>ii\ L., is tlie British Oak. It cxteiuls throughout the greater 

 part of Imu(i|ic and Western Asia. It includes two forms, Q. fedunculata 

 and <^. aessih flora, which, liowever, run into each other. 



These forms are tigured in Kotschy and other works. 



O. iindnncnhita is tlie variety wliich furnished most of tlic timlK-r used in 

 Britain for ship-building, staves, eVc. 



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Quercus Robur, L., var. ( pedunculata . 

 Government Uoinain. 



Following are instructions in regard to the piojiagation of tlic liritisli Oak 



issued by Mr. Hutchins, late Chief Conservator of Forests, Cape Town, for 



use in South Africa. 



'' Care is necessary in collectiny acorns for seed purposes. Pejecting the first that 

 fall, seed acorns sliould be jjicked oti' the ground a.s soon as possible, mixed witli sandy 

 soil and stored in a dry place till spring, or eke sown at once. The latter plan is the 

 best. Make a nursery ready, by digging and (in almost every case) manuring a piece of 

 groun<l. Lay out drills about 10 inches apart and sow the acorns close (about touching), in 

 single lines. \Veed between the lines by hand or witli the Amei-ican single-wheel 

 cultivator. A simple method, and one that often succeeds quite as well, is to sow close 

 and broadcast in small beds and trust to the young oaks keejjing down the weeds. In 



