712 Ayricultural Gazette of N.S. IF. [Sept. 2, 1908. 



The acorns are used for food in Jaj)a)). See Sieb. and Ziicc., FL Japoaicay 

 t. 89. 

 U 6. 



6. Q. glauca, Tliunl). Japan to tin- Himalava. The Kashi ot'.)a))aii : the 

 Green Oak of lower altitudes of the Himal-iva. 



A tree with haiidsouie laurel-like foliage, wUieli uiows into a handsome tree 

 of medium size, witli dense head ; but some of our s|jcciiiicns have had to be 

 pollarded because they would oeeupv too nuich room. 



The timber is used in Japan for tool-makin,i;. Tsed foi- briflges and for 

 rough carpentry in Northern India. See t. ^l'^. \<>]. ii. Ann. Hot. Gard., 

 Calcutta. Brandis, Forest Fl. i^S, t. 60. 



M 9, 15; L 15 b. 



7. Q. incana, Koxb. ((,>. Imuifn, Sm.). "(trevor Ban Oak." See t. 20, 

 vol. ii, A)iii. Hot. (rard., Calcutta. 



(jlrows into a large umbrageous ti'ee in the Botanic (Jardens, Sydney, with 

 handsome sen-ate-leaved foliage with white undersides. It is thoroughly at 

 home in the Sydney (hstrict. 



It yields a useful tan hark. The acorns aiv used in nii'diciiic in India, and 

 are eatoi extensively by monkcvs an(i bears. Tlic hranclics aiv often lnppcd 

 for fodder. 



U 8 c, 2 K : M S ; I. 23 g. 'M) d, :53 c. 



8. Q. lameUosd, Sm. (syii. (^>. imliricnfo, Hau).), Himalaya. The "Laurel 

 Oak." 



See t. .'iO, vol. ii, Ann. JJof. (,'nrd., Calcutta : Wallich, 7V. J... h'ar. ii. 41, 

 t. 149. 



At Campbelltown it grows fairly well, and is thu'< reported upon l)y .Mr. J. 

 McEwen, Suj)eri)itendent of the State Nursery : - 



This tvv<- was planted about twenty-five years ago ; height about 20 feet ; haViit rather 

 loose and .spreading ; trunk al)out 1'2 indie.s near the ground. Has not made iialf the 

 growth of some of the large Ameri(;an species near by. A very distinct species. Has 

 borne acorns more or less during the last ten years. 



It is nuieli )■(■( ommeniled for jdanting in the United States, and |)romises 



to be useful in the cooler parts of New South Wales. 



9. Q, serrala, Thunb. Japanese "Silkworm Oak." 

 See t. 16. vol. ii. Arm. Hot. G'ard., Calcutta. 



Our specimen is a \civ old tree, with bark almost like an iroidjark. It is- 

 deciduous, with coaivsely serrate foliage, reminding one somewhat of the Sweet 

 Chestnut. 



Althotxgh our specimen is not the best, it is obvious that it is a valuable 

 tree, very umbrageous, and we'll worthy of acclimatisation experiments. 



Bark used locally for tanning, 'i'he leaves are used for feedinsj; the oak 

 silkworm {^Bomhy.i: Yaniamai). The timber is used for building' purposes in 

 Assam. 



L 7. 



A Correction. 



The titles of the two illustrations in the August Gazette, pages 636 and 

 637 — Qrtercus Suher, L. — have been transposed. That on page 636 should 

 read as from Botanic Gardens, Sydney, and that on page 637, Camden Park. 



