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sericea. 3. Q. foliis deciduis lanceolato-oblongis integerrimis subun- 



datis basi attenuatis obtusis, apioe dilatatis acutis snbtus 

 sericeis, cupula scutellata, glande subglobosa. — IVilld. 

 sp. pi 4. p. 424. 



Q. Phellos pumila. Mich, querc. t. 13. f. \.& 2. 



Q. Phellos sericea. Ait. kew. 3. p. 354. Abbot, insect. 2. 

 /. 51. 



Q. pumila. Mich. arb. 2. p. 84. t. 1.5. fFalt. fl car. 234. 



Near the sea-coast : Carolina to Florida, fj . May. v. v. 

 The Running Oak is perhaps the smallest of all the 

 species, scarcely ever exceeding two feet in height. 



myrtifolia. 4. Q. foliis perennantibus coriaceis oblongis integerrimis 

 glabris utrinque acutis supra nitidis margine revolutis. 

 — Willd. sp. pi. 4. p. 424. 



In Carolina. WiUdcnow. ^ . +. Leaves resemble 

 those of Alyrlus iommunis with large leaves ; the truit 

 is not known. 

 virens. 5. Q. foliis perennantibus coriaceis oblongo-ellipticis inte- 



gerrimis margine revolutis basi obtusis apice acutis 

 muticis subtus stellatim pubescentibus, fructibus pe- 

 dunculatis, cupula turbinata, squamis abbreviatis, 

 glande oblonga — Willd. sp. pi. 4. p. 425. 



Q. Phellos ^. Sp.pl. 1412. 



Q. sempervirens. IFalt.fl. car. 234. 



Icon. Mich, querc. t. 10, ^11. Mich. arb. t.U. Catesl. 

 car. 1. /. 16. 



Near the sea- coast : Virginia to Florida and Mississippi. 

 \2 . May. V. V. Ihe Live Oak grows to the height 

 of forty or fifty feet, spreading its branches, when in 

 open places, extremely wide ; it yields the finest and 

 most durable ship- timber of any species know n ; for 

 which reason it is considered one of the most valua- 

 ble trees in America. 



cinerea- 6, Q, foiiis perennantibus coriaceis lanceolato-oblongis inte- 



gerrimis margine revolutis basi attenuatis apice obtu- 

 siusculis mucronatis subtus stellatim tomentosis, fruc- 

 tibus sessilibus, cupula scutellata, glande subglobosa. 

 — Willd. sp. pi. 4. p. 425. 



Q. Phellos /3. Ait. heiv. 3. p. 354. 



Q. humilis. Walt.Jl. car. 234. 



Icon. Mich, querc. n. 8. t. 14. Mich. arb. 2. p. SO. 

 t. 14. 



In dry barren soil and pine-forests : Virginia to Georgia. 

 Tj . May, June. v. v. The Upland Willow Oak Ls 



