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gia. h . May. v. v. The Downy Black Oak is 

 from twenty to forty feet high, according to Michaux, 

 of very rapid growth, and extremely well calculated for 

 inclosing of lands. 



15, Q. foliis ccriaceis cnneiformibus basi subcordatis, apice nigra. 



dilatatis retuso-subtrilobis, junioribus mucronatis, su- 

 pra glabris, subtus rubiginoso-pulverulentis, cupula 

 turbinata : squamis obtusis scariosis, giande brevi- 

 ovata. — Willd. sp. pi. 4. p. 442. 



Q. nigra /3. Sp. pi. 1413. 



Q. ferruginea. Mich. arb. 2. p. p3. 



Icon. Mich, querc. n. 12. t. 22. 23.. Mich. arh. t. IS. 

 Catesb.car. 1. t. ]y. IVangh. amer. t. 5.f. 13. Jlbot. 

 insect, t. 58. 



In barren sandy or gravelly woods : New .lersey to Flo- 

 rida. Pj . May. V. V. The Barren Oak or Black 

 Jack of the Virginians is of low growth, especially in 

 the more northern states ; it bears very abundantly 

 and furnishes a tine mast for hogs : the wood is small, 

 but excellent for fuel. 



VQ. Q. foliis obovato-oblongis levissime sinuatis subtus pu- tinclorick. 

 bescentibus, lobis oblongis obtusis obsolete denticula- 

 tis setaceo-mucronatis, cupula scutellata, glande de- 

 presso-globosa. — IFilld. sp. pi. 4. p. 444. 



Q. tinctoria angulosa. Mich, querc. n. 13. t. 24. 



Q. discolor. irUld. nov. act. sue. nat. scut. berol.'J, 

 p. 3gg. 



Q. velutina. Larn. encycl. \ . p. 173 



III all large woods, particularly in the mountainous parts : 

 New England to Georgia. Tj • May. v. v. The 

 Black Oak, or Quercitron, is one of the largest trees of 

 the American forest, and highly valuable on account of 

 its timber as well as its bark, which is so very superior 

 in tanning to any other species of oak. 



^y. Gl. foliis oblongis pinnatifido-sinuatis subtus pubescent]- discolor, 



bus, lobis oblongis dentatis setaceo-mucronalis, cu- 

 pula turbinata, glande ovata. — IFilld. sp. pi. 4. 

 p. 444. 



Q. tinctoria sinuosa. Mich, querc. n. 13. /. 25. 



Icon. Abbot, insect. 2. p. 111.^ 56. Pluk. aim. t. 54. 

 f.5. 



In large forests : Pensylvania to Carolina. Pj . May. 

 V. V. Resembles the preceding, and likewise Q. coc- 

 cinea. The young expanding leaves are covered with 



