■IIG Cll'lLIKKlM:. (oak lAMILY.) 



§2. 1^1 rcoHAi.ANi .s. (WiiiTi; Oaks.) limk jmli, ami riiostli/ seal 1/ : wood 

 toiiijli : Iviiris not hrisllv-jiuiutvd, t/ifi'r lubis cihiiiikiiiIi/ ohiuse: nut kinooth 

 within: s/<»/He;is 6 - 8 : slii/mas sessi/r ; aliurticc uviilts at the base of the seed: 



fruit (iiiniiiil. 



♦ /.Hires dt rid nous. 



■t- Leaves sinuate-iohed. 



1;'). Q. Stellata, ^VilI)p;. (I'ost Oak.) Leaves with 5-7 hroad roundeil 

 or iKitilicil liiln's sc|iar:itf(l hv wide oj)en simi.ses, iiarruwcd at tlie lia.^e into a 

 short petiole, puliesteiit beiieatli; eiip lieiiiisplierical, eiulo.siii"^ one tliird or 

 one lialf of the oval nut. — Cold ilavev .xoil, Florida, and nortliward. — A tree 

 40'^ -50'^ fi'i-l liij^li. Nut i' lon<]j. Leaves 4'- iV long. 



Var. pai'Vifolia. Leaves smaller (1 i' -3' long), ohlong, olitnse. entire or 

 sinuate-ttiothed, nearly sniootli on hotli sides, rusty-pul)esi'ent, like tlie branch- 

 lets, when young; nut larger. — Sandy soil near the eoast. — A shrub or 

 small tree. 



16. Q. alba, L. (White Oak.) Leaves olilong or oliovate-oMong, with 

 7 -9 mostly olitii.-^e and entire narrow lolies .separated by narrow sinuses, uar- 

 roweil into a petiole, densely tomeutose, like the branehlets, when young, at 

 length smooth or glaucous beneath ; fruit large, nearly sessile ; cu]) hemi- 

 spherical, enclosing one third of the oblong ovate nut. — Damp woods. — A 

 large tree with white bark. Leaves 4' -6' long. Nut about 1' long. 



17. Q. macrocarpa, Michx. (Mossy-cup Oak.) Leaves thin, obovate- 

 oblong, pnl)escent or pale beneath, acute at the base, short-petioled, slightly 

 or strongly few - manylobed ; the lobes rounded, entire or ol)tusely -toothed; 

 fruit large; scales of the cup thick, the upper ones produced into long awns; 

 nut ovoid, included, or half enclosed in the cuj). — Woods and river banks, 

 Tennessee, and westward. — A middle-sized tree. Leaves G'- 1.5' long. Nut 

 I'-U'long. 



18. Q. lyrata, Walt. (OvER-crp Oak.) Leaves crowded at the end of 

 the branehlets, obovate-oblong, acute at the base, 7-9-lobcd, white-tomentose 

 beneath, or at length smoothish, shining above, the lobes triangul.ar, acute, 

 and entire ; fruit sessile : cup round-ovate, w'ith rugged .scales, almost cover- 

 ing the roundish nut. — River-swamps, Florida to North Carolina. — A large 

 tree. Leaves 5'- 8' long, short-petioled. Fruit 1' long. 



— •*-■(- Lrin-es toothed. 



19. Q. prinus, L. (Swamp Chestnut Oak.) Leaves oblong or obo- 

 vate-oblong, obtuse, with rounded teeth, srfiooth and shining above, pale and 

 pubescent beneath, acute at the base, short-petioled ; fruit large, short-pedun- 

 cled ; cup hemispherical, rugged w-ith tubercular scales, enclosing the base of 

 the roundish or oblong-ovate nut. — Low grounds. — A large tree. Nut about 

 1' long. 



20. Q. Michauxii, Nutt. Leaves rather rigid, oblong, obtuse or cor- 

 date at the base, the teeth short and rounded, velvety beneath ; fruit very 

 large, short-peduncled ; scales of the hemispherical cup tubercular ; nut ob- 

 long-ovate. — Low ground and river swamps, chiefly in the lower di.stricts. 

 — A large tree, with flaky bark. Leaves 4' -5' long. Nut 1 A' long. 



