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wliicli wiTc (■(illcclcd ill li)\v holloiiis Iwo miles c.-isr of .Mt. (';iniK'I. 111., 

 by Dr. .1. Sclincck. In tlic ( "iit;il(>,mir of Die Stale Flora, t luHvforc>, Q. 

 !^cJnii'i-l:ii I'ritton slioiild replace (J. 'rt.nnnt liuekley. and Venuillion (.'oiinty 

 be added to llie ran.ue there assiuiied. 

 (Juci-fiis <lliiis(,i(l(ilis 10. .1. Hill. Hill's Oak. 



Mr. Hill informs me that this oak occurs in tlie northwestern counties 

 ((f tlie State. The ranuc as uiven in P.ritton"s .Manual, pa.iit' '''■'>-i. is Illinois, 

 .Michigan and Minnesota. It is a tall tree witli drocipin.ii' lower Itranches. 

 close, uray l)ark. the innermost layer lu'inii- yellowish. The leaves are oval 

 t(> obo\ate-oiliicnlar in (Uitline. from (i-l.") cm. lonn' wlien maturi-. deeply 

 .1-7 lobed, with rounded sinuses; sliinin.ii' above, lilabrous or nearly so be- 

 neath: Iiase brojully cuneate to truncate: i)etiolt^s '2.'<-~t cm. Ions;". Acorn 

 elli])si)id to subuiobose. 1-1' cm. loiiu'. 1-1. r> cm. thick, 1-L' times as lonn' as 

 cup. iI'ritton"s .Manual. Inc. cil.) Tlu> species shotUd lie added to the 

 flora. 

 (,ii(< rcH.'< jxKiinliii jiilid (Ell.) .\she. 



It will be recalled liinl last year' 1 c.\press.'d the oi»inion that the above 

 foini was "so well marked in our area as to seem entitled to v.arietal. if 

 not. indeed, tc specitic i-ani<."' 1 ftirther stated, after reviewin.u tlie his- 

 tory of the species, that in my judunu-nt "it should be written (,>. dinitafd 

 pdi/nddcfolid Kll,. and niven a place in the tiora."' 



In I'ritton's Manual. pai;(> :!.">4. if appeju's as above, with the following 

 leaf and fruit desi-riptiou: 



'•Leaves oval to oblong in outline, cuneate to truncate at base, 2-3 dm. 

 long, deeply 5-11 lobed, persistently -wliite-tomentulcse below, dark green 

 iibove, the lobes narrowly triangular, spreading or somewhat ascending, 

 usually entire: twigs tomentose; petioles 3-0 cm. long: cup sessile, shallow, 

 its bracts appressed; aeoni globose, about 1 cm. in diameter; about one- 

 half enclosed in cup." 



The tree, which is from Kiti-llO degrees high in its nuiximum develop- 

 ment, is usually found in \\v\ or moist soil. In the southwestern coun- 

 ties. I M-. .1. Schneck. I subndt foi' your insi)ection spiH-imi'^ns collected by 

 Dr. Schiu'ck ne.ar E.ast -Mt. ('armel, lud. 



Q. iKit/oddcfolia (Ell.) Ashe is. therefore, to be added to the flora, hav- 

 ing a ])lace lietween Q. din'itdtd (M.arsh) Sudw., and Q. Marylamlica Mueneli, 

 being given the range assigiu'd above. 



^ Proceedings Indiana Academy Science, Vol. 11. p. 142. 

 17— Academy of Science. 



