MOiNOECIA TiHANDRIA'. 



603 



Sp. pi. 4. p. 445. Mich. 2. p. 200. Pursli, 2. p. G30. Nutt. 2. p. 214. 

 Icon. Mich. Qiierc. t. 35 — 36. Mich. arb. for. 2. p. 126. 



A large tree growing 70 — 80 feet in height, and 3 — 4 in diameter. Leaves 

 glabrous, sinuate, wi\h the re-entering angles frequently acute^the lobes sery 

 acute and very acutely notched, mucronate. Petioles 2 — 4 inches lonj^. 

 Fruit abundant. Nut ovate, niucronate, nearly truncate at base. Ciqy shal- 

 low, very flat, sessile. 



This species has a strong affinity to the Q. Coccinea, but its leaves are 

 generally larger, not so deeply sinuate, the base of the sinus more frequently 

 acute, and in Autumn they chanre to a dull red and finally become vellov/. 

 Ine acorn also in this species is larger, and remarkable for its tlat base and 

 shallow cup. 



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This tree is very abundant in tlie oak land of the upper districts of CavQ- 

 lina and Georgia. It is rare along the sea-coast/ Its wood is used for 

 staves, and rails for fences. Its bark is valuable to the tanner. F^or the 

 purposes of the Architect, however, the timber of none of the "Red Oaks^^ 

 IS equal either in strength or durability to that of the different species and 

 varieties of the White and Chesnut Oaks. 



Grows in drv soils. 



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16. Catesb.ei. Mich. 



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foliis laevissime 



petiolatis, basi cunea- 

 tis, obiongis, coriaceis, 

 glabris, profunde siii- 

 uatis, lobis divaricatis, 

 acutis, miicronatis; 



cu- 



pula tiirbinata, ampla, 

 squamis obtusis, margi- 

 nalibus introflexis; mice 

 ovata. 



Leaves on very short 

 petioles, wedge shaped 

 at base, oblong, coria- 

 ceous, glabrous, deeply 

 sinuate, the lobes diva- 

 ricate, acute, mucro- 



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cup 



turbinate 



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nate 

 large, 



those of the mareinbent 



scales obtuse, 





inwards; nut ovate. 



Mich. 2. p. 199. Sp. pi. 4. p. 446. Pursh, 2. p. 630. Nutt. 2. p. 214, 

 Q. Laevis? Walt. p. 234. 



Icon. Mich. Querc. t. 29, 30. Mich. arb. for. 2. p. 101. 



A small tree from 15 to 36 feet high, and rarely exceeding 12 inches in 

 diameter, the branches and stem irregular and crooked. Leaves nearly ses- 

 sile, coriaceous, glossy, deeply sinuate, the lobes very commonly simple, 

 uivarjcate and falcate, sometimes bearing 1 or 2 aoute teeth. Fria't not 

 abundant. Nut rather ovate. Cup large for the siz.e of the fruit, deep, in- 

 closing commonly half of the acorn, sessile, and remarkable for its obtuse 

 ^^^Sj which cover a portion of its inner surface. 



The leaves of this species are lobed very much lik Jthosf of Q. Rubra. 



