314 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



I. Q. coccifera L. Mediterranean region. Kermes Oak, Cochi- 



neal Oak. The food plant of the European cochineal or kermes 

 inbect. [The historic oak of David or Abraham's oak is of this 

 species], 



m. Q. Ilex L. Southern Europe. Holly Oak, Evergreen Oak; 

 Fr. Chene vert (Codex). Acorns, Chestnut acorns, Ballota, 

 edible. 



II. ^. Lusitanioa Lam. (Q. infectoria Oliv. ). Mediterranean 



region. Oall Oak. Excrescences caused by an insect, Nut^alls, 

 Gall"., Oak-apples, Oak-warts; Galla, U. S P., Br., Galla 

 halepense, Galla turcica v. levantica v. tinctoria v. qiiercina; 

 Ger. Gallapfel, Galltn; Fr. Galle de chene d'Alep, Noix de 

 galle d' Alep (Codex); Sp. Agallas de levante; varieties are 

 Aleppo, Smyrna and Sorian galls; astringent, source of tannin. 

 See (o) and (w). 



o. Q, lobata Nee. California. Sacramento White Oak. Exct^es- 

 cences, Oak-balls, are California ^sutgalls. Acoins once the 

 chief food of the aborigines. 



p. Q, Prinus L. Canada and northeastern U.S. Rock Chesinut 

 Oak, Swamp or White Chestnut Oak, Mountain or Kock Oak, 

 Tan-bark Oak. i^aj-A much used in tanning. Acorns edible. 



q. Q. Robur L. (Q.pedunculata Erhr. ). Europe and western 

 Asia. European White Oak ( Wnke, Wuk, Yak), British Oak, 

 English Oak; Ger. Steineiche, Somujereiche; Fr. Chenn Uanc 

 (Codex). jBor/; official in British, German and French phar- 

 macopoeias. See (h). Acorns (Yackrons) of this and other 

 species, Jove's Nuts, Glandes quercus (tostae), a suhstiiute for 

 Coffee (Eichelkattee). Timber used for shi])-buildiiig, etc. 

 Allied to this is (r) Q. sessiliflora Marty n (Q. Robur Willd.). 

 Durmast Oak, Bay or Marden Oak. 



8. Q. Sliber L. Southern Europe and northern Africa. Cork 

 Oak, Cork-tree, European Alcornoque. Outer bark, corkwood, 

 is common cork. Cork is procured also from (t) (^. occiden- 

 tdlis Gay and from (u) ({, Pseudo-siiber Santi (Q. suber 

 Kotscliy ). 



V. Q. Yirginidna Mill. (Q. virens Ait. ). Southeastern U. S. to 

 Mexico and Cuba. Live Oak. Tiniber used in ship building. 



w. Q. Telutina Lam. 1783 (Q. tinctoria Bartr. 1791, Q. eoccinea 

 var. tinctoria A. Gray). Canada and eavStern U. S. Black 

 Oak, Dyer's Oak, Quercitron Oak, Female or Spotted Oak, 

 Yellow-bark Oak. ^arA; yields the yellow dye quercitron (i. e. 

 oak yellow). Galls called Oak-plums. 



Other notable species of eastern U. S. are (x) Q. eoccinea 

 Wang., Scarlet Oak; Red, Black or Spanish Oak; (y) (^. 

 Mar>ldn4liea Moench (Q nigra var. b, L. ), Black-Jack, Jack 

 Oak, Barren or Iron Oak; (z) Q, n^na ( Mars^h. ) Sarg. (Q. 

 ilicifolia Wang.), Bear Oak, Scrub Oak, Bitter or Barren Oak, 

 Bitter-bush, Holly Oak, Dwarf Black Oak; (aa) Q. uigra L. 



