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which wi'iv eolh'ctcd in hiw liottonis two miles oast of Ml. Canuel. 111., 

 by Dr. J. Schneck. In the Catalogue of the State Flora, therefore, Q. 

 SrJinrckii Britton should replace Q. Tc.raua Buckley, and Vermillion County 

 be added to the ran.ue there assiy-ned. 

 Qitrrrii.s rJliiisni<hilis E. .1. Hill. II ill's Oak. 



Mr. Hill informs me th.nt this oak occui-s in the northwestern counties 

 of the State. The ran.iic as uivcn in Britton's Manual, pa.ye ;>:'>4. is lUinoisj. 

 Michigan ai;d Minnesota. It is a t.nll ti'ee with drooping lower branches, 

 close, gray bark. I he innermost layer lieing yellowish. The leaves are oval 

 to obovate-orl)icuhir in ontline, from (!-l."> cm. long when mature, deeply 

 o-T lobed. with rounded siiuises: shining alwve. glabrous or nearly so be- 

 neath; b.nse broa<lly cuneate to truncate: petioles 2. .">-.' cm. long. Acorn 

 ellip.soid to suliglobose. 1-"_' cm. long. 1-1..") cm. thick. 1-2 tinu's as long as 

 cii]). iI!i'itton"s .M;niu;il. lac cil.) The species should iic added to the 

 tlor.a. 

 Qu<'r<-iis {/(/(/(/ildcfdl ill (Ivll.i .\siic. 



It will be recjilled tliat l;ist ycai-' I express. >d the oi>inion that the above 

 form was "so well marked in oui- area as to se«>m cntilled to varietal, if 

 not, indeed. t(! specific rank." I further stated, .after reviewing the his- 

 tiH-y of tlie species, tliat in my judgment "it should be written Q. dUi'itdtd 

 IKUioddcfvliii Ell., and given a place in the tlora." 



In Britton's Manual, page oM. it appears as above, with the following 

 leaf and fruit description: 



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

 long, deeply 5-11 lobed, persistently white-tomeutulcse below, dark green 

 above, the lobes narrowly triangular, vspreading or somewhat ascending, 

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

 its l)racts appressed; acorn glol)ose, about 1 cm. in diameter; about one- 

 half enclosed in cup." 



The tree, which is from KMMIO degrees high in its maximum develop- 

 ment, is usually fouiul in wet or nutist soil. In the southwestern coun- 

 ties, \>v. .1. Sclincck. 1 submit for yoiu* inspection spe^MUiens collected by 

 Dr. Schneck lU'ar East Mt. Ciarmel, Ind. 



Q. pafmldffoJia I Ell.) Ashe is. therefore, to be added to the tlora, hav- 

 ing a place between Q. diiiitdtd (Marsh) Sudw.. and Q. MdriflaiiiUcd Muencli, 

 being given the range assigned above. 



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

 17— Academy of Science. 



