EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE- 



Plate CCCLXXIV. Quercus lykata. 



1. A flowering branch, natural size. 



2. A staminate flower, enlarged. 



3. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 



4. A fruiting branch, natural size. 



5. A fruit, natural size. 



6. A nut, natural size. 



7. Part of the base of a cup, enlarged. 



8. A leaf, natural size. 



9. A winter branchlet, natural size. 



10. An axillary winter-bud with persistent stipule, enlarged 



