EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 



Plate CCCLXXXIV. Quercus breviloba, 



1. A flowering branch, natural size. 



2. A staminate flower, enlarged. 



3. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 



4. A fruiting branch, natural size. 



5. A fruiting branch, natural size. 



6. A sterile branch, natural size. 



7. A nut, natural size. 



8. A leaf, natural size. 



9. A winter branchlet, natural size. 



