EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 



Plate CCCCXXXVIIL Quercus densiflora. 



1. A flowering branch, natural size. 



2. Diagram of a staminate inflorescence. 



3. Diagram of a pistillate flower. 



4. Portion of an androgynous ament, enlarged. 



5. A staminate flower, enlarged. 



6. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 



8. A fi^uiting branch, natural size. 

 9- A fruiting branch, natural size. 



10. A leaf, natural size. 



11. A winter-bud, enlarged. 



enlarged 



