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rsj they arc of a bright green, and so nearly 

 resemble tho^c of the chestnut-tree as scarcely 

 to be distinguished from it. '1 he acorns arc very 

 large, and their cups are short. The leaves of 

 the other variety arc not so large, nor so strongly 

 veined, and the acorns are smaller and a little 

 longer. The different varieties are distinguished 

 by the form of the leaves, which in the one is 

 ovate and in the oilier oblong. It {lowers here 

 in May ar.d June. 



The fourth species grows on poor land in 

 most parts of North America, where it never at- 

 tains to a large size, and the wood is of little 

 value. The bark is or' a dark brown colour. 

 The leaves arc very broad at the top, where they 

 have two waved indentures, which divide them 

 almost into three lobes ; they diminish gradually 

 to their base, where they arc narrow ; they are 

 smooth, of a lucid green, and have short foot- 

 stalks. The .".corns are smaller than those of the 

 common oak, and have short cups. 



The fifth arrives at a large size in North Ame- 

 rica, where it grows naturally. The bark is 

 smooth, of a grayish colour, but that of the 

 younger branches is darker. The leaves six 

 inches long, two inches and a half broad in the 

 middle, obtusely sinuate, each sinus ending in a 

 bristly point, bright green, standing upon short 

 footstalks : the leaves continue their verdure 

 very late in autumn ; so that unless bard frost 

 comes on early, they do not fall till near Christ- 

 mas, and do not even change their colour much 

 sooner. The acorns are a little longer than 

 tho&e of the common oak, but not so thick. 

 There are several varieties. 



The sixth species is esteemed preferable in. 

 America to any of their other sorts for building, 

 being much the most durable. The bark is 

 gravis)) ; the leaves are lisrhi green, six or seven 

 inches long, and four broad ; they are regularly 

 cut almost to the midrib, and stand on short, foot- 

 stalks. The acorns greatly resemble those of the 

 common Oak. 



'I ; v seventh has the leaves smooth..and deeply 

 sinuated ; some of the s.nuscs are obtuse, and 

 others end in acute points; they arc on very 

 short footstalks : the branches are covered with 

 a purplish bark when young: the acorns are 

 long and slender; the cups rough and a little 

 prickly, sitting close to the bi i hi s. These 

 acorns are sweet, and frequently eaten by the 

 poor in the South of Fiance : in times ot .-car- 

 city they grind them and make bread with the 

 flour. It is a native of the South of Europe, 

 flowering in May. 



The eighth species is one of the fairest species 

 of oak. The tiunk rises as high as that of the 

 common oak; the branches extend vcrv wide on 

 every side, and arc covered with a grayish bark, 



intermixed with brown spots. The leaves are 

 about three inches long, and almost two inches 

 broad, deeply cut with most of the teeth turning 

 back, and terminating in acute points ; thev are 

 Stiff, of a pale green on their upper side, and 

 downy on their under. The acorns have very 

 large scaly cups, which almost cover them ; the 

 scales arc woody and pointed, standing out a 

 quarter of an inch ; some of the cups are as large 

 as middling apples. A native of the Levant, 

 whence the acorns are annually brought to 

 Europe for dyeing. 



1 be ninth has the leaves oblong and pointed, 

 and frequently lyrate; they are jagged ami acute- 

 pointed, a little hoary on their underside, anil 

 stand on slender footstalks. The acorns are 

 small, and have rough prickly cups. It is a na- 

 tive of the South of Europe. 



There are several varieties. 



The tenth species lias several varieties, differ- 

 ing greatly in the size and shape of their leave- ; 

 but thcoe will all arise from acorns of the same 

 tree; even the lower and upper branches have 

 very frequently leaves very different in size and 

 shape, those on the lower branches being much 

 broader, rounder, and their edges indented and 

 set with prickles ; but those on die upper long* 

 narrow, and entire. The leaves are from three 

 to four inches long, aud an inch broad near the 

 ba.se, gradually lessening to a point ; thev are of 

 a lucid green on their upper side, but whitish 

 and downy on their under, stand upon pretty 

 long footstalks, and do not fall till they are 

 thrust off by young leaves in the spring. The 

 acorivs are smaller than those of the common 

 oak, but of the same shape. It is a native ol the 

 South of Europe, Cochincina, and Barbary. 



The eleventh is hardly a distinct species from 

 the common Evergreen Oak. It is a native of 

 the South of France, and Bowers in June. 



7 he twelfth species has two or three varieties ; 

 one with a broad leaf, a second with a narrow 

 leaf, both evergreen j and one or two which 

 cast their leaves in autumn ; but the broad- 

 leaved evergreen is the most common. The 

 leaves of this are entire, about two inches long, 

 and an inch and quarter broad, with a little 

 down on their under sides, on very short foot- 

 stalks : these leaves continue green through the 

 winter till the middle of May, whi i the) gene- 

 rally fall off just before the ncu I aves come 

 out : so that the trees are often almost bare lor 

 a short time. The acorns are verv like those o£ 

 the common oak. It is a native of tl.c SoutLiof 

 Europe, Barbary, ice. 



The exterior bark forms the cork, which is 

 taken from the tree every eight or ten years ; but 

 there is an interior bark which nourisliC3 them, 

 so that stripping off the outer bark is so far from 



