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the upper half; lateral nerves, seven or eight pairs; lower surface yellowish 

 green with a scattered stellate pubescence. 



62. Quercus chrysolepis, Liebmann. Oregon, California, Lower California. See 



p. 1299. 

 Leaves very variable ; on young trees, oblong-ovate, 2 in. long, with eleven 

 to twenty-one spine-tipped, small, triangular teeth ; lower surface pubescent 

 with scattered yellow appressed hairs and dotted with minute shining glands. 



C. Leaves distinctly toothed in margin, glabrous or nearly so on the lower surface, 



* Leaves over 3 in. long. 



63. Quercus Vibrayeana, Franchet and Savatier. China, Japan. See p. 1329. 



Leaves lanceolate, 3 to 4 in. long, acuminate ; lateral nerves, nine to twelve 

 pairs, inconspicuous ; margin mucronate-serrate in the upper half; lower surface 

 glaucescent. Branchlets glabrous. 



64. Quercus densiflora, Hooker and Arnott. Oregon, California. See p. 1331. 



Leaves oblong, 3 to 4 in. long, acute at the apex ; lateral nerves, about 



twelve pairs, very prominent ; margin serrate ; lower surface whitish, glabrous 



or with rusty pubescence on the midrib at the base. Branchlets stellate- 



tomentose. 



** Leaves less than 3 in. long. 



65. Quercus agrifolia, Nee. California. See p. 1252. 



Leaves ovate or orbicular, i| to 2 in. long, with seven to thirteen spine- 

 tipped teeth ; lateral nerves, four to five pairs, prominent ; lower surface 

 glabrous, except for conspicuous reddish axil-tufts. 



66. Quercus phillyraoides, A. Gray. China, Japan. Seep. 1298. 



Leaves oval or obovate, i| to 2 in. long, with seven to twenty serrations in 

 the upper half or two-thirds ; lateral nerves, about eight pairs, very slender, 

 scarcely raised ; lower surface glabrous, except for dense pubescence on the 

 midrib at the base, continuous with that on the petiole. 



67. Quercus cocci/era, Linnaeus. Mediterranean region. See p. 1279. 



Leaves oval or oblong, 1 to i| in. long; margin wrinkled, with nine to 

 seventeen spine-tipped teeth ; lateral nerves, five to ten pairs, inconspicuous. 

 Buds ovoid, obtuse, ^ in. long. 



68. Quercus Wislizeni, A. de Candolle. California, Lower California. See 



P- 1253. 

 Leaves similar to those of Q. coccifera, but darker green in colour. Buds 

 conical, pointed, \ in. or more in length. (A. H.) 



Cultivation of the American Oaks 



Though many of the American Oaks have been for at least a century in 

 this country, and have been repeatedly introduced at various times, yet very 

 few have established themselves in popular favour as ornamental trees ; and 

 none can be said to have any economic value, which would justify their being 



