Quercus.] CUPUUFBKJ:. 387 



13. Q. annulata, Smith ; Brandis 487 ^Gamble 78. Q. Phullata, 

 Don. Vern. Bran, bren, barin, banni, imbri, indri, Pb. ; Pharonj, 

 jphandt, phaliant, inai, N.-W. P. ; Phalat, Nep. ; Siri, Lepcha. 



A large evergreen tree. Bark % inch thick, grey, smooth when 

 young, rough with short deep transverse fissures when old. Wood grey 

 or greyish brown, very hard, warps and cracks ; a handsome, markedly 

 mottled wood, polishes well. Pores moderate-sized and small, surrounded 

 by soft tissue and arranged in groups, patches, and irregular radial lines. 

 Medullary rays of two classes : numerous, very fine, uniform, equidistant 

 rays, and fewer broad and extremely broad ones. Numerous, fine, wavy, 

 concentric bands across the rays. The medullary rays appear as broad 

 irregular plates, sometimes one inch high, and shew a silver grain on a 

 radial section. 



Valleys of the outer Himalaya, ascending to 6,000 feet, Garhwal, Kumaun, Nepal, 

 Sikkim (6,000 to 9,000 feet), Bhutan, Khasia Hills. 



Growth : of all our specimens, only one, No. H 90, shews any sign of annual rings, 

 and these appear to be 8 per inch of radius. Weight, 60 Ibs. per cubic foot, the aver- 

 age of 7 specimens. The wood is not much esteemed in the North- West Himalaya ; 

 in Darjeeling it is used for the same purposes as Q. lamellosa, but is not considered 

 so good as that species. The acorns have small cups with 4 to 8 narrow, velvety 

 belts. 



Ibs. 



H 927. Hazara, 6,000 feet 55 



H 90. Bhajji, Simla, 4,000 feet 62 



H 423. Raulagrad, Chakrata, 6,500 feet 57 



E 433. Kangbiil, Darjeeling, 7,000 60 



E 2451. 69 



E 1439. Mishmi Hills (Griffith, 1836) . . , . . * . 59 

 E 1443, 58 



14. Q. lamellosa, Smith; Brandis 488; Gamble 78. Q. paucilamel- 

 losa, Alph. DC. Q. lamellata, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 641 (from Penang). 

 Q. imbricata, Don. Vern. Shalski, pharal-singhali, budgrat, Nep. ; Buk, 

 Lepcha. 



A very large tree. Bark greyish brown, J to J inch thick. Heart- 

 wood greyish brown, shewing a beautiful silver grain on a radial section ; 

 does not warp to the same extent as Q incana and Q. annulata. Pores 

 small to large, surrounded by soft tissue, in loose radial strings. Medul- 

 lary rays of two classes : numerous, very fine, uniform, equidistant rays; 

 and fewer broad to extremely broad ones, shewing on a radial section as 

 high, irregularly-shaped, shining plates. Numerous, wavy, concentric 

 lines. 



Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, between 5,000 and 9,000 feet. 



Growth, probably moderate, but the annual rings are too difficult to distinguish to 

 be readily counted. Attempts to count rings have been frequently made in Darjeel- 

 ing, but with very little success. Its growth is, however, slow. Weight, 59 Ibs. per 

 cubic foot, the average of 5 specimens. The wood is durable if not much exposed to 

 wet ; it is used for beams and posts in the construction of houses and bridges, and 

 for door-posts, window-frames, rafters and other house-building purposes. In Darjeeling 

 the bark is used for tanning. It often attains 100 to 120 feet in height, with a girth 

 of 20 to 30 feet, but old trees are very frequently hollow. The acorns are very 

 large, the cups often 2 to 3 inches in diameter, and composed of broad, annular rings. 

 The leaves are large, parallel-veined, sharply seriated, grey underneath ; they are 

 renewed every 2 or 3 years. It is grown easily from seed, if the seed is good, but it 

 is very liable to be found eaten by grubs. It often takes a long time to germinate, 



