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Its leaves are deep green, quite smooth and shining on 

 the upper side, but having a short glaucous down 

 beneath ; about three inches long, abruptly narrowed 

 to a blunt point. The male flowers are produced in 

 long tails, at the ends of the fruit-bearing branches, 

 and are a very attractive feature, when in perfection. 



QUERCUS REPENS. 



A very interesting low-growing species, with the 

 habit of a shrub. 



QUERCUS SUBER Linnceus. 

 (Cork Tree.) 



This tree is not so hardy as the Evergreen Oak, to 

 which it has a great resemblance, especially to the 

 broader-leaved varieties ; but it forms a handsome tree 

 in many parts of the country. Height from twenty to 

 thirty feet. There are many varieties in cultivation, 

 differing much in the size and form of their leaves. 



QUERCUS SCLEROPHYLLA. lindley. 



An evergreen oak, with noble foliage, received by us 

 from the same district as Q. inversa. The leaves are 

 often six inches long, by three inches broad ; of a 

 thick leathery texture, quite smooth, and of a bright 

 green on the upper surface, but glaucous and covered 

 with a fine down beneath. The fruit is borne in com- 

 pact spikes, three or four inches in length. A very 

 fine and distinct plant. 



