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The foliage deciduous, or'also-evergreen. The wood 
available for wheelwrights, cabinet-makers, turners, 
coopers ; also for building purposes. 
Quercus coccifera, L.—The deciduous Kermes Oak 
of South Europe; so called from the red dye, furnish- 
ed by the Coccus ilicis, from this oak. It also sup- 
plies tanner’s bark. The huge and ancient Abraham’s 
Oak belongs to this species. 
Quercus coccinea, Wangenheim.—The Black Oak 
of North America. Height, one hundred feet ; stem- 
diameter, five feet. Foliage deciduous. The yellow 
dye, known as Quercitron, comes from this tree. Bark 
rich in tannic acid. 
Quercus cornea, Loureiro. — China. An evergreen 
tree, forty feet high. Acorns used for food. 
Quercus falcata, Michaux.—North America. Foli- 
age deciduous. Lives in dry, sandy ground. A 
good-sized tree, with excellent tanner’s bark. 
Quercus Ilex, L.—The Holly Oak of South Europe. 
Height of tree fifty feet. Wood in use for ship-build- 
ing, bark for tanning. From varieties of this tree 
are obtained the sweet and nourishing ballota and 
chestnut acorns, 
Quercus incana, Roxb.—A Himalayan timber-tree 
of great dimensions; beautiful, evergreen. 
Quercus infectoria, Oliv.—Only a small tree, with 
deciduous foliage. Chiefly from this tree the galls of 
- commerce are obtained. 
Quercus lancifolia, Roxb. —A tall timber-tree of the 
Himalayas. Wood valued for its durability. 
Quercus macrocarpa, Michx. — The Burr Oak of 
North America. Tree seventy feet high. The tim- 
ber nearly as good as that of the White Oak. 
