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QUERCUS. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



QUERCUS. 



Q. COCCINEA (The Scarlet Oak). A 

 forest tree, in its native country growing 

 to 1 60 feet high, and one of the best N. 

 American Oaks. It is a beautiful tree 

 at all seasons, but particularly so in the 



way. It is a good Oak to plant as a 

 tree of the future, as it is very hardy 

 and grows well in almost all kinds of 1 

 soil. 



Q. MACROCARPA (Bur Oak). A large 



An Evergreen Oak. 



autumn, when the rich scarlet and 

 crimson hues of its foliage are very 

 handsome. 



Q. CONFERTA (Hungarian Oak). This is 

 a noble tree in its own country, and one of 

 the quickest growing Oaks in cultivation. 

 It has much larger leaves than the common 

 Oak, and they are cut in much the same 



forest tree of a maximum height of 160 

 feet, with a trunk as much as 8 feet in 

 diameter, and rather large, thin, deeply 

 incised, but blunt-lobed, leaves, shiny on 

 the upper side and whitish below. The 

 timber is good and tough. A native of 

 rich soils from Nova Scotia to Manitoba, 

 and also southwards. 



