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loam, that does not get hot or dry in 

 summer. 



It is propagated by seeds, or, most com 

 monly, by grafting on the other species. 



7. Q. COCCINEA, Wangenheim. Leaves on 

 long petioles, oblong, deeply sinuate lobed, 

 smooth; the lobes divaricate, toothed. Cup 

 nearly top-shaped, conspicuously scaly. Nut, 

 roundish-ovate. Scarlet-oak. 



I consider few oaks superior to this in 

 beauty. In the fall of the year it bears off 

 the palm. Its leaves then become red, fre 

 quently reaching a fine scarlet. It averages 

 fifty feet high, though some are occasionally 

 found nearly doubling that height. It is 

 rather an irregular grower, when old often 

 inclining to become flat-headed. Its long- 

 leafstalks permit an easy motion of the 

 leaves with every summer breeze, and gives 

 motion as an additional attraction to the 

 beauties of its autumnal foliage. It thrives 

 best in a deep rich loam, inclining to moisture. 



8. Q. FALCATA, Walter. Leaves downy be 

 neath, sinuated, with three or four somewhat 

 sickle-shaped, bristle-pointed lobes, the ter 

 minal one elongated and jagged. Fruit small. 



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