CUPULIFER^. (OAK FAMILY.) 739 



glossy at upper surface, stellate-pubescent at lower, deutatc or crenate, 

 the teeth or scallops acutish or callous. Acorns short-peduncled or 

 sessile, solitary or few in a cluster; scales of cupulc tomeutellous, 

 apprcssed, more or less convex lengthwise at back, triangular-ovate to 

 short-lanceolate — Si3ring — 



Var. geuuiiia, Boiss. Leaves oblong-elliptical, lower surface 

 pale and glabrous to stellate-pubescent, margin dentate — Lower and 

 middle mountain zones. 



Var. Boi§sicri, A.D.C. Leaves glabrous or glabrescent at 

 lower surface, margin regularly acute-dentate — Lebanon; Cassius. 



Var. petiolaris, A. D. C. Leaves iong-petioled, with few scallops 

 or entire, glabrescent at lower surface — Lower and middle mountain 

 zones. 



Var. latifolia, Boiss. Leaves broad-ovate, wavy, ol)tuse-crenate 

 or nearly entire, usually tomeutellous at lower surface; glands often 

 large — Lebanon and Antilebanon. 



This species is jDcculiarly liable to bear galls. 



3. Q, Ilex, L. 5 -^ low tree, bark not corky. Leaves leathery, 

 evergreen, white-tomentellous at lower surface, glabrous at upper, 

 short-petioled, ovate, oblong, or elliptical-lanceolate, acute-dentate or 

 entire, acute or obtuse. Anthers mucronulate ; fruiting racemes short, 

 short-peduncled; scales of cupule ajDpressed, woolly, triangular-ovate, 

 obtuse — Spring — Syrian coast. 



4. C|. coccifcra, L. 5 5 Sinclidn. 2. to 10. Leaves ei'ergrcen, 

 short-petioled, firm, ovate to oblong, .03 to .04 long, rounded or cor- 

 date at base, generally glabrous, sjnny-tootlied, or nearly entire, flat or 

 wavy. Acorns solitary or twin ; cupules hemispherical ; scales more or 

 less velvety, regularly imbricated, small, the lowermost ovate, the 

 intermediate oblong-lanceolate, the uppermost linear, erect, divergent, 

 or reflexed — Spring. 



Var. geiiiiiiia, Boiss. Shrub or small tree, with intricate branches, 

 small, ovate, wavy leaves with prickly teeth, and short-echinate cupule. 



Var. ieitcgrifolia, Boiss. Shrub. Leaves small, scarcely denti- 

 culate or entire ; scales appressed or short-echinate at tip. 



Var. callipriiios, Boiss. Shrub or tree ; leaves flat, often larger 

 than in type; scales Of cupule erect, more or less appressed. 



Var. pseiiclococcifera, Boiss. Tall shrub to large tree; leaves 

 flattish, oblong, usually cordate at base ; scales of cupulc more or less 

 spreading or recurved — The oak trees jilanted by tombs are of tliis 

 variety. It includes var. Palaestina, Boiss. {Q. Palmtlna, Ky.). 



5. <|. €erris, L. 5 Ballut. LUck. 5 to 15. Leaves membranous) 

 petioled, glabrescent at upper surface, pubescent at lower, oblong) 

 more or less deeply pinnatilobed, the lobes nearly entire, oblong to 

 triangular, obtuse to acute, tip often callous or mucronatc. Acorns 1- 

 3 together, snbsessile, .035 in diameter, scales of hemispherical, tawny 

 echinate cupulc pubescent, cloiirjKteJ, tlie lower lanceolate, spreading, 



