QUAQUA 



726 



QUERCUS 



STOVE ANNUAL TWINERS. 



Q. cocci'nea (scarlet). See IPOMCEA COCCINEA. 

 digita'ta (hand-leaved). See IPOMCEA DIGITATA. 

 hederifo'lia (ivy-leaved). See IPOMCEA HEDERIKOLIA. 

 lu'teola (yellowish). See IPOMCEA COCCINFA. 

 phasni'-cea (crimson). See IPOMCEA COCCINEA. 

 sero'tina (late-Wooming). See IPOMCEA SEROTINA. 



tri'loba ( three-lobed) . See IPOMCEA TRILOBA. 

 vulga'ris (common). See IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT. 

 albiflo'ra (white-flowered). See IPOMCEA QUAMO- 

 CLIT ALBA. 



QUA'QUA. (The native name given by the Hotten- 

 tots. Nat. ord. Asclepiadaoeae.) 



A dwarf succulent, eaten by the Hottentots. Cuttings 

 allowed to get partly dried 'before insertion in sand in 

 a dry stove ; also seeds. Loam, finely broken bricks, 

 and sand in equal proportions. Keep it very dry in 

 winter. 



Q. Hottentoto'rum (Hottentots'). i- Pale yellow. 

 Namaqualand, S.W. Africa. 1873. 



QUARARI'BEA. (Probably from the native name. 

 Nat. ord. Malvaceae. Allied to Fremontia.) 



A large stove shrub or tree. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 wood in sand in a close case with bottom-heat. Fibrous 

 loam, peat, and sand. 



Q. turbina' ta (top-shaped). 6-15. White, large. Brazil. 

 1793- 



QUA'SSIA. (From the name of a slave (Quassi), who 

 first used the bark as a febrifuge. Nat. ord. Quassiails 

 [Simarubaceap]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen tree, the source of the well-known 

 Quassia-chips, used for poisoning flies ; the bitter has 

 also been substituted for hops. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, in heat ; sandy, rich loam 

 and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 55 to 65 ; summer, 

 65 to 90. 

 Q. ama'ra (bitter). 20. Red. June. Guiana. 1790. 



" Surinam Quassia." 



exce'lsa (lofty). See SIMARUBA EXCELSA. 

 Simaru'ba (Simaruba). See SIMARUBA AMARA. 



QUEBEC OAK. QuSrcus a'lba. 



QUEEN LILY. Phadrana'ssa. 



QUEEN OF THE MEADOW. Spira'a Ulnta'ria. 



QUEKE'TTIA. (Commemorative of E. J. Quekett, a 

 vegetable anatomist. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions when growth is commencing. 

 Fibre of peat, sphagnum, and plenty of crocks in the pots. 

 Q. Jenma'ni (Jenman's). J. White, small. British 



Guiana. 1906. 

 microsco'pica (microscopic). J. Yellow. Brazil. 



QUENOUILLE is a fruit-tree with a central stem, and 

 its branches trained in horizontal tiers, the lowest boin^ 

 the longest, and the others gradually lessening in length 

 as they do in age ; so that the tree, like a spruce-fir, 

 acquires a pyramidal form. 



QUERCITRON. Que'rcus tincto'ria. 



QUE'RCUS. The Oak. (From the Celtic quer, fine, 

 and cuez, a tree. Nat. ord. Mastworls [Cupuliferae]. 

 Linn. 2i-Moncecia, g-Polyandria.) 



By acorns, sown as they drop from the tree ; or col- 

 lected, dried, and kept packed in sand, in a dry place, 

 until the following March, when they may be sown in 

 rows, and covered half an inch deep ; deep, loamy soil 

 they like best. Particular varieties are kept up by 

 grafting. 



Q. acu'ta (acute). Japan. 1884. " Akakasi." Ever- 

 green. 



a'lbo-ne'rvia (white-nerved). Leaves white-veined. 

 6am6ustf'/o / /ta(Bambusa-leaved). Leaves narrow. 

 ,, ro'seo-ne'rvia (rosy-nerved). Leaves rosy-veined. 

 jE'gilops (^Egilops). 20. Levant. 1731. " Valonia 



Oak." 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 

 macro'lepis (large-scaled). Crete ; Greece. 

 ,, pe'ndula (drooping). 

 Pyra'mi (Pyramus's). 

 Unge'ri (Uneer's). 



agrifo'lia (scabby- leaved). May. 1837. California. 

 1837. " Encina." 



Q. 



a'lba (white). 60. May. N. Amer. 1724. " White 



Oak." 

 ,, pinnati'fida (deeply-cut-leaved}. 60. May. N. 



Amer. 1724. 



,, repa'nda (wavy-leaved). 60. May. N. Amer. 

 Albe'rti (Albert's). Leaves large, oniamental. 1905. 

 alie'na (alien). China; Corea ; Japan. 1900. 

 alnifo'lia (alder-leaved). Leaves golden beneath. 



Mountains of Cyprus. 1880. Half-hardy. " Golden 



Cyprus Oak." 



ambi'gua (ambiguous). See Q. RUBRA. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). Japan. Evergreen. 

 apenni'na (Apennine). See Q. PEDUNCULATA. 

 aqua'tica mari'tima (sea). See P. NIGRA. 

 auslra'lis (southern). See Q. LUSITANICA. 

 austri'aca semprrvfrcns (evergreen- Austrian). See 



Q. TURNFRI. 

 Ballo'ta (Ballota). 60. May. Spain, Portugal. 



" Sweet Acorn Oak." 

 batnbuseefo'lia (Bambusa-leaved). See Q. ACUTA 



BAMBUS^FOLIA. 



Baniste'ri (Banister's). See Q. ILICIFOLIA. 



bi' color (two-coloured). 70. N. Amer. 1800. 



" Swamp White Oak." 

 Buerge'rii (Buerger's). See Q. ACUTA. 

 calyci'na (/arg-calyxed). May. Europe. 

 castaneafo'lia (chestnut-leaved). 60. Caucasus. 



1846. 



castella'na (Castile). See Q. ILEX. 

 Catesba'i (Catesby's). 15. May. N. Amer. 1823. 

 Ce'rris (bitter oak). 50. May. S. Europe. 1735. 

 " Turkey Oak." 



,, austri'aca (Austrian). 40. May. Austria. 1824. 

 ca'na ma'jor (larger-hoary-/<rawd). May. S. 

 Europe. 



,, ca'iia mi'nor (lesser-hozry-lcaved). May. S. 

 Europe. 



,, cri'spa (crisped). 60-70. Leaves crisped. 

 denta'ta (toothed). See Q CERRIS FULHAMF.NSIS. 

 ,, fulhame'nsis (Fulham). 80. May. '* Fulliain 

 Oak." 



,, fulhame'nsis latifo'lia (broad-leaved). " Broad- 

 leaved Fulham Oak." 



,, lacinia'la (cut-leaved). Leaves deeply and irregu- 

 larly cut. 



lucombea'na (Lucombean). See Q. LUCOMBEANA. 

 pe'ndula (drooping). 50. May. S. Europe. 

 Ra'gnal (Ragnal). See Q. CERRIS. 

 subpere'nnis (subperennial). See Q. CERRIS FUL- 



HAMENSIS. 



variega'ta (variegated-leaved). 50. May. S. Europe. 

 chryso'lfpis (golden-scaled). Oregon;' California. 



" Maul Oak." 

 cine'rea (grey). 10-20. May. Southern United 



States. i7'8Q. " Blue Jack." 

 cocci'fera (kermes-bearing). 10. May. S. Europe. 



1683. " Kermes Oak." 

 cocci'nea (scarlet). 50. May. N. Amer. 1691. 



" Scarlet Oak." 

 confe'rta (crowded). 40. May. Italy to Hungary, &c. 



1739- 



Coo'kii (Captain Cook's). See ILEX GRAMUNTIA. 

 crena'ta (scolloped). See Q. PSEUDO-SUBER. 

 cri'spula (finely-crisped). Japan. " Nara gasi." 



,, grosseserra' (a (coarsely-sawed). 

 cunea'ta (wedge-shaped). April. United States. 



" Spanish Oak." 

 cupressoi 'des (cypress-like). See Q. PEDUNCULATA 



FASTIGIATA. 



cuspida'ta (short-pointed). Japan. 1879. Evergreen. 



angustifo'lia (narrow- leaved). Japan. 



,, latifo'lia (broad-leaved). Japan. 



,, variega'ta (variegated). Leaves variegated. 1879. 

 Dalecha'mpii (Dalechamp's). S. Europe. 

 Dai'mio pinnati'fida (deeply-cut). See Q. DENTATA. 

 dealb'ata (whitened). May. Nepaul. 1828. 

 densifto'ra (dense-flowered). Oregon ; California. 



1865. " Tan Bark Oak." 

 denta'ta (toothed). Leaves one foot long or more. 



Japan. 1888. " Kashiwa." 

 digita'ta (hand-leaved). See Q. CUNEATA. 

 Dougla'sii (Douglas's). California. " Blue Onk." 

 E'sculus (eatable). See Q. CERRIS. 

 evpa'nsa (spreading). See Q. ILEX. 

 fagi'nta (beech-like). See Q. LUSITANICA. 

 falca'ta (sickle-shaped). 80. May. N. Amer. 1763 



