328 QUERCUS R APHIOLEPIS 



Leaves lanceolate, broadly tapered or rounded at the base, and with long 

 slender points, the' upper half toothed; i\ to 4 ins. long, f to ij ins. wide ; 

 pale shining green above, somewhat glaucous beneath, smooth on both 

 surfaces; stalk \ in. long. When young the leaves are of a rich purplish 

 red, very striking against the green of the older foliage. The acorns are 

 produced two to four on a spike, but have not yet been developed in this 

 country. 



Native of China and Japan ; introduced from China in 1854, by Fortune. 

 As a garden oak it is chiefly notable for the colour of its narrow graceful 

 foliage when young. Closely allied to it is 



Q. GLAUCA, Thunberg, a native of China, Japan, etc. It is quite rare in 

 cultivation, most of the plants so-called 'being really Q. Vibrayeana. The 

 true Q. glauca may be distinguished by the under-surface of the leaves being 

 densely covered with appressed silky hairs, more or less of which persist 

 through the first season. The true plant is in the Earl of Ducie's collection at 

 Tortworth. 



Q. WlSLIZENI, De Candolle. 



An evergreen oak, varying in a wild state from a mere shrub to a tree 70 

 or more ft. high ; young shoots furnished with a loose, scattered, starry down. 

 Leaves oblong to ovate, rounded or slightly heart-shaped at the base, 

 terminated and edged with slender, spiny teeth ; I to 2| ins. long, | to if ins. 

 wide ; often entire on adult native trees ; both sides shining green and quite 

 smooth ; stalk \ to |- in. long, downy, the stellate down often continued down 

 the midrib. Acorn f to over i in. long, about \ in. wide ; two-thirds enclosed 

 in a cup with thin, downy, flattened scales. 



Native of California ; introduced to Kew in 1874, where it has proved 

 hardy but slow-growing. It has also borne acorns there. In its glossy green 

 leaves, smooth on both surfaces, it resembles only Q. coccifera, but the tree 

 is of much more open habit, and the leaves are larger. Henry has also pointed 

 out differences in the shape of the buds ; in Wislizeni they are conical, pointed, 

 and longer than the rounded blunt ones of coccifera. 



RAPHIOLEPIS JAPONICA, Siebold. ROSACES. 



(Dot. Mag., t. 5510 ; R. ovata, Briot.} 



An evergreen shrub of sturdy, rounded form, up to 10 ft. in height, 

 with downy young wood. Leaves very stout and leathery, broadly oval 

 or obovate, tapering at the base to a stout stalk \ in. long, round or blunt- 

 pointed, the terminal part usually shallow-toothed, the lower entire; 

 i J to 3 ins. long, about two-thirds as much wide. When young, the leaf 

 is covered on both sides with a loose felt of grey down which rapidly falls 

 away, leaving the surfaces quite smooth, or with a few pieces of down 

 about the midrib. Flowers fragrant, white, f in. across, produced in a 

 stiff, terminal panicle or raceme 3 or 4 ins. high, in June. Calyx very 

 woolly, funnel-shaped, with five narrow, pointed lobes. Fruit pear-shaped, 

 blue-black, erect, J in. long, one-seeded. 



Native of Japan and Corea; introduced about 1862. This striking 

 shrub would appear to be hardier than is generally supposed ; it is quite 

 healthy in the open at Kew, but no doubt likes a sheltered spot. It is 



