AK AND CHIEF 

 VARIETIES. 



Of the oak, Quercus, 

 in addition to the common 

 English oak , Quercus 

 pednnculata, there are 

 Q. variegata, a beautiful variegated va- 

 riety, calculated to produce a fine effect 

 in distant scenery ; Q. coccinea and Q. 

 rubra, both scarlet oaks ; Q. nigra, a 

 black oak, with leaves as black as the 

 purple beech ; Q. alba, a white American 

 variety ; Q. macrocarpa, with its long 

 acorns ; and Q. macrophylla, with its long 

 leaves. These are only .a few among 

 many. 



Oak, Evergreen. 



Second only to the Ilex, is the genus 



dDf its countless waves, 

 coast a grateful fragrance lending 

 Of every land the Mediterranean laves, 

 There grow the slender-shafted Oleanders, 

 With blooms of blushing rose and waxen white 

 Upturned to drink Sol's radiance as he wanders 



Athwart the southern sky 

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'>&* From Orient's glowing gates till veiled in Hesper's night." 



ANON. 



Quercus i Q. ilex being the common ever- 

 green oak. When standing singly on a 

 lawn or in a park, Q. Fulhamensis, the 

 Fulham oak, is very imposing ; and so 

 also is Q. Luccombiana, the Luccombe 

 oak, which is of the same character. The 

 acorns of each of these are very handsome, 

 but in some situations these choice varieties 

 do not fruit freely. 



Oak Pests. 



There are many insects that haunt and 

 infest the oak, and at times do consider- 

 able damage to these monarchs of the 

 British forests. Among these may be 

 named the caterpillar of the goat-moth, 

 which bores into the wood, as it does 

 into the willow. The larvae of the lackey- 

 moth and a small moth known as 



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