QUERCUS. 



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QUINCUNX. 



chips in water, in the proportion of ^ Ib. of 

 chips to a gallon of water, for a quarter of 

 an hour. Soft soap should then be added 

 to the decoction in the proportion of J Ib. 

 to a gallon. 



Quercus (not. ord. Cupuliferse). 



The species are chiefly forest trees ; still 

 there are many extremely ornamental. 

 Quercus Ilex^ the Holly or Holm Oak, is 

 very useful in shrubberies. The American 

 oaks are very handsome, particularly for 

 the tint of their leaves in winter. Q. 

 coccinea> or the Scarlet Oak, is one of 

 these. Q. robur is the Black or Common 

 Oak, and Q. suber is the evergreen oak, 

 tfhose bark is so well known as cork. 



Quince. 



The three existing varieties of quince 



are known as " Apple Shaped," " Pear 

 Shaped," and " Portugal." Propagation 

 may be effected by seeds, cuttings, or 

 layers. The fruit is used . for making 

 marmalade, and one or two added to an 

 apple pie imparts a desirable flavour to 

 the fruit used. 



Quincunx. 



This is the name given to a system of 

 planting very extensively adopted by gar- 

 deners and with very good results. It 

 consists in arranging trees or plants in such 

 a manner that those in one row stand oppo- 

 site spaces in the next. Thus : 



O1EI,YTRA SVECTABII.IS. 



