qu«:rcus. 



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6, young branchlct of Q. alba, with aineiils, &c. 2, a staniiiiatc ( " ) llowor ; '.i, thi' 

 panic ; 4, a pistillate ( ? ) floyvcr wiHi 5 stigmas ; 5, vortical section of tlie same ; (i, 

 branchlet with full-grown leave-* and mature fruit ; 7. section of the the acorn show- 

 ing the two thick cotyledons and embryo at toj) ; 8, acorns of Q robur. 



