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so: Ivs. on slender petioles J^-l in. long, elliptic-oblong 

 to ovate-oblong, acuminate, broadly cuneate or nearly 

 rounded at the base, dentate above the middle, lus- 

 trous above, glaucous beneath and silky, at least while 

 young, 3-5 in. long: fr. short-stalked, 1-3; cup saucer- 

 shaped, silky-pubescent outside, with 5-7 concentric 

 rings; nut ellipsoid, %in. long. Japan. S.I. F. 1:30. 

 I. T. 4:103. Handsome evergreen tree, planted occa- 

 sionally in Calif, and in the southeastern states. 



44. myrsinaefolia, Blume (Q. Vibrayana, Franch. & 

 Sav. Q. bamhussefblia, Fort., not Hance. Cydobalan- 

 6psis Vibrayana, Schottky). Evergreen tree, to 50 ft.: 

 Ivs. lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, cuneate 

 at the base, serrate, glaucescent and glabrous beneath 

 from the beginning, shining green above, 3-5 in. long 

 and M~l/4 in. wide: fr. in short spikes; nut oblong- 

 ovoid, H~M m - long, embraced about one-third by the 

 glabrous cup consisting of about 6 concentric rings. 

 Japan. S.I.F. 1:29. Beautiful evergreen oak for the 

 southern states. In the American trade confused with 

 Q. acuta and in European gardens with Q. glauca. 



45. acuta, Thunb. (Q. Buergeri, Blume. Cyclo- 

 balandpsis acuta, Oerst.). Evergreen small tree: Ivs. 

 oblong-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, rounded 

 at the base, entire and usually undulate on the margin, 

 glossy green above, yellowish green beneath, glabrous, 

 only when unfolding covered with a brownish quickly 

 disappearing floss, 3-5 in. long: fr. in nearly sessile clus- 

 ters; nut ellipsoid-oblong, about %in. long, embraced 

 about one-fourth by the pubescent cup consisting of 

 about 6 concentric rings. Japan, Korea. S.I.F. 1:32. Gn. 

 19, p. 285; 79, p. 388. Handsome tree, rare in cult. 



The species in the following list are not hardy North except 

 when mentioned: 



Q. acutlssima, Carruthers=Q. serrata. Q. MgHops, Linn. Ever- 

 green tree, to 60 ft.: allied to Q. Cerris: Ivs. lobednlentate with 

 acute sinuses, fulvous-tomentose at first: cup large, with spreading, 

 flat, lanceolate scales, not much to one-half shorter than acorn. 

 S. Italy, Greece. Q. Aizdon, Koehne=Q. Pseudoturneri. Q. 

 alnifdlia, Poech. Evergreen shrub: Ivs. orbicular or oval, dentate, 

 shining above, yellow-tomentose beneath, 1-2 in. long: cup with 

 recurved lanceolate bracts; acorn 1 }^ in. long. Crete. Gn. 18, p. 

 486 ;40, p. 95. A.G. 13:436. Q. aquifolioides, Rehd. & Wilson. 

 Evergreen shrub or tree, to 30 ft.: branchlets pubescent: Ivs. sub- 

 sessile, elliptic or ovate-elliptic, auriculate, spiny-dentate or entire, 

 lustrous above, yellowish brown-tomentose beneath, 1 J^-3 in. long: 

 fr. several, peduncled; cup saucer-shaped; acorn ovoid, J^in. long. 

 W. China. Var. rufescens, Rehd. & Wilson (Q. Ilex var. rufescens, 

 Franch.). Lvs. with yellowish gray, looser pubescence, older Ivs. 

 sometimes glabrous: scales of cup thicker, more villous. W. China. 

 Q. arkansd.no, Sarg. Allied to Q. marilandica. Tree, to 70 ft. : Ivs. 

 broadly obovate, cuneate, at maturity glabrous beneath except 

 tufts in the arils, 2-3}^ in. long: cup shallow; nut broadly ovate, 

 J^in. long. Ark. S.T.S. 2:152. Hj. austriaca sempervirens, Hort.= 

 Q. Pseudoturneri. Q. Boyntonii, Beadle. Allied to Q. stellata. 

 Shrub, 3-15 ft.: Ivs. obovate with 3-5 small obtuse lobes above the 

 middle or nearly entire, 2-3 J^ in. long: cup turbinate; acorn about 

 Vin. long. Ala. Q. brevifdlia, Sarg.=Q. cinerea. Q. castanese- 

 'dlia, C. A. Mey. Half -evergreen tree, to 70 ft. : Ivs. oblong-lanceo- 

 late, serrate, tomentulose beneath, rarely almost glabrous, 4-6 in. 

 long: cup with lanceolate recurved scales. W. Asia to N. Persia. 

 G.W. 11, p. 199. Not or only half-hardy N. Q. Catesbxi, Michx. 

 Tree, to 60 ft.: Ivs. similar to those of Q. cuneata, but rufous- 

 tomentose when young, glabrous at length, except axillary tufts 

 beneath, very short-petioled: cup turbinate with the scales extend- 

 ing above the rim and down the inner surface. N. C. to Fla. and 

 La. S.S. 8:417. Q. Chdpmanii, Sarg. (Q. obtusiloba var. parvi- 

 folia, Chapm.). Usually a shrub, rarely small tree; allied to Q. 

 stellata: Ivs. obovate-oblong and entire or slightly sinuately lobed 

 toward the apex. S. C. to Fla. S.S. 8:370. Q. chinensis, Abel. See 

 Q. sclerophylla. Q. cinerea, Michx. BLUE JACK. Small tree: 

 allied toQ. imbricaria, but Ivs. tomentulose beneath, smaller, elliptic 

 to oblong-lanceolate, half-evergreen: cup saucer-shaped ; acorn sub- 

 globose. N. C. to Fla. and Texas. S.S. 8:431. Q. cleistocdrpa, 

 Seemen=Pasania ileistocarpa, Schottky (P. Wilsonii, Schottky. Q. 

 Wilsonii, Seemen). Evergreen tree, to 50 ft.: Ivs. coriaceous, 

 elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 1 broadly cuneate at 

 the base, lustrous above, covered beneath with a thin scaly grayish 

 tomentum, becoming glabrescent, 2^-6 in. long: fr. in short dense 

 spikes, subglobose, about %in. across, the cup nearly inclosing the 

 acorn; scales adnate. Cent, and W. China. Q. cocci/era, Linn. 

 Evergreen small tree or shrub: Ivs. oval to oblong, spinose-dentate, 

 almost glabrous, 1-2 in. long: cup with spreading or recurved rigid 

 scales: maturation biennial. S. Eu. H.W. 2:25, p. 82.- Q. cuspi- 

 ddta, Thunb. See Castanopsis p. 2891. Q. densifldra, Hook. & Arn. 

 =Pasania densiflora. Q. Douglasii, Hook. & Arn. Tree, to 60 ft., 

 with dense, round-topped head: allied to Q. Garryana, but Ivs. 

 bluish green, less deeply lobed, often only sinuately dentate. Calif. 

 S.S. 8:386. Q. dumdsa, Nutt. Evergreen rigid shrub to 8 ft. or 



occasionally tree to 30 ft.: Ivs. oblong to obovate, entire or sinu- 

 ately toothed, pubescent, grayish green, ?4~2, rarely to 3 in. long: fr. 

 usually solitary and sessile; acorn oval, Yf-\ Vi in. long, embraced 

 one-third to two-thirds by the cup. Very variable. Calif. S.S. 

 8:392. Q. Smoryi, Torr. Evergreen tree, to 40 ft.: allied to Q. 

 chrysolepis: Ivs. usually cordate, oblong-lanceolate, spiny-toothed, 



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soon almost glabrous, \-1Vi in- long: acorn oblong, p-%in. high. 

 Texas to Ariz. S.S. 8:397. Q. Engleriana, Seemen (Q. sutch- 

 uenensis, Franch.). Evergreen tree, about 30 ft.: branchlets 

 brown, soon glabrous: Ivs. ovate-oblong, acuminate, rounded at the 

 base, with few small spiny appressed teeth, sometimes entire, 

 finally glabrous, 2>^-5 in. long: fr. 1-3, short-stalked; acorn ovoid, 

 scarcely J/in. ; cup with thin glabrescent brown scales, cup-shaped. 

 Cent. China. Q. Esculus, Linn. A S. European form of Q. ses- 

 siliflora, with the Ivs. pubescent when young and deeply pinnatifid. : 

 synonym of Q. sessiliflora var. aurea, DC. Q. Fdbri, fiance. Tree, 

 to 80 ft.: branchlets pubescent: Ivs. short-stalked, obovate to 

 oblong, obtusish, sinuately lobed with 6-10 pairs of short rounded 

 rarely acutish lobes, grayish tomentulose and reticulate beneath, 3-6 

 in. long: fr. short-stalked; acorn oblong-cylindric, %in. long, cup 

 glabrescent, brown. China. Q. Fdrgesii, Franch. =O. oxyodon 

 var. Fargesii. Q. fruticdsa, Brot.=Q. humilis. Q. fulhamnsis, 

 Hort. See Q. Lucombeana. Q. Gdmbelii, Nutt. Small tree or 

 shrub, very variable: allied to Q. alba: Ivs. smaller, pale or yellowish 

 green and usually finely pubescent below: fr. smaller, sessile. Colo. 

 to Utah and Mex. S.S. 8:366, 367. Gt. 44, p. 7. Q. georgidna, 

 Curtis. Shrub, 6-8 ft., rarely small tree: allied to Q. palustris: Ivs. 

 smaller, less deeply lobed and lobes mostly entire. Ga. S.S. 8:425. 

 Hardy. Q. GiUidna, Rehd. & Wilson. Evergreen small tree, to 20 

 ft. or scrubby: Ivs. subsessile, oval, rounded at the spiny-pointed 

 apex, subcordate or rounded at the base, spiny-toothed, quite 

 glabrous at maturity, 1-2 in. long: fr. sessile, ripening the first year; 

 acorn ovoid, J^in. long, inclosed nearly one-half by the hemispheri- 

 cal cup. W. China. Q. gldbra, Thunb. =Pasania glabra. Q. 

 Grarmintia, Linn.=Q. Ilex. Q. Haas, Kotschy. Closely allied to 

 Q. pedunculata: Ivs. sparingly stellate-pubescent beneath, larger: 

 fr. larger. E. Eu., W. Asia. Hardy. Q. Henryi, Seemen=Pasania 

 Henryi, Schottky. Evergreen tree, to 60 ft.: Ivs. slender-petioled, 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, lustrous above, covered beneath 

 with a thin scaly tomentum, finally glabrescent, 4-8 in. long: fr. in 

 stout spikes 4-7 in. long; acorn depressed-globose, %in. across, 

 embraced only at the base by the saucer-shaped cup. Cent. China. 

 Q. heterophylla, Michx. Supposed hybrid of Q. Phellos and Q. 

 velutina: Ivs. oblong, narrowed into the petiole, sinuately lobed or 

 toothed or entire. S.S. 8:436. Q. humilis, Walt.=Q. cinerea. Q. 

 humilis, Lam. Half-evergreen shrub, with oval, coarsely dentate 

 Ivs., grayish tomentose beneath: fr. almost sessile. Portugal. 

 Sometimes Q. prinoides is sold under this name. Q. incdna, Roxbg. 

 Evergreen tree, to 60 ft.: allied to Q. serrata: Ivs. oblong to ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, mucronate-serrate, with 14-20 pairs of veins, 

 glossy above, whitish tomentose beneath, 3-6 in. long: fr. sessile; 

 acorn about 1 in. long, at first almost inclosed by the campanulate, 

 rather thin cup. Himalayas. Sometimes united with Q. lanata. Q. 

 infectdria, Oliver=Q. lusitanica var. infectoria. Q. insignia. Mart. 

 & Gal., the Mexican white oak, has been intro. recently by the U. S. 

 Dept. Agric. : said to be best suited to a moist warm climate: a rapid- 

 growing tree, erect, 75 ft., and making large branches 30-40 ft. 

 from the ground: branchlets densely hairy: Ivs. short-stalked, obo- 

 vate-oblong, remotely serrate, hairy, on both sides, 5-9 in. long: fr. 

 subsessile; cup J^in across, fulvous-pubescent. Q. inversa, Lindl.= 

 Pasania thalassica. <2. Koehnei, Ambrozy (Q. Pseudoturneri, Veitch 

 Cat., not Schneid.). Probably Q. Ilex X Q. sessiliflora. Lvs. oblong- 

 obovate, cuneate, very obtuse at the apex, with few short lobes, gla- 

 brous; midrib yellow, changing to dull red in fall. Garden origin. 

 Q. lanata. Wall. Evergreen tree, to 80 ft.: allied to Q. incana: Ivs. 

 oblong-lanceolate, with 10-16 pairs of veins, remotely toothed, 4-8 

 in. long: fr. smaller, cup hemispherical. Himalayas. ^Q. lanugindsa, 

 Don=Q. lanata. Q. Ledna, Nutt. Supposed hybrid of Q. imbri- 

 caria and Q. velutina: Ivs. oblong or obovate-oblong, sinuatelytopthed 

 or entire, rounded at the base. S.S. 8:434. Hardy. Q. Libani, Oli- 

 ver. Half-evergeeen shrub or small tree: Ivs. oblong-ovate, coarsely 

 serrate, light green and at length almost glabrous beneath, 2-4 in. 

 long: acorn almost wholly inclosed; scales little spreading. Asia 

 Minor. R.H. 1872, p. 155; 1877, p. 173 (not p. 172, which is proba- 

 bly Q. ^Egilops). Gn. 1, p. 618. Q. Lucombeana, Sweet (Q. Cerris 

 var. Lucombeana, Loud. Q. Cerris var. subperennis, DC.). Sup- 

 posed hybrid of Q. Cerris and Q. Suber. Half-evergreen tree to 70 

 ft., with broad, round head: Ivs. oval-ovate, coarsely serrate, 

 tomentose beneath, 2-3 Yi in. long: cup with subulate spreading 

 scales. Probably of the same parentage as Q. fulhamensis, differing 

 by symmetrical pyramidal habit and more corky bark. Gn. 27, pp. 

 476-8. Q. lusitanica, Lam. Half -evergreen tree, sometimes shrub: 

 Ivs. oval to ovate-lanceolate, coarsely and deeply serrate, pubescent 

 beneath, 1-2 in. long: cup with appressed scales, embracing one- 

 half to one-third of the nut. S. Eu. Var. infectdria, DC., is more 

 shrubby and has the Ivs. less pubescent beneath. Q. macedonica, 

 DC. Evergreen tree or shrub: Ivs. oval-oblong, serrate, light green 

 and sparingly pubescent beneath, 1 J^-3 in. long: cup with the lower 



scales appressed, the middle ones spreading and the upper ones 

 inversed, almost inclosing the nut. Macedonia, Albania. Q. 

 macrdnthera, Fisch. & Mey. Tree, to 50 ft.: allied to Q. conferta: 

 Ivs. larger and less deeply lobed, with 8-10 ovate lobes on each side, 

 each lobe J^-l in. long, sometimes with 1-3 teeth on its lower side, 

 pale and densely soft-pubescent beneath, 4-7 in. long: fr. nearly 

 sessile: acorn about 1 in. long, embraced nearly half by the cup 

 covered with lanceolate pubescent scales. Caucasus to N. Persia. A 

 handsome and hardy oak with large striking foliage. Q. macrolepis, 

 Kotschy. A variety of Q. ^Egilops, with larger, less deeply lobed 

 Ivs. and the scales of the cup large and strongly recurved. Crete. 

 Q. Margaretta, Ashe. Allied to Q. stellata. Shrub or small tree, 

 to 30 ft.: Ivs. obovate, with 3-5 rounded lobes, pale green or glau- 



