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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



are smooth, shining, and heart- shaped, or broad and rounded at the sum- 

 mit, and terminating in a point at the base, as in Jig. 1595. ; and on young 

 trees, or on shoots from the roots of old trees, the leaves are oval, toothed, 

 oblong, and, in short, of all the different forms shown in Jig. 1 595., taken 

 from the Histoire des Ckenes. In the Hortus Kewensis, five varieties are 

 enumerated, only differing in the shape of the leaves ; but the elder Michaux 

 asserts that they cannot be propagated with certainty even by grafting ; and 

 that all the different kinds may be found on one tree. Even the two we 

 have given under distinct names, though they are made species by some 

 authors, are rather variations than varieties. 



The bark, on the oldest trees, is smooth, or very slightly furrowed. The 

 acorns, which are of a dark brown, and are small and extremely bitter, are 

 contained in shallow slightly scaly cups. The wood is tough ; but it decays 

 so soon, that it is never used in America, even for fuel. 



& t 23. Q. (A.) ILICIFOYIA Wang. The Holly-leaved, or Bear, Oak. 



Identification. Wang. Amer., 79. t. 6. f. 17. ; Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., 5. p. 292. 

 Synonymes. Q. Bauistert Michx. Quer. No. 15. ; ? Q. aqutica 



Abbott and Smith Ins. 2. p. 157. ; Black Scrub Oak, Dwarf red 



Oak, Amer. 

 Engravings. Wang. Amer., t. 6. f. 17. ; N. Amer. Syl , 1. p. 21. ; 



and our fig. J597. 



Spec. Char. y fyc. Leaves obovate-wedge-shaped, 

 with 3 or 5 deep bristle-pointed lobes, entire, 

 downy beneath. Fruit stalked, in pairs. (Willd) 

 A deciduous shrub or low tree. Northern 

 States of North America. Height 3 ft. to 10 ft. 

 Introduced in 1800. 



This very remarkable little tree is generally found 

 about 3 or 4 feet high ; but, in favourable situations, 

 it is sometimes found to reach the height of 8 or 10 

 feet. The trunk is covered, like the branches, with a 

 polished bark. The leaves are of a dark green on 

 the upper surface, whitish beneath, and regularly 

 divided into 3 or 5 lobes, The acorns are small, 

 blackish, and longitudinally marked with a few red- 

 dish lines , and they are so abundant as sometimes 

 to cover the branches. 



1597. (a.) flicifulia. 



vii. Phellos. Willow Oaks. 



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Sect. Char., fyc. Leaves quite entire and lanceolate, dying off without much 

 change of colour, in England ; but, in America, sometimes persistent for 

 two or three years. Young shoots straight, spreading, and wand-like. 

 Bark very smooth, black, and never cracked. Fructification biennial. Cup 

 imbricate. Nut roundish and very small. Large trees and shrubs, the least 

 beautiful in their foliage of the oak family. 



& t 24. Q. PHE'LLOS L. The Willow Oak. 



Identification. Lin. Sp. PI., 1412. ; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 625. ; Michx. Quer., No. 7. 

 Synojiymes. Q virgin&na, &c., Pluk. Aim. p. 180 ; Q. /'lex marylandica Raii Hist. PI. 

 Engravings. Michx. Quer., t. 12. ; the plates of this tree in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. viii. ; and 

 our fig. 1602. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves membranaceous, linear lanceolate, tapering at each 

 end, entire, smooth, with a small point. Nut roundish. (Smith.) A deci- 

 duous tree. Philadelphia to Georgia. * Height 60 ft. to 70 ft., in some 



