878 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICU3VT. 



1600. Q. P. sericus. 1601. Q. P. cJnereus. 



both in height and general appearance, that individual plants have 

 frequently been taken for distinct species. It is only found in the 

 maritime parts of the Southern States, where it is rare, in compa- 

 rison with many other species. 



* Q. P. 6 maritimus Michx. Quer. No. 7. Q. marftima Willd. Sp. PI. iv. 

 p. 424. A low shrubby plant, from 3 ft. to 8 ft. high, according 

 to Pursh ; a native of the sea coast 

 of Virginia and Carolina. The leaves 

 are shorter than those of the species, 

 and are persistent. It is sometimes 

 called the evergreen willow oak. 

 The leaves of this species are 2 or 3 inches 



long, of a light green, smooth, narrow, entire, 



and very similar to those of the willow; whence 



the name of the willow oak, by which this 



species is known throughout the greater part 



of America. The shoots are straight, long, 



slender, wand-like, and not crossing one 



another so much as in most of the other 



kinds of oaks ; so that the tree is almost 



as much like the willow in its shoots as its 



leaves. The acorns (fig. 1566. h) are small, 



round, bitter, and of a dark brown colour : 



they are contained in shallow cups, slightly 



coated with scales ; and, if kept in a cool place, 



they will preserve the power of germination 



for several months. Large trees of this species 



are not unfrequent in British gardens. isoa. . ^heiioj. 



2 25. Q. (P.) LAURIFO'LIA Willd. The Laurel-leaved Oak. 



Identification. Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 427. ; Ait., 2d ed., 5. p. 288. ; Pursh Sept., 2. p. 627.; Michx. 



Quer., No. 10. 



Synonymet. The Laurel Oak, Swamp Willow Oak. 

 Engravings. Michx. Quer., t. 17. ; and our fig. 1604. 



Spec. Char. y $c. Leaves obovate, entire, smooth, nearly sessile ; tapering at 

 the base. Nut roundish, even. (Smith.) A deciduous tree. South Caro- 

 lina and Georgia. Height 50 or 60 feet. Introduced in 1786. 



I 'ariely. 



2 Q. (P.) 1. 2 hybrida Michx. Quer. No. 10. t. 18, Q. I. 2 obtiisa Ait. 



