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green, elliptic, toothed or entire, downy be- 

 neath. Acorn very long. Barbary-oak. 



This is a fine tree, sixty feet high in its 

 native country. It will probably not stand 

 out here in situations exposed much to the 

 sun in winter, or little sheltered ; but I be- 

 lieve it does pretty well in the garden of my 

 friend Evans. 



4. Q. BICOLOR, Willdenow. Leaves oblong- 

 ovate, acute, softly downy beneath, coarsely 

 and unequally dentate, the teeth rather acute. 

 Fruit on long peduncles; cup hemispherical; 

 nut ovoid-oblong. Swamp white-oak. 



Seldom exceeding fifty feet. Has a very 

 pretty, regularly spreading, large head, fre- 

 quently larger, in proportion to the size of 

 the trunk, than any other species. The bark 

 is slightly scaly. It thrives best in a low 

 situation and moist soil. The best Bartram 

 specimen is sixty feet high, with a head 

 about forty feet in diameter. 



5. Q. CASTANEA, Willdenow. Leaves ob- 

 long, lanceolate, acuminate, pubescent, and 

 of a pale gray beneath, nearly equally tooth- 

 ed, the teeth rather sharp. Cup hemispheri- 

 cal. Nut roundish. Chestnut-oak. 



