206 OAKS 



[For ( -f- -T- ) -T- Twigs and ovoid buds aggregated 



see p. 209.] towards the tips of the branches, 



the former in sub-verticillate tufts, 

 the latter with scales in 5 ranks. 

 General hue of branches and twigs 

 grey-tawny to silvery-grey. Limbs 

 few and sharply contrasted with 

 the smaller branches, whence arises 

 the tufted habit. Bark greyish- 

 brown with numerous fissures. 

 Foliage tufted, leaves lobed, oval. 

 Fruit an acorn in a scaly cup. 



8 Buds not fimbriated with per- 

 sistent stipules; ridges of the 

 bark broad and rugose; lobes 

 of the leaf rounded; scales of 

 the acorn-cup flat and closely 

 imbricated. 



Quercus Eobur, L. Oak (Figs. 46, 99, 100). Massive tree 

 attaining 120 to 150 feet in height, and widely spreading. 

 Foliage passing from tawny-green or olive to deep matt- 

 green : autumn foliage tawny-brown. There are several 

 varieties, of which var. pedunculata with shortly petioled 

 leaves and long-stalked acorns, var. sessiliflora with nearly 

 stalkless acorns, and var. pubescens with pubescent-velvety 

 leaves and shoots, are not always readily distinguished. 



8 8 Buds fimbriated by persistent 

 stipules; ridges of bark closer 

 and more regular; lobes of the 

 leaf acute ; scales of the acorn 

 long and narrow, free at the 

 tips, giving the cup a moss-like 

 appearance. 



Quercus Cerris, L. Turkey Oak (Fig. 101). Quercus 

 Cerris may form a long pointed crown with much branched 

 limbs. 



