878 



ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



1600. Q. i. sericeus. 



1601. 9. P. cinereus. 



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. 

 3^ Q. P. 6 marUimns Michx. Quer. No. 7. Q. maritima 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 CaroHna. The leaves 

 are shorter than those of the species, 

 and are persistent. It is sometimes 

 called the evergreen willov/ 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 (^g. 1566. A) arc 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. 1602. q. puaiof. 



ft 25. Q. (P.) Zaurifo'lia Willd. The Laurel-leavetl Oak. 



Identification. Wilkl. Sp. PI., 4. p. 427. ; Alt., 2d ed., -5. p. 2SS. ; Pursh Sept., 2. p. 627.; Michx. 



Quer., No. 10. 

 Sy7iony7ncs. Tlic Laurel Oak, Swamp "VVillow Oak. 

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



Si:>ec. Char., Sfc. 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. 



^^ariety. 



2 Q. (P.) 1. 2 hijbrida Michx. Quer. Ixo. 10. t. IS. 





)p. ( 



Q. I. 2 obtusa Aii. 



