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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



equals it in other respects ; but the mountaineers do not esteem it much, 

 owing, as they saj', to its speedy decay; a circumstance attributable no doubt 

 to their employing it in its green state. A similar prejudice prevails in that 

 country against the other species. Female flowers on a separate tree [pro- 

 bably accidentally], crowded 3 together in sessile groups along the spiikes. 

 Acorns eatable, but not very good ; the size and shape of a large filbert, even- 

 pointed, dark brown ; their cups short, scaly. (Smith.) 



1GI5. Q. grand folia. 



Q, obtusifoHa D. Do7i, Q. grandifolia D. Dun (Lamb. Gen. Pin., 

 and ouvfig. 1643.), and Q. velutina Lindl. (Wall. PL As. Rar., t. 130. 

 fg. 1645.) are described 

 in our first edition. 



Q. lamellosa Smith. 

 Q. imbricata Ham. 

 MSS., D. Bon Prod. 

 Fl. Nep. p. 37. (Wall. 

 PI. As. Rar., t. 149. ; 

 owx jig. 1644.) Leaves 

 elliptic or ovate, ser- 

 rated, flat, glabrous, 

 acute, on long foot- 

 stalks ; obtuse at the 

 base ; glaucous beneath ; 

 the veins continued to 

 the serratures ; veinlets 

 raised. Cups solitary, 

 sessile, depressed, and 

 downy ; composed of 

 scales forming loosely 

 imbricated, undulated, 

 concentric layers, which 

 surround the nut. Nut 

 tomentose, bossed, de- 

 pressed, shorter than 



the cup. {Lindl. MSS., as quoted by Wallich.) 

 of Nepal J ripening its fruit towards the end of the year. 



2. t. 8. ; 

 : and our 



1641. 



9. leuiielltea. 



A native of the mountains 



