896 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



l(J.'i6. Q. elegarrs. 1657.aj!>, c. Q. piacentAria. 



1658. d, e. q. cQstJita, 



1659- Q. glaberrima. 



margin, but without teeth at the base. Nuts plano-convex on their upper 



part, rounded beneath. A tree, 70 ft. high, with compact heavy wood. It 

 is found on high mountains, and flowers in August. {Bboiie.) 



Q. elegans Blume Fl. Jav. t. 10. ; and oury^. 1656. The elegant Oak. 

 Leaves obovate, or oval-oblong, bluntly acuminate, narrowed in the petiole, 

 glabrous. Fruit in long spikes. A magnificent tree, with a thick trunk, 

 frequently attaining the height of 60 ft. A native of the woods of the 

 province of Bantam, and in mountainous places. {Blume) 



O. placentan'a Blume FI. Jav. t. 9.; and our ^g. 1657. a, b, c. The 

 placenta-c?//^/(;v/ Oak. Leaves ovate-oblong, bluntly acuminate ; roundish 

 at the base ; coriaceous, glabrous. Fruit in clusters. Cup covered with small 

 tubercles. Nuts roundish, depressed. A tree, about 40 ft. high, found on 

 the volcanic mountain of Cede, at an elevation of 6000 ft. The wood is 

 rarely used, although very hard, and capable of taking a fine polish. {Blume) 



Q. glaberrima Blume Fl. Jav.t. 8. ; and ouryf^'-. 1659. Introduced in 1837, 



Q. platycdrpa Blume Fl. Jav. t. 15. ; and our Jig. 1660. The broad-fruited 



