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QUERCUS 



branches, of pyraniicial li 

 when old: Ivs. i.MotiL' "i 

 and glabrous aljii\ . - ■ 

 long: fr. short-M;r 

 braced one third i. 

 Ga.jWestto Nell. .Mil ah, 

 0:91. -Beautiful (i:di of 

 symmetrical habit with 

 handsome glossy foliage, 

 turning russet - red in 

 fall. There are several 

 hybrids of this species 

 and No. 11 with other 

 Black and Red Oaks ; 

 one of them is in the 

 trade as Q. pahtstri- 

 imbricAiia, Engelm.: it 

 has oblong - lanceolate 

 Ivs., entire or coarsely tootln 

 glabrous, 4-6 in. long: cup 

 brids of this group see S.S. ! 

 l.S. laurifdlia, Michx. T,at- 



formir 

 long-o 

 shiniii 

 brous 

 acorn 

 one-fo 



bristly teeth, soon 



if. For other hy- 



i, 13U, 437. 



K-. Tree, to 60, oc- 



Iv blinder branches 



1> ■■ "blong or ob- 



:. 'I:ak green and 



II- :it first, gla- 



I. -liort-stalked; 



111, Imiil;. <-liiliraced 



outhern uud Lxuit .states; not hardy north. 

 14. variabilis, Blume {Q. Bimge&nn, Forb. Q. Chi- 

 eiisi.s, Bunge, not Abel). Tree, to 80 ft.: Ivs. slender- 

 .■tiul.-.l, ol.I.iiiff to oliloiig-lan.-eohitc-, afuniinate. cre- 



foliaKealiiiMst hi.. • 

 hardy iu Mass. am; 

 15. dentata, Tin; 

 ft., with bruad, r.i.ii.l h] i 

 obovate. sinuately i.niiln li, 

 on each side, dark ^n-.n ; 

 length, light grein and | 

 leathery, to I'J in. Imi-: Ir 



lanceolatr. iliin, sj-n-ailini,^ ami i uiAi-i. .Japan. — Ke 



markaliii- i"r it^ lari.'.- I\s., en yinnm' plants to 1 ft. long 

 and 8 in. Iirna.l; hanly noitli. \'ai-. pinnatifida, Mat 

 sum. (y. pinnatifida, Franch. & Sav.). Lvs. dividet: 

 almost to the midrib into linear lobe.s with crisp irregu 

 lar margins; interesting form. 



crcnuta ; has proved 



Hort.). Tree, to 80 

 : lvs. short-petioled, 

 i rounded broad teeth 

 lly glabrous above at 

 t beneath, firm and 

 sessile; acorn ovate, 



till- \nri;a cup; scales 



di-ipir. enihrai-ini; about one-half of the nut. Both have 

 lianilsonie foli:ii.'i' and have proved hardy in the Arnold 

 Ailiontniii. L'n.lor the name of Q. Mongolica a form of 

 (>. laiiuiiiiiusa is sometimes found in the trade. 



IT. glandulifera, Blume. Tree, to 40 ft., rarely to 

 7(1 tt., shrubby in cult. : lvs. cuneate or rounded at the 

 has.', oliliiiiu-oliovate to oblanceolate, acute, with 6-10 

 glaniliilai- lippicl, a.ntr t. .th on each side, light green 

 alinvi , -l.il.ri.im, wliiimli ,,i- f^rayish green beneath, ap- 

 pr..--t I -ilkv 111 111 -I. .iliiii.st half-evergreen, 2^-5 in. 

 lon^ : If. pciliuicliMJ. usually several; acorn ovate, about 

 >« ill. hisli, embraced one-third to one-half by the cup. 

 Japan. — Half evergreen shrub with handsome foliage, 

 almost hardy north, at least in sheltered positions. 

 Sometimes cult, under the name Q. ilenfafa. Q. glayidu- 

 liferii. Mast., is (,>. Tiirneri (see suppl. list). 



18. prinoldes, Willd. (0.r7i;»c»/i;H. Pnrsli. Q. rniiiix, 

 var. r/,,».„y,,„, Micl.x.l. ( 'UIN. aimn Oak. Spnailing 

 shiaih, witli slender stMiis, usually not ..vi-r (1 ft. ]ii(;h, 



the base, ovate-oblon:; ..r oMnnu', h ii h l-.s sonictinn-s 

 obtusish teeth on eai-li siilr, lirji;!ii i^rirn :(l>n\-r, u^rayish 

 tomentulose beneath. L" .-.'. in. Imu^- Ir. sissil,-. ai-orn 

 oval, about '.j in I.uii.'. .iiiluar,-,! oiif-lialf l.v the cup. 

 Maine to .Mil., w,-st to .Minn, mi, I Trx. .S.S. 8::!78. Em. 

 I :l.iS.- I'r.ii V vlinil, f,,i- r.,vriiii- ili'v and rocky ridges. 

 In ti-ail.- s. .1111. Mill. ■- uii.l.t 111.' nii-l. -ailing name of Q. 

 hidiiilix, for whii'li si-i- sui.plrnii.iiiary list. 



19. Mdhlenbergi, Engelm. (Q. Caslanea, Willd., not 

 N^e. Q. acinninclta, Sarg., not Roxb. Q. Prinns, var. 

 aciimindta, Miehx.). Yellow Chestnut Oak. Tree, to 

 100 or oecasionallv to liiO ft., with rather short briinches 



4-7 



2047. White Oak (X f4). No. 28. 



10. Mongdlica, Fisch. Tree, to 100 ft.: lvs. obovate 

 or obovate-oblong, much narrowed below the middle, 

 coarsely toothed with acute or mticronulate teeth, bright 

 green above, light green beneath, with long hairs along 



by the 



S.S. 8:: 



ovate, H-% in. Ion:;, c iiiLrii... .1 i 

 cup. Tenn. to Va., w,.-i t.. N. i.. : 

 Beautiful tree with li^hi Liri.> Lark nn.l In. ndsoiiie foli- 

 age, glossy above and silvery whuu beneath. 



20. Michaiixi, Nutt. (Q. Prinns, var. pahistris, 

 Miehs.). Basket Oak. Cow Oak. Tree, to 100 ft., 

 with round-topped, rather dense head; bark light gray, 

 scaly: lvs. obovate or obovate-oblons. acute, ileej.iy 

 crenulate-toothed, with obtuse, niuiT..im]iit.- ti.th, 

 bright green and shining above, gra>i-li t..iii.ninl"se 

 beneath, 4-7 in. long: fr. short-peduncle. i ; a. ■..in ..\..iil, 

 1-lH in. high, embraced about one-thinl by tin- toniiii- 

 tose cup. Del. to Fla., west to Ind. and Tex. S.S. 

 8::i82. .S83.-One of the mo.st beautiful of the Chestnut 

 Oaks; prefers moist soil. 



21. Prlnus, Linn. (Q. Prinns, var. monttcola, Michx. 

 Q. montdna, Willd.). Chestnut Oak. Rock ('he--t- 

 NUT Oak. Pig. 2041 (5). Tree, to 70, or occasionally to 

 100 ft., with broad, irregular head and dark brown, 

 ridged bark: lvs. slender-stalked, <ibovate to oblong- 

 lanceolate, coarsely . i. n In. i. . ili. .1, bright or yellow- 

 ish] green above, pal. i ' I i.iiilosewhcn younir, 

 often almost glabn.u- s ni. long: fr. soli- 

 tary or in pairs, nn | . .. i - ......ii 1 in. long; acorn 



ovoid, 1-1'^ in. hiijli, , i,ibi,i.-.-.l ab,,ut one-third bv the 

 cup. M.aine .md Ontario to Ala. S.S. 8 ::!T,-). liTO. 'Em. 

 I:I."i.') (as V. Caxlani-a) ami I.-)(;, O.C.IIl. 14:017. G.F. 

 1:510. -Handsome Oak, growing well in rather dry soil. 



22. bicolor, Willd. (<?. plal„r .■ ' '^-..l- n p,-), „., 

 VRT. tnmentii.ia. Michx. Q.l',i ■ • ''' lix. 

 f.). Swamp White Oak. I I ^i> 

 ft., rarely to 100 ft., with 111.11 ,; i , ;, , ,.u 

 head and light grayish brown, -.al\ bark: I. - ..,l....v i.i.- 

 to oblong-obovate, sinuately dentate, sometimes lobed 

 half-way to the middle, dark green and dull above, 

 whitish tomentulose beneath, 4-7 in. long: fr. solitary 

 or in pairs on peduncles lM-4 in. long; acorn ovate- 



