1482 



Washiiifft. 

 Oak. 



I). C. 



Siuil': 



211. peduncuia.ta,Ehrh.((2.Kd6?«?-,var.perft(ncHM<a.DC. 

 Q. moiu: Liiia., partly. Q. femina, Mill.). Pigs. 2038, 

 2048. Trefe, to 120 ft., with stout spreading branches 

 forming a broad round-topped head: Ivs. sbort-petioled, 

 auriculate at the base, oblong-obovate, with 3-7 rounded 

 lobes on each side, quite glabrous, dark green above, 

 pale bluish green beneath, 2J^-5 in. long: fr. 1-7 on 

 slender peduncles; acorn ovate or ovate-oblong, about 1 

 in. high, embraced about one-third by the hemispherical 

 cup. ^Eu., N. Afr., W. Asia. G.C. III. 24:201; 25:168. 

 —More than 40 varieties are cultivated in European 

 nurseries and collections; some of the most important 

 are the following: Var. Concdrdia, Lemaire. Lvs. 

 bright yellow. I.H. 14:537. Var. cont6rta, Hort. A 

 form with twisted branches and crowded lvs. of ir- 

 resnlar shape ; of slow growth. Var. fastigiata, DC. 

 Wifli upriffht branches forming a narrow columnar 

 hca.l. G.V. 11. 19:179. Of the same habit are var. !as- 

 tigUta cupressoides, Hort., wi 



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pie when young, becoming almost green at length or as 

 in the forms distinguished as var. atropurpiirea and var. 

 nigra, Hort., the color is more intense and retained 

 through the whole summer. F.S. 17:178:i-84. Var. 

 varleg&ta, Endl. There are a number of variegated 

 forms, but of no (treat ornamental value; the most cult. 

 are: iil/,o - nn-iri/i'itn, argenteo-picta, aureo -vanegdta, 

 Joreuuriisin niiiriiltlla, tricolor. 



.30. sessilifldra, Salisb. {Q. Bdbur, var. sessiUndra, 

 DC. y. Ji'iljiir, .Mill.). Similar in habit to the former, 

 but limbs less spreading and head less broad: petioles 

 %-% in. long: lvs. rounded or cuneate at base, obovate 

 or obovate-oblong, with 5-9 rounded lobes on each side, 

 somewliat glossy above, pale and glabrous or slightly 

 pulies.Tiii ..11 111.- iiii.h'ih l.i-n.'iitli. 21^-5 in. long: fr. 



aliii..-i -.--il.'. ii^ii.illv ~ .mIi.m l,ir-iT than those of 



the |.r. hii- -I" 'i' -■ i;ni-.1..'. W. Asia to Persia. A 



very ilisiin.i vmiity is var. mespiliSdlia, Wallr., with 

 almost entire ivs. Var. purpurea, Hort., has the lvs. 

 purplish when yuung. — Q. sessiliflnra is less common in 

 cult, than the last. Both are usually called English 

 Oak and are.often considered as mere subspecies of Q. 

 Robur. 



31. lanugindsa, Thuill. (Q. puUscens,Wi\\A.). Tree, 

 to 40 ft., but sometimes remaining shrubby: branches 

 tomentose when young: lvs. pinnately lobed or pinnati- 

 fld, with 4-8 pairs of ol.tnse ..r n.^nte lobes, glabrous 

 above, pubescent or (..m. m. -. .ii..| i^rayish green be- 

 neath, 2-4 in. long: fr 1. : acorn ovoid, H- 

 1 in. long, enclosed i.i . ,i l.y the tomentose 

 cup; scalesclosely aiij.! . -..I. M ui.l S.Eu.,W.Asia. — A 

 veryvariable species, off.ii slinil.l.y, growing mostly on 

 dry, rocky and often on limestone soil; the more south- 

 ern forms of it are tender. Var. HartwiSBid,na, Dipp. 

 (Q. HartwissiAna, ^ttiw). Lvs. small, rather acutely 

 lobed, yellowisli toni. iit..s,. L.-matli. Var. p6ndnla, 

 Jacq. {Q. ^■Egiiopi<,\'\u-. I"' li'hih' an. I Pseudaegilops pht- 

 ilula, Hort.), with p.ii.liil..iis l.raiirlies and densely 

 tomentose ivs., resenil.l.s ihe 1'.. II. .wing species and is 

 supposed by some authors to be a hybrid between the 



.32. Tdza, Bosc (Q. PyrenMca, Willd. Q. camflta and 

 criinta, Hort.). Tree, to 40 ft., with slender branches; 

 branchlets yellowish tomentose- lvs pinnatifid half 

 w ^^ to the middle or more with rather narrow and acute 

 1 bes pubescent above jellowish or gra\ish tomentose 

 I meath i 5 in long fr short or long peduncled, 

 ic rn o! long eml raced one third to one half b\ the to 

 niento e up scales loosely appressed rather large 

 Spain s Piince \ ar pSndula, Dipp , with pendulous 

 I rxuches —Somewhat tender north 



n confSrta Kit (O Pninumca Hort Q ffunqdrica, 

 Huben\ ) 1 t 1 I It tl ^rxlually spreading 



I rancb s f n i 1 t || i j en head balk 



I ither lulit 1 1 1 t ittnled auriculate 



at the 1 as 1 1 i I ] i i t fi 1 w ith 5-7 pairs of 



often t ( th 1 I 1 en and almost glabrous at 



length pil 1 1 neath, 4-7 m long fr 



sh rt peduT 1 1 oblong embraced about 



ont thud I \ tl I 1 rather large loosely ap 



pressed It il\ si i i (, C II 5 85 -Pretty Oak 

 with ban Is ime Ink gietn f liage, hardy m Mass but 

 seems not reliable farther north 



34 C^rris T inn Trrrrv O \k Tree to T'O ft with 

 rati er I t ) I 1 It ' ' t 



fastigiita aiireo-punctitawith yellowish spotted foliage 

 Var. iastigiata viridis with lvs of darker green Var 

 heterophylla, I...11.I. .i.r. comptomafdha Hort) with 

 narr.rw, . |..iiL';.t. .1. sli_'litly or crenateh lobed some 

 times aim. .St ciitirr Lavs'. \ ar hliciSolia Ltm (\ar 

 pertinilta,\-ar. laeiiiii)t,i,Y:\r il 1 li 



Hort.). Pig. 2049. Lvs. .1 111 I 1 st 



to the midrib in narrow lii 1 I I ii 



gins. G.C. 11. 14:032. I.H. Ill 1 1 t i ni 



bered opposite plate 33. K H lsi+ 1 I \ pSn 

 dula, Loud. With pendulous bni I 1 1 t itl 



more slender and more deculedh 1 III 



is var. DanvHsei, Hort. Var purpurascens I)( 

 (var. purpurea, Loud.). 'V\ith the I I ri„l t jui 



f I 



length tr I 



oblong o\ it 



the largi n 



27 p 47h 4 II 



and of p>rai I I I 



north Easil 1 



subulate sc il 



1 ids Vai Austria 



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