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with Q. Suher, for which see Q. Lucombeana, in sup- 

 plementary list. 



35. Siiber, Linn. Cork Oak. Tree, to 50 ft., with 

 broad round-topped head and thick, deeply furrowed, 

 spongy, elastic bark; Ivs. ovate to oblong, rounded or 

 subc'ordati- at the base, remotely serrate, glabrous above, 

 wliiti-h toiiiinto-ii- l)iiiiatli.l-:Mn.long: fr..short-stalked; 

 acorii ovate urol)lcjn;,'-cjvati',;-.i-lK in. high, embraced one- 

 thinl to I. Tie-half by tlie cup; scales thick, usually with 

 sliort and often recurved tips. 

 S. Kurope, N. Afr. — From this 

 species cork is obtained; it is 

 luuch cultivated for this pur- 

 pose in !■;. India and recently — 

 aKo in r.-,lil..niia, where it 



:!('.. Ilex, Linu. Holly or 

 Holm Oak. Tree, to 60 ft., with 

 large, round-topped head; bark 

 not corky : Ivs. very variable, 

 ovate to lanceolate, remotely 

 serrate or almost entire and 

 with revolute margin, dark 

 green above, yellowish or whit- 

 ish tomentose beneath, 1-3 in. 

 long : fr. 1-3, usually pedun- 

 cled ; acorn ovate, embraced 

 about one -half by the cup; 

 scales thin, appresscd, rarely 

 sliglitly spreading. S. Europe. 

 W.D.Li. 1«!IS;275. Var. BalWta, 

 DC. iQ. liamta, Desf.). Lvs. 

 smaller, orbicular or broadly 

 ovate-; the sweet acorn is often 

 g.-itliered for food. Var. Fdrdii, 

 ■Si<-\u>\s.[Q.F6rdii, Carr.). Of 

 pyramidal habit with narrower 

 and smaller Ivs. R.H. 1861, pp. 

 114. 115; 1885, pp. 352, 353. Not 

 to be confounded with Q. Ford- 

 iiina, Hemsl., a Chinese species will 



:;7, Vir-iniLiiia. Mill. {Q. vXrens, Ait ) Ll\ E Oak 

 l-i I I.-, to 50 or rarely to ft with 1 



m inlis, forming a wide sprealinf, heil 



Si.i;i' 1 ':. - lii liny: Ivs. elliptic or oblong i 1 

 tire, with rt-volulc margin, rarely with a few i 

 above the middle, dark green and glossy ab 

 tonHiitiilose beneath, 1-3 in. long: fr. p» 1 in I 

 ovate, about 1 in. long, embraced about one tl 

 cup; scales thin, appressed. Va. to Fl v w t 

 S.S. 8:3!U.:t!)5. G.F. 1:470; 5:486, 487; f 8 J 1 I 

 l;i;i3. Ong. 8:1. -One of the most beautiful of tl 

 American Oaks and much planted as a si ale a 

 avi-nue tree in the southern states; eas U tran plant 

 and of rapid growth; also very valuable as a timber tret 



.IS. chry861epis, Liebm. Calipornia 1 1\ f Oak Mall 

 Oak. Fig. 2053. Tree, to 50, rarely to 10( ft « th w le 

 spreading head and often pendulous 1 r i 1 es h s 

 short-petiolcd, oval to oblong-ovate, acute and spinj 

 toothed or entire, bluish or yellowish green abo\ e gla i 

 C(nis beneath and covered with fulvous toment nn wh n 

 young, 1-4 in. long: fr. short-stalked, ripening the sec 

 ond year; acorn ovoiil. J-^-lK in. high, tmbract 1 at o it 

 one-fourth by the shallow cup, which is often ver\ thick 

 anil densciv fulvons-tomentose. Ore. to Cilif ^S 

 8;3!)8, .390. G.F. 5; 127. -The most beautiful of the Call 

 fornian Oaks. 



39. agrifdUa, N#e. Fig. 2054. Similar m hal it to the 

 fonncr. sometimes shrubby: Ivs. browih o\al to ob 

 long, sinuately spiny-toothed, usually c( \ 1 ill green 

 above, light green below, pubr • mr n 1 3 in 



long: fr. usually sessile; aeon •; n loi 



gated, to 1 '/i in." long, embni.. tl rl 



bv the cup; scales thin. >l . . i-. Calif. 



S.S. 8:403. P.P.G. 2, p. 44. I- 7, i , 1 -. 



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1483 



40. densiflira, Hook. A: Ain. Tan Bakk Oak. Ever- 

 green tree, to 70, oc.casi,iii:iil\ t.i lin 11.. xviili s|.ri-acling 

 branches forming a d.;i - , ! ;.i|.]i..l lu-.nd: 



lvs. oblong-obovate or ^i, ■ . . ii,.ti I\ -ifutate, 



with short acute callou- i.iii, m! ..u iim. iii,.-.,. when 

 young, at maturity glabrous and i>ale sjreen above, rusty 

 tomentose beneath and finally glabrous and bluish white: 

 fr. peduncled; acorn ovoid or ovate, %-lHin. long, em- 

 braced only at the base by the shallow cup coated with 



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