CHAP. CV. 



0ORYUOC&& QUE'RCUS. 



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banks of rivers. It is nearly allied to Q. molucca Rumph. The wood, although more fibrous and 

 less compact than that of the common oak of Europe, is fit for building, more particularly when 

 in water. (Blutnc.} 



Q. pruindsa Blume Fl. Jav., t. 1. ; and our fig. 1836. The frosty Oak. Leaves ovate or oval- 

 oblong, acuminate ; roundish at the base. Branchlets and leaves covered beneath with small yellowish 

 scales. Fruit aggregate, in short spikes. Cup concave, covered with small scales. Nuts roundish, 

 ovate. A beautiful tree, from 50 ft. to 60 ft. high, with a thick bark. A variety of this species has 

 the leaves oval-oblong, and acute at each end ; and the midrib and branchlets downy. Common 

 in woods upon mountains. (Blume.) 



1833 



1836 



Q. angust&ta Blume FL Jav., t.7. ; and our fig. 1835. The narrow-leaved Oak. Leaves oblong, 

 lanceolate ; acute at each end ; shining above, glaucous beneath. Catkins axillary, terminal, 

 elongated. Cups flattish, rough with small scales. Nuts roundish-ovate. A large spreading tree, 

 80 ft. high, with compact wood. Common in the mountains of Ged, at elevations of 4000 ft. and 

 5000ft. (Blume.) A most desirable species, which would probably prove hardy in the climate of 

 London. 



Q.pdllida Blume Fl. Jav., 

 t. 4. and 5. ; and our figs. 

 1837. and 1838. The pale 

 Oak. Leaves oval. oblong, 

 very much pointed ; acute 

 at the base, quite entire ; 

 glabrous; pale-coloured be- 

 neath. Catkins terminal, 

 dioecious ; the male catkins 

 branched, fastigiate ; the 

 female ones simple. A tree, 

 from 50 ft. to 60 ft. high ; 

 flowering in June and July. 

 Found by Blume near the 

 sources of the river Tji- 

 barrum, in the mountains 

 ofGedt-. (Blume.) 



Q. elegants Blume Fl. Jav., 

 t. 10. ; and our fig. lf9. 

 The elegant Oak. Leaves 

 obovate, or oval .oblong, 

 bluntly acuminate, narrow- 

 ed into the petiole, glabrous. 

 Fruit in long spikes. A 

 magnificent tree, with a 

 thick trunk, frequently at- 

 taining the height of 60ft. 

 A native of the woods of 

 the province of Bantam, and in mountainous places. (Blume.) 



g. placentaria Blume Fl. Jav., t. 9. ; and our fig. 1840. The placenta-CK/>/*>rf 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 Gede, at an elevation of 6000 ft. The wood is rarely used, although very hard 

 ami capable of taking a fine polish. (Blume.) This species would probably bear the climate of 

 London. 



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