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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUW. 



'ART III, 



18to 



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Q. glabtrrima Bourne Fl. Jav., t. 8. ; and our fig. 1842. The smooth cst.fcrtmi 'Oak. Leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, bluntly acuminate ; obtuse at the base: very glabrous. Fruit in dense oval or roundish 

 spikes. A beautiful tree, from 25 ft. to 30ft. high, with leaves from 4 in. to 7 in. long, and from 

 1$ in. to 3 in. broad. It is found upon the volcanic mountain of Ged, as well as on those surrounding 

 it, at elevations of 4000 ft. or 5000 ft. It is somewhat allied to Q. squamata Smith ; which, however, 

 has the spikes much more elongated. (Blume.) This appears also a desirable species for introduction. 



Q. costdta Blume Fl. Jav. t. 13, 14. ; and our figs. 1841. 1843. The ribbed-cupped Oak. Leaves 

 oblong, acuminate; acute at the base; glabrous; glaucous beneath. Catkins branched. Fruit 

 peduncled. Nuts flat above, round beneath, immersed in the cup. Cups without teeth, surrounded 

 by circular.ribs. A tree, 70ft. high, found in mountainous places. It is easily distinguished from 

 all the others by the singular form of its cup. 



Q. rotundata Blume Fl. Jav., t. 11.; and our fig. 1844. The round-fruited Oak. Leaves ob- 

 long, acuminate; attenuated at the base; glabrous; glaucous beneath. Fruit in short one-sided 

 spikes. Cups hemispherical, scaly at the margin, but without teeth at the base. Nuts plano-convex 

 on their upper part, rounded beneath. A tree, 70ft. high, with compact heavy wood. It is found 

 on high mountains, and flowers in August. (Blume.) 



Q. platycdrpa Blume Fl. Jav., 1. 15. ; and our fig. 1846. The broad-fruited Oak. Leaves oval- 

 oblong, acute; somewhat wedge-shaped at the base; glabrous; shining above, glaucous beneath. Fruit 

 peduncled, in short spikes. Cups surrounded beneath by hollow rings. Nuts round, depressed. A 

 large tree, a native of the woods in the south of the province of Bantam. (Blume.) 



Q. daphnotdea Blume Fl. Jav., t. 16.; and our fig. 1845. The Daphne-like Oak. Leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate; sharp at both ends, quite entire, smooth ; somewhat glaucous beneath. Fruit in long 

 slender catkins, almost solitary. Cups surrounded by concentric rows of tubercles. Nuts ovate, 

 sharp-pointed. A tall tree, a native of Bantam. (Blume.) 



Q. racemosa W. Jack. Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. 1. p. 255. ; Punning Punning Bunkars, Mala;/. 

 Leaves broad lanceolate, quite entire ; glabrous. Male spikes paniclcd. Fruit spiked. Nut umbili- 



