1484 QUERCUS 



acorn. S.Z. vol. 1.2. (i.C. II. 12:233. Very desirable everereea 

 treeof vigorousgrowth. Var. variegata, Hort. Lvs. smaller .with 

 abroad, irregular, creamy-white margin. G.C. II. 12:233.— Q. 

 Douglasi, Hook. & Arn. Tree, to 60 ft., with dense, round- 

 topped head: allied to Q. Garryana, but lvs. bluish green, less 

 deeply lobed, often onjy siuuately dentate. Talif. S.S. 8:386. 

 —Q. dmndsa, Nxitt. Everj^reeTi ri-ri.l ^)(nii. t.. H ft or oeca- 

 sionally tree to30 ft.: Ivs.nl, lo,,- I,, ,,!„,\ ,,'. • i.r ,, <it ^ innately 

 toothed, pubescent, grayisti -'■ i > : i 'nu:: fr. 

 usually solitary and sessile ' ;' ,i ..nt,', em- 

 braced one-third to two-llnru- i.s 



Calif. S.S.8:3fl2.-Q. jFm-/,//,. Tmm. L.i 



QUILLAJA 



allied to Q.chrysolepis: lvs. usually cordate, oblong-lanceolate, 

 spiny- toothed, soon almost glabrous, l-23^in, long: acorn ob- 

 long. M-^in. high. Tex. to Ariz. S.S. 8:397.-<3. Eseulus, 

 Linn. A S. European form of Q. sessiUaora, with the lvs. pu- 

 bescent when youug and deeply pinnatifid: synonym to Q. 

 sessiliflora, var. aurea, DC— Q. Fulhanteniti8,'Rort. See.Q. 

 Lueombeana.— Q. Gdmbeli, Nutt. Small tree or shrub, very 

 variable: allied to Q alba: lvs. smnllnr. pale or yellowish 

 green and nsn.illv tinelv T.ii}>es.-ent below t> 'imaller, sessile. 

 Colo, lu I i..i,,iM.i M^x ^^ .- .;i;-;, .ir,; i,r w. ■[». l—Q. Qeor- 

 gidna, < m - ' ( i a i i,,.; allied to Q. 



palustri- . . .1 I .1 .; ; ,ii.l lobes mostly 



entire. «.,, - - .- ■_.. II .j^i,, (j .h.i-,,. I'lninb. Evergreen 

 tree: l^^^. >>!.lMn- ..lpi-;:- a'.inuiuaiL'. tjiii.ru, glabrous, light 

 green beneatii. IMI in. lout,': staminate catkins erect: fr. in 

 spikes, ripening the second 'yean the obloug nut embraced 

 about one-third by the cup. Jap. G.C. II. 14:785; 111.16:377. 

 R.H. 1858,p. 351. ^.Z.vo\.l.9Q.-Q,glaitca,T\n\nh. Half-ever- 

 green tree, to 40 ft.: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate 

 above the middle, glaucous and appressed silky beneath. 2-5 in. 

 long: staminate cat kins pendulous, panicled: cup with the scales 

 Conuati> into concentric rings. Jap.— ^. Qramuatia, lA\\n.=Q. 

 Hex.— Q. Haas, Kotschy. Closely allied to Q. pedunculata: 

 lvs. sparingly stellate-pubescent beneath, larger: fr. larger. E. 

 Eu.. W. Asia. Hardy.— Q. ft^?«rop/iy«a. Michx. Supposed hy- 

 brid of Q. Phellos and Q. velutina: lvs. oblong, narrowed into 

 the petiole, sinuately lobed or toothed or entire. S.S. 8:436.— 

 Q. humilis, Walt. = Q. cinerea.— Q. humilis. Lam. Half-ever- 

 green shrub, with oval, coarsely dentate lvs., grayish tomen- 

 tose beneath: fr. almost sessile. Portugal. Sometimes Q. 

 prinoides is sold under this name.— Q. mcdna, Roxb. Ever- 

 green tree, to 60 ft.: allied to Q. variabilis: lvs. oblong- to 

 ovat«- lanceolate, acximinate. mucron ate- serrate, with 14-20 

 pairs of veins, glossy above, whitish tomentose beneath, 3-6 in. 

 long: fr. sessile; a.-urn .-ihoiu l in I..ug,at first almost enclosed 

 by the campamilat. raili. r iliin cnp. Himalayas. Sometimes 

 united with Q. lan.it:, ki. .ntlv ;ulvcrtised by Franceschi.— Q. 

 tn^ec(dna, Oliv. — g. l-uMUimru, var. infectoria.— <?. inv^rsa. 

 Lindl. =Q. thalas-vir.i — (.^ hni'ifa. Wall. Evergreen tree, to 

 80 ft.: allied to Q. incana: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, with 10-16 



Eairs of veins, remotely toothed, 4-8 in. long: fr. smaller, cup 

 emispherical. Himalayas.— 0. lanvgindsa, Don — Q. lanata. 

 — Q. Ledna, Nutt. Supposed hybrid of Q. imbricaria and velu- 

 tina: lvs. oblong or obovate-oblong, sinuately toothed or entire, 

 rounded at the base. S.S. 8:434. Hardy.— Q. ifftanf. Oliv. 

 Half -evergreen shrub or small tree: lvs. oblong-ovate, coarsely 

 serrate, light green and at length almost glabrous beneath, 

 2-4 in. long: acorn almost wholly enclosed: 

 ing. Asia Minor. R.H. 1872. p. 155: 1877, 

 which is probably Q. ^gilops). Gn. 1. i, ',! 

 Sweet. (Q. Cerris, var. Lucombeana, I,im,. 

 perennis. DC). Supposed hybrid of <,• > 

 Half-evergreen tree to 70 ft., withbr..,..! 

 ovate, coarsely serrate, tomentose btn'iii, 

 with subulate spreading scales. Probably 

 tage as Q. Pulhamensis, diflfering by symmetrical pyramidal 

 habit and more corky bark. Gn. 27, pp. 476-478.-0. Lnisitdn- 

 ica. Lam Half-evergreen tree, sometimes shrub: lvs. oval to 

 ovate-lanceolate, coarsely and deeply s.-rrai.-. i.ube-^c»-nt be- 

 neath, 1-2 in. long: cup with appres.-^r.l ,;_• rme- 

 half to one-third of the nut. S. Eu. ' : ■<',. is 

 more shrubby and has the lvs. less i -Q, 

 Macedonica. i>C. Evergreen tree or ••"g, 

 serrate, light green and sparingly puIm- ' : in. 

 long; cup with the lower scales appress.d. The iniddl.- ones 

 spreading and the upper ones inversed. almost enclosing the 

 nut. Macedonia. Albania.- Q. macrantMra, Fisch. & Mey. 

 Tree, to 50 ft.: allied to Q. conferta: lvs. larger and less deeply 

 lobes on each side, pubescent, 4-7 in. 





i.f the ! 



long. Cauc. to N. Persia. Hardy.— Q. macr/*/f/jt«, Kotschy. A 

 variety of Q. ^gilops. with larger, less deeply lotted lvs. and 

 the scales of the cup large and strongly recur\'ed. Creta.— Q. 

 oblongifdlia, Torr. Evergreen small tree, to 30 ft., with spread- 

 ing, often contorted branches: allied to Q. undulata. Lvs. 

 t)vate to obovate, entire or spiny-toothed, glabrous, bluish 

 green, 1-3 in. long: cup en().rru-in£: nl-mit one-third of the ovate 

 nut. Ariz, to Mex. and W Trx SS S:3SS. G.F. 1:140.— <^. 



pagodaefdlia, Ashe (Q t 

 to 100 ft., with spreading- 

 head: closely allied to g 

 angular lobes, whiti-<h r 

 Ga. in swamps. — V i'l"/l/ 



,glaur. 



Tree, 

 an oval or oblong 

 7-11 narrowly tri- 

 1. Va. to N. C. to 

 Evergreen tree or 

 crenately serrate, 

 up with appressed 



beneath, 4-6 in. long: 



thaldssica, 



appressed 

 ut. China. 



lobed. with 8-: 



oblong-oval 



cup with ovate- lanceolate scales, enclosing about 



the nut. Asia Minor. Gt. 40, p. 510. Hardy.— Q. Psewdosiifi^r. 



Santi. Evergreen or lialf -evergreen tree, allied to Q. Suber: 



bark less corky: lvs. more deeply serrate, thinner and less to- 



mentoso b.ii.-ath : cup with recurved scales. Italy. N. Mt—Q. 



i>inn:i.t W ,, I ',' IMiellos, var. pumila, Michx. Q. sericea, 



Wi 111 _'t,t'n spreading shrub, to 12 ft., similar to 



<J ! I tniig to linear-oblong, entire or coarsely 



t"<'i:.' . I:. 1.. . .1 beneath, glabrous at length: acorn sub- 



kN - , -M 'i-l,: maturation annual. N C to Fla. S.S. 



8:404. -y. Pimimi. Kots.l,>. Vari.-ty ^f g, .K^'it..ps, with the 

 Ivg. less deeply and vpr\ n!-ri,'tii;irly ImI,,.,! mi, rml.racingone- 

 third of the acorn, wit li tin Imw-t <i-,ii, ■. l..nv,.|\ oppressed, the 

 upper ones recurved. A^n .Minor Q i-.hruhirn. Humb. & 

 Bonpl. Half-evergreen tn'->, t.. :;ii ft., «>r sliruh; lvs. oval or 

 obovate. spiny-dentat* toward the apex, bluish green, tomen- 

 tose and reticulate beneath. 1-5 in. long: fr. in slender-stalked 

 spikes; cup with appressed scales. Ariz, and N. Mex. to Mes. 

 S.S. 8:390.-e. rotunda, Hort. = phillyreoides.—Q. scieropAyUa. 

 Lindl. Evergieen tree: lvs. oval to oblong-obovate or oblong, 

 acuminate, serrate toward the apex, glauceseent beneath. 

 25^-6 in. long: fr. in peduncled spikes, nut not much exceeding 

 the cup; bract ovate, appressed. N.China. Paxt. Flow. Gard. 

 1, p. 37. This is probably the Q. Chinensis. Abel. Sometimes 

 Q. Turneri is cult, under the name of Q. s<-l.-roplivlla -(^. 

 sertcm, Willd. =Q. puriii):, (.* .■.,,■,•/, Ti, i,,!, K, .M-r.-.-n 

 tree: lvs. obovato-obl'iii- . .. m,. -: j; lu 



and glabrous below, J - j , . : i, , i;;.-, 



spreading and recur\il . the 



nut. Corea, Ja.p.—<J s'.,^ l !■ :i rt U--. 



slender-stalked, ovate to <i\at. , ii. U serrate 



with bristly teeth, glabrous. ;m". ■ ■_ 



subglobose. large. S. Mex.,Gnaf > -■ ' i-i: :■ 

 Hance. Evergreen tree: lvs. ellip' 

 nate, serrate toward the apex or • mi, -:,, i . 

 beneath. 3-5 in. long: fr. in short sjiikes; cup 

 scales, embracing one-fourth to one-third of i 

 P.F.G. 1. p. 36.— Q. Tumen, Willd. Half-e 

 supposed hybrid of Q. Ilex and Q. pedunculata: lvs. oval l 

 obovate-oblong. with 4-8 ascending teeth on each side, light 

 green and almost glabrous beneath at length: frs. few, in pe- 

 duncled spikes; scales appressed. Of garden origin. Some- 

 times cultivated under the names Q. glandulifera, Austriaca 

 sempervirens, Pseudosuber and sclerophylla.— Q. undulata. 

 Torr. Small tree or shrub: allied to Q. Douglasi, with smaller, 

 less deeply lobed, bluish green lvs. pubescent below: nut 

 smaUer. Colo, to Ariz, and Tex. S.S. 8:385.-0. rngeri, 

 Kotschy. Variety of Q. ^l^igilops: lvs. smaller, lobed: cup 

 with recurved scales, not much shorter than acorn. Asia Minor. 

 —Q. Vibraydna, Franch & Sav. (Q. bambussefolia. Fort., not 

 HanceJ. Evergreen tree, to 50 ft., allied to Q. glauca: lvs. 

 lanceolate, serrate, glabrous and glaucous beneath. 3-5 in. long: 

 acorn oblong-ovate, much exceeding the lamellose cup. Jap.— 

 Q. WUUzeni, DC Evergreen tree, to 80 ft.: allied to Q. agri- 

 folia: lvs. ovate to oblong-lanceolate, sinuately dentate or en- 

 tire, glabrous, yellowish green beneath. 1-5 in. long: acorn em- 

 braced about one-half by the cup. Colo, to Calif, and Tex. 

 SS. 8:406. ALFRED ReHDER. 



QUESNfiLIA. St-e HiUhenjia. 

 QUICKTHOEN. Craf(egus Oxyacuntha. 



QUILLAJA (from QuiUai, the Chilean name, which 

 '■(lines fn»in quillean, to wash; the bark of the tree con- 

 tains saponin, an alkaline o<)iri(M.un«l, wlii.-li makes it 

 useful as soap). Hosdceae. A irrmi'- ••]' ;ilM.iit 4 species 

 of extra-tropical evergreen tn.v. ,,iM^ily Anirriean: lvs. 

 simple, entire or dentate, shinini.'. .■..n,i.-.-.Mis: fls. axil- 

 lary and tenninal, solitary or rlii^iereil ; calyx coria- 

 ceous, persistent, with 5 valvate lobes; petals 5, small, 

 spatulate; stamens 10: fr, 5, oblong, obtuse, follicles 

 coherent at their bases. 



Sapon&ria, Molina. Soap Bark Tree. A large tree: 

 lvs. l?4-2 in. long, ovate, shining, dentate, sliort-peti- 

 oled: fls. white, about % in. across, usually terminal, 

 solitary or in clusters of .^5 on the same peduncle. 

 Chile. B.M. 7568.-Cult. in S. Calif. 



