Quekettia 



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Quercus 



QUEKETTIA. 



A genus (ord. Orchidacea?) containing one epiphy- 

 tal species. Miuroscopiaca. a Brazilian plant, requir- 

 ing similar treatment to Pleurot hallis, grows 3" or 

 4" high, and bears minute, yellow flowers. 



QUENOUILLE. 



A term applied to a particular method of train- 

 ing sometimes adopted for fruit trees on walls or 



QUERCUS. 



Description. A genus of deciduous and ever- 

 green trees and shrubs (ord. Cupuliferse), the 

 majority of which are hardy, and of value on 

 account of their timber and ornamental character. 

 Of the 300 known species the two most common 

 examples are the common British Oak (Quercus 

 Robur) and the Turkey Oak (Quercus Cerris). The 

 former makes one of the most stately, ornamental, 



PYKUS SPECTABIUS (see p. 254). 



trellises. A central branch is encouraged to grow 

 to the top of the support, and the side branches are 

 trained horizontally at equal distances apart from 

 base to summit. The peculiarity of the method is 

 that the lowest branches are allowed to extend for 

 a considerable distance from the trunk, each 

 highi-r tier bring a little shorter than the one 

 directly In-low, so that when the tree is finished a 

 pyramidal habit is produced. 



Quercitron (see Quercus linctoria). 



and picturesque forest trees. It is divided into 

 the two species pedunculata and sessiliflora. 

 These are distinguished by the former having 

 stalks to the acorn-cups and none to the leaves, 

 and the latter by having no stalks to the acorn- 

 cups and stalks to the leaves. Intermediate stages 

 are to be found. Pedunculata is the more common. 

 Many varieties are in cultivation. Lucombeana, 

 one of the best, makes a large, noble-looking tree 

 with sub-evergreen leaves. The Holly or Hnhii 

 Oak is the most important of the evergreens, as it 



