raised in Chismclc Garden since Nov. 1839. 637 



Quercus petioldris Benth, PL Hartw., ^o. 420. — This species has the leaves 

 in the young plants so many different shapes that it would be useless at- 

 tempting to describe them, as in some they are much serrated and obtuse, in 

 others angulated and pointed, in others again slightly crenated and undulated ; 

 while in the leaves of the old plants they are quite entire, on very long foot- 

 stalks, and resembling some of the fine varieties of Q,. 7Mex, but they are 

 rather larger, rounder, and not so thick. They are quite glabrous, but rather 

 glaucous on the under side ; the petioles vary very much even in the old spe- 

 cimens, for they are very long in some, and quite sessile in others. The 

 acorns are about the size of those of Q. /^lex, and were received from M. 

 Hartweg, who found the tree at a place called Bolanos, in Mexico. 



Quercus crdssipes Humb. et Bonp. Ai'b. Brit., p. 1941. fig. 1862. ; Bot. 

 Beg. Miscel., No, 162. 1840. — This pretty species belongs to the same divi- 

 sion as the Q. Phellos and Q. mexicana, which latter it very much resembles, 

 but the leaves are more linear, and rrot nearly so large ; and have only a very 

 short tomentum on the mid-ribs on the under side. The seeds were received 

 from Real del Monte. 



(Quercus lancifdlia Bot. Reg. Miscel. No. 167. 1840. This beautiful holly- 

 like oak has the leaves various-shaped, but always pointed. It belongs to the 

 Virentes division (or live oak), and is very much like Q. virens of North 

 America, but the leaves are not so broad, and much longer. It is from Mexico, 

 and a plant was presented to the Society by Mr. H. Low of Clapton, along 

 with a plant of the true Quercus mexicana. It was found near Real del 

 Monte, but is rather scarce there. 



(Quercus annulata Smith and Wallich. Arh. Brit., p. 1921. fig. 1805. 

 Plants of this species have been sent by Dr. Wallich to several collections. 

 It is one of the thin-leaved oaks of Nepal, with smooth widely serrated leaves 

 when young, but probably nearly entire on the old trees. The acorns are 

 rather small, and two thirds buried in the cup. This seems very nearly related 

 to Q.. acuminata of ? Wallich, and is probably the same. 



(Quercus jjminonica Booth. This seems rather distinct, but certainly be- 

 longs to the same set as Q. Tauzin, which it very much resembles. It is said 

 to have been found on the Count Josikea's estate in Hungary, at the same 

 place where the beautiful Syringa Josikae'a was discovered. It was received 

 from Messrs. Booth of Hamburg. 



(Quercus rubra var. taraxacifolia Booth. This singular variety of the common 

 American red oak has long, narrow, irregularly-lobed leaves. It was received 

 from Messrs. Booth. 



GARRY^'Ci;^^:, — Garrya\aurifdlia Hartw. Only a single plant of this beauti- 

 ful species has been raised in the garden of the Society, and I am not aware 

 that any other person has succeeded with them, although several hundred 

 papers of the seeds were distributed by the Society. The seeds, to all ap- 

 pearance, were in excellent condition, and quite fresh. It has leaves about 

 the size and shape of the largest leaves of the sweet bay, but pubescent on 

 the under side in the adult leaves, and on both sides in the young ones. It 

 was found by M. Hartweg in the mountains of Mexico, near Guanaxuato, 

 a shrub from 15 ft. to 18 ft. high ; and at Anganguco it formed a tree with a 

 trunk 2 ft. in diameter. M. Hartweg has also found four other new species 

 of this curious genus in Mexico, but was unable to send seeds in a living 

 state, but of which he has sent excellent dried specimens : and, as it may be 

 interesting to those who have friends or correspondents in Mexico to know 

 where to find the other four species, I give the following accounts of the 

 plants and their localities ; and for any further particulars the reader is 

 referred to the following quotation from Mr. Bentham's valuable Plantcs 

 HartwegicmcB : — 



" Leaves elliptic oblong, very entire, or minutely dentate. Flowers in both 

 sexes solitary, opposite, sessile ; one seated in every bract, and shorter. The 

 stamens in G. laurifolia and G. ovata, and apparently in G. elliptica, are oppo- 

 site to the lacinise of the perigonium. 



