1 21 8 The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland 



* * Leaves obovate} with three to five lobes. 

 7. Quercus marylandica, Muenchhausen. United States. See p. 1236. ^ 



Branchlets at first stellate-pubescent, later glabrous. Leaves with dense . 

 bands of stellate pubescence along the sides of the midrib and nerves, 5 to 7 

 in. long and wide ; stalk not exceeding ^ in. 

 ?,. Quercus ilicifolia,^ang&nhe.\m. United States. See p. 1238. 



Branchlets pubescent. Leaves densely white or grey tomentose beneath, 

 3 in. long, 2 in. wide ; petiole \ in. long. 

 (). Quercus cuneata,^ i-ngenhGim. United States. Seep. 1237. 



Branchlets pubescent. Leaves either [a) cuneate at the base and three-lobed 

 above; or {b) oblong obovate, five- to seven-lobed, cuneate or rounded at the base ; 

 densely grey tomentose beneath ; 5 to 7 in. long, 3 to 4 in. wide ; petiole | to 



1 in. long. 



10. Quercus Catesbm, Michaux. United States. Not now in cultivation in 



England. 

 Branchlets glabrescent. Leaves (Plate 333, Fig. i) divided into three to 

 five long narrow lobes ; lower surface glabrous, except for dense pubescence in 

 the axils and on the main nerves ; stalk ^ to f in. long. 



* * * Leaves oval, with seven to nine large lobes, usually toothed. 



(a) Leaves densely tomentose beneath. 



lOA. Quercus cuneata, Wangenheim. See No. 9, the five- to seven-lobed form. 



11. Quercus pagodtzfolia, Ks\ie. United States. Seep. 1237, note 2. 



Not yet introduced. Leaves similar to the five- to seven-lobed form of 

 Q. cuneata, but covered beneath with a silvery white tomentum ; stalk i^ to 



2 in. long. 



(b) Leaves, with scattered stellate pubescence over the whole of the lower surface. 



12. Quercus velutina, Lamsirck. United States. See p. 1239. 



Branchlets with scattered stellate pubescence. Leaves shining dark green 

 above ; lower surface with rusty pubescent axil-tufts ; 5 to 9 in. long, 4 to 5 

 in. wide ; stalk i to 3 in. long. 



13. Quercus Kelloggii, Newberry. California, Oregon. See p. 1241. 



Branchlets glabrescent. Leaves without axil-tufts beneath, 3 to 6 in. long, 

 2 to 4 in. broad ; stalk i in. long. 



(c) Leaves glabrous beneath, except for tufts of pubescence in the axils. 



Branchlets glabrous. 



14. Quercus rubra, Linnaeus. North America. See p. 1242. 



Leaves with axil-tufts inconspicuous or absent, dull green beneath, turning 

 dull red or reddish brown in autumn, 5 to 8 in. long, 4 to 6 in. broad. Buds 

 i in. long, reddish, pubescent only at the tip. 

 15- Quercus coccinea, Muenchhausen. North America. See p. 1247. 



Leaves with axil-tufts inconspicuous or absent, shining green on both 



' Quercus nigra (See No. 6), in the form with obovate leaves, would be found here. 



