2, 
THE FLAT-LEAVED OAK. 
Quercus sessiliflora. 
Puate 1, Fre. 2. 
“x¢AF our two British Oaks the palm 
. of superiority is usually given, by 
those who regard only the quali- 
ties of the wood, to the species 
last described, although there is a 
difference of opinion, under this 
head, amongst experts in Tree knowledge. 
Even the claim for Quercus pedunculata 
of being the ‘old English Oak’ and in- 
digenous to Britain has been disputed, and 
it has been alleged that the circumstance of 
Sessiliflora being less abundant now than Pedun- 
culata makes it probable that the comparative 
