876 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
are smooth, shining, and heart-shaped, or broad and rounded at the sum- 
mit, and terminating in a point at the base, as in jig. 1595.; and on young 
trees, or on shoots Fam the roots of old trees, the leaves are oval, toothed, 
oblong, and, in short, of all the different forms shown in fig. 1595., taken 
from the Histoire des Chénes. In the Hortus Kewensis, five varieties are 
enumerated, only differing in the shape of the leaves; but the elder Michaux 
asserts that they cannot be propagated with certainty even by grafting ; and 
that all the different kinds may be found on one tree. Even the two we 
have given under distinct names, though they are made species by some 
authors, are rather variations than varieties. 
The bark, on the oldest trees, is smooth, or very slightly furrowed. The 
acorns, which are of a dark brown, and are small and extremely bitter, are 
contained in shallow slightly scaly cups. The wood is tough ; but it decays 
so soon, that it is never used in America, even for fuel. 
& € 23. Q. (a.) micIFoLIA Wang. The Holly-leaved, or Bear, Oux. 
Identification. Wang. Amer., 79. t. 6. f.17.; Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., 5. p. 292. 
Synonymes. Q. Banister? Michx. Quer. No. 15.; ? Q. aquatica 
Abbott and Smith Ins. 2, p.157.3 Black Scrub Oak, Dwarf red 
Oak, Amer. 
Engravings. Wang. Amer., t. 6. f.17.; N. Amer. Syl., 1. p. 21.5 
and our jig. 1597. 
Spec. Char., $c. Leaves obovate-wedge-shaped, 
with 3 or 5 deep bristle-pointed lobes, entire, 
downy beneath. Fruit stalked, in pairs. (Willd.) 
A deciduous shrub or low tree. Northern 
States of North America. Height 3 ft. to 10 ft. 
Introduced in 1800. 
This very remarkable little tree is generally found 
about 8 or 4 feet high; but, in favourable situations, 
it is sometimes found to reach the height of 8 or 10 
feet. The trunk is covered, like the branches, with a 
polished bark. The leaves are of a dark green on 
the upper surface, whitish beneath, and regularly 
divided into 3 or 5 lobes. The acorns are small, 
blackish, and longitudinally marked with a few red- 
dish lines, and they are so abundant as sometimes j 
to cover the branches. Hse seslay nan 
§ vil. Phéllos. Willow Oaks. 
L4Ilvilallell. 
Sect. Char, §c. Leaves quite entire and lanceolate, dying off without much 
change of colour, in England ; but, in America, sometimes persistent for 
two or three years. Young shoots straight, spreading, and wand-like. 
Bark very smooth, black, and never cracked. Fructification biennial. Cup 
imbricate. Nut roundish and very small. — Large trees and shrubs, the least 
beautiful in their foliage of the oak family. 
& ¥ 24. Q. Pur'ttos L. The Willow Oak. 
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 1412; Pursh Fi. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 625.; Michx Quer., No.7. 
Sy monymes. @ virginiana, &c., Pluk. dim. p. 180 ; Q. I‘lex marylandica Rai Hist. Pl. 
mgravings. Michx. Quer., t.12.; the plates of this tree in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. viii, ; and 
our Jig. 1602. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves membranaceous, linear lanceolate, tapering at each 
end, entire, smooth, with a small point. Nut roundish. (Smith.) A deci- 
duous tree. Philadelphia to Georgia. Height 60 ft. to 70 ft., in some 
