878 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
1600. Q. P. sericeus. 1601. @Q. P. cinéreus. 
hoth in height and general appearance, that individual plants have 
frequently been taken for distinct species. It is only found in the 
maritime parts of the Southern States, where it is rare, in compa- 
rison with many other species. 
% Q. P. 6 maritimus Michx. Quer. No.7. Q. maritima Willd. Sp. Pl. iv. 
p- 424.— A low shrubby plant, from 3 ft. to 8 ft. high, according 
to Pursh; a native of the sea coast 
of Virginia and Carolina. The leaves 
are shorter than those of the species, 
and are persistent. It is sometimes 
called the evergreen willow oak. 
The leaves of this species are 2 or 3 inches 
long, of a light green, smooth, narrow, entire, 
and very similar to those of the willow; whence 
the name of the willow oak, by which this 
species is known throughout the greater part 
of America. The shoots are straight, long, 
slender, wand-like, and not crossing one 
another so much as in most of the other 
kinds of oaks; so that the tree is almost 
as much like the willow in its shoots as its 
leaves. The acorns (jig. 1566.4) are small, 
round, bitter, and of a dark brown colour: 
they are contained in shallow cups, slightly 
coated with scales ; and, if kept in a cool place, 
they will preserve the power of germination 
for several months. Large trees of this species 
are not unfrequent in British gardens. 1602. Q. Phéllve. 
¥€ 25. Q.(P.) Lauriro‘iia Willd. The Laurel-leaved Oak. 
pe aoe Willd. Sp. Pl., 4. p. 427.5 Ait., 2d ed., 5. p. 288.; Pursh Scpt., 2. p.627.; Michx. 
uer., No. 10. 
Synonymes. The Laurel Oak, Swamp Willow Oak. 
Engravings. Michx. Quer., t. 17.; and our fig. 1604. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves obovate, entire, smooth, nearly sessile ; tapering at 
the base. Nut roundish, even. (Smith.) A deciduous tree. South Caro- 
lina and Georgia. Height 50 or 60 feet. Introduced in 1786. 
Variety. 
¥ Q. (P.) 1. 2 hybrida Michx. Quer. No. 10. t. 18, Q. 2, 2 obtisa Ait. 
