1948 ARBORETUM AND PRUTICETUM, PART HI* 



podunclo. Calyx S — ^-parted. Ovary globose. Style very short. Stigmas 3 — 4, spreading and 

 uvurved. A ii-Kivo of New Spain, between Venta de Acaguisocla and Mojonera, on the road from 

 Acapulco to Mexico. Nee states that it is considered one of the largest oaks in New Spain ; and that 

 it has a dense head of innumerable branches. The acorns ave s areely bigger than a pea, and nearly 

 covered by the cup, which is clothed with blackish scales. (Aee, as quote* in Rees's Cycl.) Hum- 

 lH>Klt cells it one of the most majestic trees of New Spain; and it is as remarkable for the 

 b eau ty and singularity of its leaves, as it is for the grandeur and nobleness of its general appearance. 



. ..,..'v.j Willd., No. 14., Nee in Anal. (Men. Nat, 3. p. 278., Fisch. Misc. |Hisp., 1. p. 117., 

 N. Du Ham., 7. p. l.">4.. Smith in Kees's Cycl., No. Iti. Leaves ollip' cal, entire, coriaceous, nearly 

 sessile; rounded at each end; roughish beneath. {Willd.) Gathered by Louis Nee, but without 

 flowers or fruit, in the kingdom of Mexico, by the road from lxmiquilpan to Cimapan, as well as 

 bet ween Tixtals and the river Asul. The trunk is thick, IS ft high, with a grey bark. Branches 

 horizontal ; the smaller shoots erect ; all very leafy. Leaves :\ in. long, ami 1 in. broad ; slightly revo- 

 lute; smooth above, roughish and veiny beneath; the veins forked. Footstalks thick, and very short. 

 [Nee, as quoted in Rees'S Cycl.) Humboldt considers this species as allied to his Q. spiciUa (p. 1945.) 

 anil O. ambfgua (p. l!H7.) ; but differing from both principally in the leaves. 



Q. m m ert m ata Willd., No. 34., N. DuHam., 7. p. 162., Smith in Rees's Cycl., No. 41 ; Q. Castanea 

 Nee in Aiuil. Cirri. Nut., 8. p. 276., Fisch. Misc. Hisp., 1. p. 114. Leaves oblong, lanceolate, with 

 pointed awned serraturesj polished above, downy beneath; heart-shaped at the base. (Willd.) 

 Pound by Louis Nee, without flowers or fruit, in New Spain, between lxmiquilpan and Cimapan. 

 This tree is 12 ft high, with a straight trunk, covered with a brittle dark-coloured bark. Branches 

 erect, alternate, smooth, -much subdivided. Leaves 3 in. long, and 1 in. broad, acute; abrupt and 

 heart-shaped at the base ; their serraturcs awned ; the upper surface green and smooth, the under 

 clothed with line yellow down. Footstalks 2 lines long. Stipules none. [Nee, as quoted in hees's Cud.) 



O. tomentbsa Willd., No. 35., N. Du Ham., 7. p. 163., Smith in Itees's Cycl., No. 42 ; Q. peduncularis 

 Nee in Anal. Cien. Nat., 3. p. 270., Fisch. Misc. Hisp., 1. p. 106. Leaves oblong-ovate.with tooth-like 

 notches ; densely downy beneath. Fruit racemose. Nut globose, nearly covered by the calyx. ( Willd.) 

 Native of New Spain, in the road from Mexico to Acapulco, beyond the river Mescala. A tree, 20 ft. 

 high, with an upright trunk, and grey brittle bark. Branches numerous, alternate, clothed with 

 dense reddish wool. Leaves 5 in. long, hardly 2 in. wide, crowded ; obtuse at the base; pointed at 

 the end ; bordered with tooth-like notches ; green and smoothish above, downy with prominent 

 veins beneath. Footstalks downy, very short. Female flowers on an axillary solitary stalk, Sin. 

 or 4 in. long. Acorns but little bigger than peppercorns, each almost concealed in its scaly, downy, 

 reddUb cup. [Nee.) 



o. circinuta Willd., No. 36., Nee in An. Cien. Nat, 3. p. 272., Fisch. Misc. Hisp., 1. p. 109., 

 N. Du Ham, 7- p. 163., Smith in Kecs's Cycl., No. 43. Leaves ovate, crenate, undulated; acute 

 at each end ; downy beneath. Nut scarcely larger than the calyx. (Willd.) Native of New Spain, 

 bet we en Tintala and Chilpancingo. A tree, 20 ft. or 25 ft. high. Trunk erect. Bark brittle, ash- 

 coloured. Branches horizontal ; the young ones erect, furrowed, villous. Leaves alternate, from 

 .7- in. to 7 in. long, and 3 in. broad; green and shining above; more or less downy, and flesh- 

 coloured or reddish brown, beneath; their edges turned towards the point of the leaf. Fruit sup- 

 ported by a very short common stalk. Calyx hemispherical, the size of chick peas (Cicer arietinum) ; 

 it~ Males acute at the point. Nut but little larger than the calyx. Plukenet's t. 53. f. 4. in some 

 measure resembles the species before us ; but is said to have a large fruit, and is quoted by authors 

 as <l. Prlnus. [Nee, as quoted in Hees's Cycl.) 



Q. splendent Willd. No. 37., Nee in An. Cien. Nat, 3. p. 275., Fisch. Misc. Hisp., 1. p. 113., N. 

 Du Ham., 7. p. 104., Rees'S Cycl., No. 44. Leaves oblong.ovate, bluntly toothed ; slightly downy above; 

 densely silky beneath. (fl'illd.) Native of New Spain, near Taxala. Trunk erect, much branched, 

 1.7 It. high. Branches partly horizontal, partly erect, clothed with red shining down. Leaves 

 scattered, crowded, 3 in. long, 1 in. broad; green, with a thin downy coat, above ; thickly clothed 

 beneath with shining pubescence, the midrib only being prominent; the edges bluntly and unequally 

 toothed. Footstalks very short, with an awl-shaped villous stipule at each side. Flowers and fruit not 

 Observed. [Nee. as quoted in Hees's Cycl.) 



Q. rugdsa Willd., No. 38., Nee in An. Cien. Nat., S. p. 275., Fisch. Misc. Hisp., N. Du Ham., 7. 

 p. 164, Kees's Cycl., No. 4.7. Leaves ovate-oblong, coriaceous, rugose ; toothed towards the end; 

 Ik trt-sbaped at the base; downy and rusty beneath. (Willd.) Native of the woods of Huifquilica and 

 Ociula, in the way from Mexico to Santo Christo de Chahna. A middle-sized tree, having numerous, 

 alternate, round, grey branches, rough with minute prominent points. Leaves 3 in. in length, hardly 

 ! in in breadth; thick and coriaceous; rugged, green, and shining on the upper side ; brown and 

 downy at the back ; heart-shaped at the base; the margin toothed from the middle to the extremity. 

 Iks 2 lines long, thickened at their base. Female flowers in 6caly axillary clusters. (Nee, as 

 quoted in fleet's Cycl.) 



(> wtacropMUa Willd., No. .Jit., Nee in An. Cien., Nat., 3. p. 274. Fisch. Misc. Hisp., 1. p. 111., 

 N. Du Ham., 7 p. 164,, Kees's Cycl., No. 40. Leaves obovate, crenate; tapering and heart-shaped at 

 the base ; downy beneath. Fruit spiked. (Willd.) Found by Louis Nee in the districts of Chilpan- 

 ind La Curve, and on the mountain of Quirapon, in New Spain. This is a tree, 30 ft. high, with 

 an upright trunk, and dense head. The principal branches are horizontal : the rest upright, furrowed 

 when young. Leaves I ft long, and 7 in. or 8 in. broad; rounded at the end, gradually tapering 

 down to the nnarginate, or heart-Shaped, base-, where they measure only 4 lines across; their upper 

 and shining ; the under yellowish, clothed with very minute down ; the margin crenate 



andwavj I r short and thick Female flowers sessile on a common state, and encom- 



v. ith downy bracteas. [Nee, as quoted in Hees's Cycl.) 



g dlvcrtijblia Willd , Wo. 2L, Nee In An.de las Cien. Nat, 3. p. 270., N. Du Ham., 7. p. 155., Rees's 



Hisp.. 2. p. 107. Leaves ovate, undivided or deeply toothed ; yellow and 



beneath. Pruit spiked, globose. [Smith.) found by Louis Nee between the villages of Cbalma 



;in,l gfl pain. A shrub, from 10 ft. to II •ft high ; its trunk seldom straight ; the 



dark-colourec , the branches alternate. Leaves l j in. long and undivided or 2| in., and 



deeply toothed; smooth and shining above ; downy and dull yellow beneath. Footstalks hardly a 



line in length. Stipules oblong, reddish, membranous, contracted at the base, deciduous. Acorns 4 



haped axillary stalk, 2 in. long. Cup the size and shape of a pea, covered 



rcdj projl Cting above B hue beyond the cup. (Mr.) 



ndicans Willd , No. 68., Nee in An.delasCien. Nat, :>,. p. 277., Fisch. Misc. Hisp., 1.)). 115., 



w.ii, ,7. p 173.. Smith in Bees's Cycl., No. 65. Leaves ovate, sinuated ; white and downy 



thed, bri tie-pointed. [JvOld Native of New Spain, in sandy ground near Tixtals. 



■ ze, with a den e head of upright branches. Leaves 9 in. long, 4 in. wide, tapering 



ted, v.ith bn tie-pointed teeth; green and smooth above; white and downy 



I hue* in length Flowers and fruit not observed. [Nee, as quoted in 



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