74 METROPOLITAN PARK FLORA. 
about Monatiquot Stream; near Streamside Ledge, etc. : —M 
and S, common:—BB, occasional in both sections; one of 
the large Waverly Oaks is of this species, 65 ft. high, with 
circumference of 12 ft. 6 in. at 5 ft. from the ground. 
Q. Prinus, L. Cuestnur Oak. 
Rocky woods and hillsides. 6*, frequent in every kind of 
soil except very wet, and in all exposures; comparatively 
scarce on Great Blue Hill and in other parts of the western 
and middle sections, becoming more frequent in the eastern 
section, and in considerable numbers between Wampatuck and 
Rattlesnake Hills. 
Q. prinoides, Willd. Curmeuarin Oak. Dwarr CHESTNUT 
Oak. 
Rocky woods and dry hillsides. 6*, common; usually 
growing with Q. ilicifolia, mostly on the hill-tops : —M, occa- 
sional. 
Q. rubra, L. Rep Oak. 
In rich and poor soil. B, M, S and BB, common; rather 
less on the hill-tops and more in the wet vaileys than Q. alba. 
Q. coccinea, Wang. ScarLeT Oak. 
Rich ground or dry sandy soil. B, frequent; sometimes in 
considerable numbers, but oftener as scattered trees: —M, S 
and BB, occasional. 
Var. tinctoria, Gray. Brack Oak. 
Dry hills and gravelly uplands. B, occasional; not as com- 
mon as the type: —M, S and BB, frequent. 
Q. ilicifolia, Wang. Brar Oak. Brack Sorus Oak. 
Rocky hills and sterile places. B*, common; on all hill- 
tops, ledges and barren places; sprouts freely after fires; 
large field covered with it on N. slope of Rattlesnake Hill; 
predominates on tops of Babel Rock, Great Dome, Great Blue 
Hill, ete.: —M, S* and B B, common in similar situations. 
CASTANEA, Tourn. CuHEstTNUT. 
C. sativa, Mill., var. Americana, Watson. 
Rocky woods and dry hillsides. B, common ; found through- 

