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his Prodromus reunites with Q. coccinea Wg., as var. y pecia Bart- 
ram's Q. hemispherica and dentata are both varieties of Q. aqua 
Luis Née joined the expedition of Malaspina from 1789 me 9; he 
visited South America, Mexico and the Pacitic Islands, and brought 
i t 
cias Naturales ” by Cavaniitén, 1798. Amongst these oaks are two Cali- 
fornia species, Q. lobata and agrifolia ; the latter was already known to 
lucknet as Ilex foliis ag € Americana (in ** Phytographia," London, 
cat 93, M but without flower or fruit); the others are Mex- 
n, Q. circinata, magno pti, salicifolia, microphylla, are acuti- 
fui elliptica, castanea, and candicans, all considered yet b ood 
s." His Q. lut 
and Nea. specimen is defective; tfi rugosa Humboldt and Bodl ud 
changed into Q. crassifolia, Me ibique specimen being very defective 
- doubtful. 
André Michaux explored from 1785 to 1796 the forests of Eastern North 
merica. He published in 1801 his **Histoire des Chénes l'Amérique 
tion. His arrangement is the fi 
E ades leaves of the old tree ipi beste pointed: fruit peduncled, annual. 
porem obed. Q. obtusiloba (stellata Wg.), macrocarpa (n. sp.) 
lyrata Walt., alba L. 
2. Leaves toothed. Q. Prinus, with : varieties: palustris, monti- 
cola, acuminata, pumila and tomentosa. 
B. d entire. Q. virens, but the poc are according to him 
ial. 
II. Leaves a ve old tree Vieh i fruit sessile, biennial. 
eaves entire. i un bns three varieties, silvatica, mari- 
tima, and pumila. one rea, Q. imbricaria (n. sp.), Q. lauri- 
folia, with the variety porate, 
2. Leaves with short lobes . aquatica, Q. nigra, ho tinctoria, 
with two — (aigu eons tee, Q. trilo 
3. Leaves deeply lobed. Q. Banisteri (ilicifolia Wg M Q. ws 
(hispanica Clayton, discolor rents elongata Willd.), Q. Catesbai 
Q. coccinea Wg., Q. palustris Du Roi and Q. rubra 
The same species are enumerated in his **Flora Americana,” published 
by L. C. Richard, but without this arrangement. The ripening of fruit 
-is not there mentioned at all. 
Willdenow in **Species Plantarum," 1797-1810, enriched (?), the genus 
Quercus by new species, making out of the five varieties of Prinus, 
five species: Prinus, montana, bicolor (tomentosa), castanea (acuminata) 
and Prinoides (ridi ; the varieties of Phellos, maritima and pumila he 
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