310 Trees for Shade and Ornament 
the South. Like any of the other oaks, it could be used with advan- 
tage, at least as far as New York. 
The Live Oaks, so called because being evergreen, are confined to 
the Southern and Southwestern States, and are not hardy north of Wash- 
ington. The type, one of the most beautiful and characteristic of the 
world, is — 
Fic. r10.— English Oak. Quercus Robur Linn, 
Q. virginiana Nutt. (300) (virens), Live Oak, ranging from Virginia 
to Mexico, hence not hardy north; a broad spreading tree rarely over 
seventy feet, with stout, almost horizontal branches, with small entire 
leaves of bluish hue. 
Q. chrysolepis Liebm. (301) California Live Oak, with a golden hue, 
is the handsomest species of the California oaks; probably never tried 
in the East. 
