LORQUINIA 
31 
QUERCUS MOREHUS, KELL. 
Apropos of the article in the last issue of Lorquinia on the genus 
Quercus, it might be of interest to state that Dr. Kellogg's English 
name for the above mentioned species was Abram's oak. There 
was in him a vein of deep religious feeling, which frequently found 
expression in his botanical writings. "Trained by VVesleyan parents 
to daily reading of the Sacred Scriptures, his interest in them, 
and especially in the historical books of the Old Testament, deepened 
in after years; and, as botanists in general have been wont to draw- 
names, or at least the suggestion of them, largely from Greek and 
Roman mythology. Dr. Kellogg in more than one instance drew from 
the Hebrew classics with which he was so familiar. Perhaps even 
the English name of Abram's oak which he proposed for his "Quercus 
Morchus" has failed to give a clew to the enigma of that specific 
name. It is the Doctor's Latinization of Moreh where the great 
patriarch of Bible fame once dwelt." — Condensed from a biographical 
sketch of Dr. Kellogg in Pittonia, 1 :149. G. L. M. 
ANNOUNCMENTS OF THE LORQUIN NATURAL 
HISTORY CLUB 
"The Lives of Some Shells" will be the title of a lecture to be 
given by Emery P. Chace at the Tuesday evening meeting of Decem- 
]jer 5th in the lecture room of the Public Library on the tenth floor 
of the Metropolitan building. Members may bring friends. The 
meeting will be called to order at 7 :45 p. m. The lecture will be 
illustrated by specimens from Mr. Chace's large and interesting 
collection. 
Members and visitors are urged to bring to the meetings speci- 
mens about which information is desired or specimens that may 
prove of interest to others at the meetings. 
Members wishing to contribute photographs for the photograph 
plbum must accompany such photographs with the name of the 
photographer, locality and, as nearly as possible, the date, with 
such other information as may be considered, by the photographer, 
to be of interest or importance. The Secretary has charge of the 
album. 
The October number of Lorquinia was issued on the thirteenth 
of last month. 
