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MONOECIA POLYANDRIA. 
tus hemisphaericis; nu- j calyx of the fruit he- 
ce ovata. | mispherical; nut ovate. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 440. Pursh, 2. p. 634. Nutt. 2. p. 216. 
Q. Prinus Monticola, M^ch. 2. p. 196. 
Icon. Mich. Querc. t. 7- Mich. arb. for. p. 55. 
A tree belonging to the large division of the Chesnut Oaks, but not as 
large as either of the preceding species. It grows from 30—50 feet high, 
and from 1 to 3 feet in diameter, rarely, however, attaining the largest of 
these dimensions. To the Q. Michauxii it has much affinity, but its leaves 
are more uniformly toothed, less obtuse at base, and its acorns scarcely half 
as large as those of that species. Its timber and bark are said by Michaux 
to be more valuable than those of the other Chesnut Oaks, and for fuel it is 
in the Northern States much prized. 
Grows in rocky situations and soils, common along the base of the Alle- 
ghany Mountains. 
Flowers. 
25. Castanea. Mulil. 
Q,. foliis oblongo- 
lanceolatis, acuminatis, 
subtus tomentosis, gros- 
se dentatis, dentibus 
subaequalibus, dilatatis, 
apice caliosis; calyce 
fructus hemisphaerico; 
mice ovata. 
Leaves oblong-lan- 
ceolate, acuminate, to- 
mentose underneath, 
coarsely toothed, teeth 
nearly equal, dilated, 
callous at the point; 
calyx of the fruit he- 
mispherical; nut ovate. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 441. Pursh, 2. p. 634. Nutt. 2. p. 216. 
Q. Prinus Acuminata, Mich. 2. p. 196. 
Icon. Mich. Querc. t. 7- Mich. arb. for. 2. p. 6l. 
A large tree growing 60 — 70 feet in height and 2 — 4 in diameter. Leaves 
on long petioles, narrower than usual among the Chesnut Oaks, acuminate, 
with coarse obtuse and nearly equal teeth, glabrous on the upper surface, to~ 
mentose and white underneath. Fruit oval, of a middling size. Cup he- 
mispherical, inclosing one-third of the acorn, sessile. 
This tree is disseminated rather sparingly in rich damp soils. I have 
never seen it in the low country. Michaux found it along the Savannah 
River as low down as the Sister’s Ferry, about 35 miles above the city of 
Savannah. It is probably confounded both in name and use with the Q» 
Prinus and Q. Michauxii. 
