BICLINIA AMENTACBiE. duerCUS. 
a white down on both sides, which is not the case with 
either Q. rubra or Q. coccinea. Whether the figure of 
Q. tinctona Mich, ai l . 2. t. 22 . belongs to this or the 
preceding species, I have not been able to decide. 
coccinea. 
ambigua. 
rubra. 
Cateslcei. 
f f f Foliis profunde sinuatis lohatisque. 
18. Q.. foliis longe petiolatis oblongis profunde sinuatis gla- 
bris, lobis divaricatis dentatis acutis setaceo-mucrona- 
tis, cupula turbinata insigniter squamosa, glande brevi- 
ovata .—Willd, sp. pl. 4. p. 44 6. 
Icon. Mich. querc. n. 18. t. 3 i . 32. Mich. ari. 2. p . 1 16. 
t. 23. Wangh.amer. i. 4.fg. 
In fertile woods : New England to Georgia. \ • May, 
v. v. The Scarlet Oak is a very large tree, and changes 
its leaves in autumn to a bright red, which give the 
woods a very picturesque appearance. 
19. d. foliis sinuatis glabris basi acutis, sinubus subacutis, 
cupula subscutellata, glande turgide ovata .—Mich. 
arb . 2. p. 120. 
Icon. Mich. I. c. t. 24. 
On Hudson’s Bay and in N^pva Scotia. Michaux. I? . 
May. -f . This is an intermediate species, between 
the preceding and following one, and probably only a 
hybrid plant. Michaux calls it Gray Oak. 
20. d. foliis longe petiolatis oblongis glabris obtuse sinuatis, 
lobis acutiusculis dentatis setaceo-mucronatis, cupula 
scutellata sublsevi, glande subovata turgida. — Willd. 
sp.pl 4. p. 445. 
Icon. Mich. querc. n. 20. t. 35. 36. Mich. arb. 2. p. 12 6. 
t. 26. Wangh. amer, t . 3.j f. 7. Pluk. aim. t. 54. f. 4. 
DuRoi harhk. 2. t. 5. f. 2. 
In fertile forests: Canada to Pensylvania, and in the Alle- 
gany mountains. T? . May. v. v . This large and 
fine timber tree is exclusively known by the name of 
Red Oak , which name is likewise applied to (J). tine- 
toria , coccinea, falcata, palustris , phellos , ambigua , and 
aquatica, in several parts of America. 
21. Q. foliis brevissime petiolatis basi cuneatis oblongis pro- 
funde sinuatis glabris, lobis tribus quinisve divaricatis 
dentatis acutis setaceo-mucronatis, cupula turbinata 
ampla : squamis obtusis marginalibus introflexis, glande 
subglobosa. — Willd. sp. pl 4. p. 44 6. 
Icon. Mich. querc, n. t. 29, 30. Mich» arb , 2. p. 10L 
t, 20. Catesb. car . 1. 1. 23. 
