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rare species, being only found on the upper banks of the 
Hudson, and on the Genesee river. The foliage is fine, 
large, and deeply cut, and the lower branches of the tree 
droop in a beautiful manner when it has attained some 
considerable size. Quercus macrocarpa, the Over-cup 
White oak, is another beautiful kind found in the westerr 
states, which a good deal resembles the Mossy-cup oak in 
the acorn. The foliage, however, is uncommonly fine, 
being the largest in size of any American species ; fifteen 
inches long, and eight broad. It is a noble tree, with fine 
deep green foliage ; and the growth of a specimen planted 
in our grounds has been remarkably vigorous. 
Scarlet oak. ( Quercus coccinea.) A native of the 
middle states ; a noble tree, often eighty feet high. The 
leaves, borne on long petioles, are a bright lively green on 
both surfaces, with four deep cuts on each side, widest at 
the bottom. The great and peculiar beauty of this tree, 
we conceive to be its property of assuming a deep scarlet 
tint in autumn. At that period it may, at a great 
distance, be distinguished from all other oaks, and indeed 
from every other forest tree. It is highly worthy of a 
place in every plantation. 
The Live oak. ( Quercus virens.) This fine species 
will not thrive north of Virginia. Its imperishable timber 
is the most valuable in our forests ; and, at the south, it is 
a fine park tree, when cultivated, growing about 40 feet 
nigh, with, however, a rather wide and low head. The 
thick oval leaves are evergreen, and it is much to be 
regretted that this noble tree will not bear our northern 
winters. 
The English Royal oak. (Q. robur.) This is the great 
representative of the family in Europe, and is one of the 
