tre e, in British gardens, even where th e soil is good and th e situation slieltered,
may be considered as slower than th a t o f th e common oak ; b u t when
grafted on tlie common oak it grows freely, and ripens its shoots, so as soon
to form a handsome tree.
¥ 9. Q. ( a . ) OLivÆFo'uMis Michx. The 01ive -shapc-/r7«Vi’/ Amci'ican
Oak.
I d e n ti fic a tio n . M ic h x . A r b ., 2. p . 32, ; N . A m e r . S y l ., 1. p .3 2 . ; P u r s h F l . A m e r . S e p t. 2, p. 63L>.
S y n o n y m e . T h c m o s s y - c u p O a k , A m e r .
E n g r a v in g s . M ic h x . A rb ., 2. t . 2 . ; N . A m e r . S y l., I . t . 3 . ; a n d o a r / 5 .
Spec. Char., <ÿc. Leaves oblong, smooth ; glaucous
beneath ; deeply and unequally pin-
natifid. F ru it elliptic-ovate, on sh o rt
footstalks. Calyx cup-shaped, fringed, and
nearly covering th e acorn. (M ic h x .) A
deciduous tre e on th e Hudson, and in
Genesee, b u t rare Height 60 ft. to 70 ft.;
and, according to Michaux, with a spreading
head, and an imposing aspect. Introduced
1811.
The bark is white and laminated ; b u t the
tre e is chiefly remarkable for th e form ancl
disposition o f its secondary branches, which
a re slender and flexible, and always inclined
towards th e ea rth . The leaves are o f a light
green above, and whitish beneath : they re semble
those o f th e white oak in colour, but
differ from them in form ; being larger, and
very deeply and irregularly laciniated, with
rounded lobes, so different in shape, th a t it is
impossible to find two leaves th a t are alike.
In all probability only a variety o f Q. àlba.
¥ 10. Q. m a c r o c a ' r p a WUld. T h e large fruited Oak.
I d e n t i f i c a t io n . W i l ld . S p . P l . , 4 . p . 433. ; P u r s h , 2 . p . G32. ; M ic h x . Q u e r . , N o . 2.
S y n o n y m e s . T h e o v e r - c u p w h i t e O a k , B u r O a k , A m e r . \ C h ê n e à g r o s G la n d s , C h ê n e f r l s i , F r . ;
g r o s s - f r u c h t ig e E i c h e , G e r .
E n g r a v in g s . M ic h x . Q u e r . , N o . 2 . t . 2, 3. ; N . A m e r . S y l ., 1. t . 4 . ; t h e p l a t e o f t h i s t r e e in A rb .
B r i t . , 1 s t e d i t . , v o l. v iii . ; a n d o u r f ig . 1572.
Spec> Char., Leaves downy
beneath, lyrate, deeply and sinuately
lobed ; th e lobes obtuse and
spreading, and th e u p p er one
much dilated. Th e calyx deep,
cup-shaped, scaly, and fringecl
with bristles. Acorns thick and
ovate. (W illd .) A beautiful decidnous
tree, laden with dark
tufted foliage. Kentucky and
Tennessee. Height 60 ft. In tro duced
in 1800.
The leaves are larger than those
o f any oth e r American oak, being frequently
15 in. long, and 8 in. broad:
they are notched near th e suininit,
and deeply laciniated below. T h e „„„„i,,...
acorns (fig . 1566.5), which are also
larger than those o f any oth e r American species, are oval ; and enclosed for two
thirds o f th e ir length in a thick rugged cup, which is generally bordered along
8 6 5
its upper edge with fine, long, flexible filaments. T h e bark o f th e young
branches is frequently covered with a yellowish corky substance, like th a t
which is found on th e liquidambar and some kinds o f elm.
¥ 1 1 . Q. o b t u s i ' l o b a Michx. The blunt-lobed-Zcawcd, or Post, Oak.
I d e n tf ic a t io n . M ic b x . Q u e r . , N o . 1. t . 1, ; P u r s h , 2. p . G32.*; M ic h x . A rb . A m . , 2. p . 3 6 .
S y n o n ym e s . t i . s te ll f tta W illd . S p . F l . 4 . p . 452. ; I r o n O a k , B o x w h ite O a k , A m e r ic a n T u r k e y
O ak ( s o c a lle d , b e c a u s e th e a c o r n s , w h ic h a r e sw e e t, a r e e a t e n b y th e w ild t u r k e y s ) , u p l a n d w h ite
O a k , A m e r .
E n g r a v in g s . M ic h x . Q u e r . , N o . 1. t . 1. ; N . A m e r . S y l ., 1. t . 9 . ; th e p l a t e o f t h i s t r e e in A rb .
B r it ., 1 s t. e d i t . , v o l. v ii. ; a n d o u r f i g . 1573.
Spec. Char., 4 c. Leaves oblong, slightly pubescent beneath, sharply wedge-
shaped at th e base : lobes obtuse, th e lower ones deeply sinuated, and th e
upper ones dilated, and slightly
bilobed. Calyx hemispherical.
F ru it oval, and ra th e r small
(M ich x.) A deciduous tree. New
Jersey and Philadelphia. Height
^0 ft., with a tru n k n o t more
than 15 in. in diameter. In troduced
1575. Q. oblu>iIrl>ri.
in 1819.
The branches a re bent into el-
bow.s a t certain distances, wiiich
renders th e tre e easily distinguishable,
even when th e leaves have
fallen. The bark is thin, and o f a
greyish white. Th e leaves are
coriaceous, and o f a dusky green
above, and greyish beneath. In
autumn, th e ribs assume a rosy
tint, but never th a t pur])lish red
which is observable in those o f the
scarlet oak. T h e acorns (fig . 1566. c), which are produced in abundance,
are small, oval, and three p arts covered with a slightly rugged greyish cup.
¥ 12. Q. lyra'ta Walt. The lyrate, or orcr-cz/p, Oak.
I d e n tific a tio n . W a l t . C a r o l . , 235. ; P u r s h , 2. p . 632. ; M ic h x . Q u e r . , N o . 3 . t. 4 .
S y n o n ym e s . S w am p P o s t O a k , W a t e r w h i t e O a k , Am ei-.
E n g r a v in g s . M ic h x . Q u e r . , N o . 3 . t . 4. ; a n d o u r f ig s . 1574. a n d 1.575.
Spec. Cka7-.,4c. Leaves subsessile, glabrous, lyrately s in u a ted ; much contracted
in th e middle, b u t dilated a t th e summit, and a tten u a ted a t the
b ase: lubes an g u la r; th e upper p a rt o f th e leaf divided in to th re e lobes,
which are tricuspidate a t th e ir extremities. Calyx globula , rough, and
almost covering tlie acorn. (AAichx.) A large deciduous tre e . Carolina
and oth e r southern states. Height 50 ft. to
80 ft. In tro d . 1786.
The leaves are from 6 in. to 8 in. long,
smooth, narrow, lyre-shaped, deeply sinuated,
and borne on short
petioles. The lobes,
especially th e upper
ones, are somewhat
trunc ated. Th e foliage
is thick, and
^ o f a light agreeable
' tin t ; and th e bark
is white. Th e acorns
are broad, round,
and depressed ; and
th e cups, which are
1571. 9. ijr à ta . ncurly closed over
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