tliem, are tliin and scaly, each scale being te rminated by a sh o rt linn point,
or bristle. The largest American oak th a t tlirives in wet ground. (M ic h x .)
Chestnut Oalis.
rty 1
ti f ic E
§ iv. è rìn u s .
Sect. Chav., f r . Leaves dentate, dying (o
lf'o f a dirty white or o f a yellowish
orange. Bark white, rough, and scaly. Fructification annual. Cup im-
id seal
bricaTe. N u t oblong, generally large.
Î 1.3. Q. F rT n u s L . Tho P rin u s , or Chestnut-leaved, Oak.
I d e n ti fic a tio n . L t n . S p . F l . , 1413. ; N . D u I l a m , 7 . p. 164. ; M ic h x . F l . B o r . A m e r . , 2. p . 19.1.
Spec. Char., f r . I.eaves oblong-oval, more o r less pointed, nearly equally
to o th ed . Cup somewhat scaly ; n u t ovate. (M ic h x .) Trees deciduous,
varying in height from 20 ft. to 90 ft. ; and one o f th e varieties a low shrub.
In the"climate o f London th e tre es grow freely, and promise to attain a co n siderable
size. In general form, they are as handsome as any o f th e American
oaks ; b u t th e ir foliage dies off with very little colour, what th e re is
being generally o f a dirty white o r brownish.
rarietics. These are by some au th o rs tre ated as specie.s; b u t they are so
obviously alike in th e ir leaves and bark from th e ir infancy upwards, that
th e re does n o t remain a single doubt in o u r minds o f th e ir being only
varieties.
Ï Q. P . 1 paMstris Michx. Quer. No. 5. t. 6 . G. P. p alu stn s Mtchx.
iV. Amer. Syl. i. p. 46. t. 8. (th e pla te o f this tre e in Arh. Brit.,
1st edit., vol. viii. ; ancl onr Jig. 1576.) ; Q. P rln n s L . Sp. Pl. 14)3. ;
Q. castaneæfôliis, &c., Pluk. Aim. 309. ; th e Swamp Chestnut
Oak ; th e Ch estn u t white Oak : and. near Philadelphia, th e white
Oak. — Leaves on longish footstalks, obovate. F rn it very lai-ge.
Cup moderately hollow, distinctly scaly (A . Mich x.) A large deciduous
tree. Maritime parts o f Carolina and o th e r so u th ern states.
Height 80 ft. t o -90 ft. In tro d . 1730. T h e leaves o f Q. P . palùstris
are o f a shining green y .
above, and whitish and
somewhat wrinkled un derneath
; they have rath
e r long footstalks ; and
are from 8 in . to 9 in.
long, and from 4 in. to
5 in. b ro ad ; Obovate, and
terminating in an acute
point. They are somewhat
wedge-shaped, and
are deeply d entated with
blunt lobe-like te e th from
th e summit to th e base.
Th e acorns are o f a bright
clear brown, oval, and
1576. e . p . palusfiis.
larger th an th o se o f any o th e r kind o f American oak, except Q. macrocarpa
: they a re borne on very sh o rt peduncles, and are contained
in shallow scaly cups,
î Q. P . 2 montícola ffic h x . Quer. No. S. t. 7. (o n r yîg 1577.) Q..P.
montícola Miclix. fil. N . Amer. Syl. i. p. 49. t, 9. ; « . montana
Willd. Sp. Pl. iv. p. 440. ; Q. P rin u s Smith in Abb. In s. o f Gear. ii.
p. 163. t.8 2 . ; th e R o ck C hestnut O a k .— Leaves on sh o rt footstalks,
rhomboid-oval. F ru it ra th e r la rg e ; cup top-shaped and
rough ; n u t oblong. (M ic h x .) A large deciduous tre e. Pennsylvania
to Virginia. Height 50 ft. to 60 ft. In tro d . 1800. The beautifnl
appearance o f this tre e, according to th e younger Michaux, when
l.')77. Q . montícola.
growing in a fertile soil, is
owing equally to th e symmetry
o f its form and the
luxuriance o f its foliage. The
bark on old trees is hard,
thick, and deeply furrowed ;
and th e ou te r bark is equally
good for tanning as th e inner
bark. Th e leaves are 5 or
6 inches long, and 3 o r 4
inches broad ; oval ; and uniformly
dentate, with th e teeth
more regular, but less acute,
than those o f Q. P . palùstris ;
th e leaf te rminating in a
point. When beginning to
unfold in spring, th e leaves
are covered with a thick white down, and they appear somewhat
wrinkled ; but, when fully expanded, they are perfectly glabrous,
smooth, and o f a delicate te x tu re . T h e petiole, wliich is rath er
sh o rt, is yellow, and th e colour becomes brighter and more conspicuous
in autumn. Th e acorns are long, o f an oblong-oval shape :
tiiey a re produced in pairs, on a sh o rt peduncle, and are envelopetl
for ab o u t one th ird o f their length in pear-shaped cups, covered with
loose scales.
¥ Q. P. 3 acuminata Michx. Quer. No.
5. t. 8. (o u r fig . 1578.) Q. P.
acuminata Michx. fi l. N . Amer. Syl.
i. p. 51. t. 10.; Q. Pastane a IVilld.
Sp. P l. iv. p. 441. ; th e yellow Oak.
— Leaves on long footsta lks; obtuse
a t th e base, sharply serrated. F ru it
o f moderate size ; cup hemispherical.
(ilP'c/zjz.) A fastigiate deciduous .. .^
tree. Delaware to th e Savannah.
Height 70 ft. to 80 ft. Introduced
in J822. T h e bark is whitish, very
slightly furrowed, and sometimes
divided into plates. The leaves are
lanceolate, obtuse a t th e base, and
ending in a sharp point, regularly
toothed, o f a light green above, and
whitish beneath. T h e acorns a re small, roundish-ovate, and contained
in shallow slightly scaly cups.
¥ Q P . 4 pùmila Michx. Quer. No. 5. t .9 . f. 1.
Q. P . Chinquapin Michx. N. Amer. Syl. i. p.
55. t. 11. (o u r fig , } 5 7 9 .); Q. Chmquaqnn
Pursh F l. Amer. Sept. ii. p. 634. ; Q. />ri-
noides Willd. Sp. Pl. iv. p. 440. ; th e Chinquapin,
o r D w a rf Ch estnut, O a k .— Leaves |
on .shortish p etiole s; somewhat lanceolate ;
glaucous beneath. (M ic h x .) A low deciduous
tree. Northern and middle states. Height
20 ft. to 30 ft. In tro d . 1828. The leaves
are oval-acuminate, regularly, b u t n o t deeply,
dentated, o f a light green above, and whitish
beneath. T h e acorns (fig . Ì566. e) are enclosed,
for ab o u t one th ird o f their length, in
scaly sessile cups they are o f th e middle size,
S k 2
1578. Q. P . acuminbta.
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