are smooth, shining, and heart-shaped, o r broad and rounded a t th e siiiii-
mit, ami terminating In a point a t th e base, as in fig . 1S95. ; and on young
tree.s, or on shoots from th e ro o ts o f old trees, th e leaves are oval, toothed,
oblong, and, in shoi't, of all th e different forms shown in Jig. 1595., taken’
from th e Histoire des Chênes. In th e Hortus Kewensis, five varieties are
enumerated, only differing in th e shape o f th e leaves ; but th e elder Michaux
asserts th a t they cannot be propagated with certainty even by grafting ; and
th a t all th e different kinds may be found on one tre e. Even th e two we
have given under distinct names, though they are made species by some
authors, are ra th e r variations than varieties.
The bark, on th e oldest trees, is smooth, or very slightly furrowed. The
acorns, which are o f a dark brown, and are small and extremely bitter, are
contained in shallow slightly scaly cuijs. Tite wood is tough ; b u t it decays
so soon, th a t it is never used in America, even for fuel.
* Ï 23. Q. ( a . ) j l i o i f o ' l i a Wang. T h e Holly-leaved, or Bear, Oak.
I d e n ti fic a tio n . W a n g . A m e r . , 7 9 . t . 6 . f. 17. ; A it. H o r t - K ew ., e d . 2 . b p . 292
S y n o n y m e s . Q.. B a u i s t e r j M ic h x . Q u e r . N o . 16. ; ? Q . a q u à tic a
A b b o tt a n d S m i th I n s . 2. p . 157. ; B l a c k S c r u b O a k , D w a r f r e d
O a k , A m e r .
E n g r a v in g s . W a n g . A m e r . , t, 6 . f . 17. : N . A m e r . S y l , l . - p . 21. •
a n d o u r / g . J 597.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves obovate-wedge-shaped,
with 3 o r 5 deep bristle-pointed lobes, entire,
downy beneath. F ru it stalked, in pairs. {W iild )
A deciduous shrub or low tre e. Northern
S tates o f North America. Height 3 ft. to 10 ft.
In tro d u c ed in 1800.
This very remarkable little tre e is generally found
about 3 or 4 feet high ; but, in favouratile situations,
it is sometimes found to reach th e height o f 8 o r 10
feet. T h e tru n k is covered, like th e branches, with a
polished bark. T h e leaves are o f a dark green on
the upper surface, whitish beneath, and regularly
divided into 3 o r 5 lobes. T h e acorns are small,
blackish, and longitudinally marked with a few red dish
lines , and they are so abundant as sometimes
to cover th e branches.
1597. Ç. (a.) iVicif.lia.
ÿ vii. IViéllos. Willow Oaks.
kec . Char.y <§’c. Leaves quite entire and lanceolate, dying off without much
change ot colour, in England ; but, in America, sometimes persistent for
two o r th re e years. Young shoots straight, spreading, and wand-like.
very smooth, black, and never cracked. Fructification biennial. Cup
imhricate. JNut roundish and very small. — L a r-e tre es and shrubs, th e least
beautiful in th e ir foliage o f th e oak family.
afc ¥ 24. a . M i e l l o s L . Thc Wilhw Oak.
I d e n ti fic a iio n . L i n . S p . P l , H l2 . ; P u r s h F l. A m e r. S e p t., 2 . p . 62 5 • M ic h x O n e r N n 7
& c ., U m . p . 180 ; Q. / ' l e x m a iy l f tn d ic a li 'a i i H i s t . P L '
o u r M f m ’ ' ® o f t h i s t r e e i n A r b B r i t . , 1 s t e d i t . , v o l. v iii. ; ami
Spec. Char.y Sfc. Leaves membranaceous, linear lanceolate, tapcriipr at each
end, entire, smooth, with a small point. N u t roundish. (S m iih .f A deci-
cuioiis tree. Philadelphia to Georgia. Iie ig h t 60 ft. to 70 ft., in some
soils and situations ; and in o the rs a shrub o f diminutive
growth. Introduc ed in 1723.
Varieties.
¥ Q. P . 1 sîjlvâticiis Michx. H is t, des Chênes, No.
vii. t . '12. (O u r / g . IG02.) — T he leaves are
long and narrow on old tre es, and trilobed ,
on seedlings, as in f g . 1598. ; and persistent,
or deciduous, according to soil and situation.
Ï Q. P . 2 latifòlius Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836. (T h e
1598. Q. P . sylviiticus.
plate o f this tre e in Arb. B rit., 1st ed it., vol.
viii. ; and our f g . 1599.) — A tre e , with th e leaves ra th e r broader
than those o f th e preceding form.
1599. « . P . lattfòiius.
$ Q. P . 3 hùmilis P u rsh F l. Amer. Sept. ii. p. 625., Catesb. i. t. 22.
— Leaves sh o rte r and deciduous. A shrub o f low straggling
growth. _
Ji Q. P . 4 ¿fcricczzi. Q. Ph e llo s Smith and Abb. In s. ii. t. 5 1 .; Q. P.
pumilus ikfic/iai. Hist, dcs Chênes, t. 13. f. 1. and 2 .; « . hu iiilior
salicis folio breviore Cat. Car. i. p. 22. ; th e Highland Willow Oak ;
Q. sericea Willd. Sp. Fl. iv. p. 424., Pursh F l. Ame>-. Sept. ii. p. 626. ;
Q. pùmila Michx. N . Amer. Syl. i. t. 1 7 .; th e running Oak. (O n r
fig . 1600.) — This curious little oak is th e smallest o f th e genus,
being only 20 in., or a t most 2 ft., in height.
$ Ï Q. P . 5 cinereus. « . P . r L in . Sp. Pl. 1412. -, Q. P. 13 cinereus Ait.
Hort. Kew. ed. 1. iii. p. 354. ; Q. hiiinilis Walt. Carol. 234. ; « . cinèrea
WiUd. Sp. Pl. iv. p. 425., M ic kx. N . Amer. S y l . .1 1. 16. ; th e
Upland Willow O.ik. (O u r 1601.) — This kind varies so much.
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