1600. « . P. seric«us. 1601. Q. P. clnèreus.
both in height and general appearance, th a t individual plant.s have
frequently been taken for distinct species. I t is only found in the
maritime parts o f th e S o u th ern States, where it is rare, in comparison
with many o th e r species,
áfe Q. P . 6maritimus Michx. Quer. No. 7. Q. marítima Widd. Sp. Pl. iv.
p. 424. — A low shrubby plant, from 3 ft. to 8 ft. high, according
to P u rsh ; a native o f th e sea coast
o f V irginia and Carolina. T h e leaves
are sh o rter th an those o f th e specie.s,
and are persistent. I t is sometimes
called th e evergreen willow oak.
The leaves o f this species are 2 o r 3 inches
long, o f a light green, smooth, narrow, entire,
and very similar to those o f th e willow; whence
th e name o f th e willow oak, by which this
species is known th ro u g h o u t th e greater p a rt
o f America. T h e shoots a re straight, long,
slender, wand-like, and n o t crossing one
an o th e r so much as in most o f th e o th e r
kinds o f oaks ; so th a t th e tre e is almost
as much like th e willow in its shoots as its
leaves. T h e acorns (Jig. 1566. A) a re small,
ro u n d , bitter, an d of a dark brown c o lo u r:
th ey a re contained in shallow cups, slightly
coated with scales ; and, if kept in a cool place,
they will preserve th e power o f germination
for several months. Large tre e s o f this species
are n o t unfrequent in British gardens. leoa. «. wiéiios.
¥ 2 5 . Q .(P .) iAURiFo'nA Willd. T h e Laurel-leaved Oafc.
Id e n tific n H o n . W i lld . S p . P I . , 4 . p . 4 2 7 . ; A it ., 2 d e d ., 5 . p . 2 8 8 . ; P u r s h S e p t . , 2 . p . G'¿7.; M iu h x .
Q u e r . , N o . 10.
S y n o m jm e s . T h e L a u r e l O a k , S w am p W i llo w O a k .
E n g r a v in g s . M ic h x . Q u e r . , t . 1 7 .; a n d o u r / g ; . 1604.
Spec. Char.y 4’C. Leaves obovate, entire, smooth, nearly sessile ; tapering at
th e base. N u t roundish, even. (Smilh.) A deciduous tre e . South Carolina
and Georgia. H eig h t 50 o r 60 feet. In tro d u c ed in 1786.
Variety.
¥ Q. (P .) !. 2 hyhrida Michx. Quer. No. 10. t. 18, Q. I. 2 obtusa yld.
1604. Q. (P .) Zaurifòlia.
1603. Ç. (P.)L hybrida.
Horl. Kew. ed. 2 . v. p. 288. ®
(O u r / g . 1603.) — R a th e r more
obtuse leaves than th e species.
The whole o f th e American oaks
belonging to th e section P h éllo s are remarkable
for retaining th e ir leaves, in
particular soils and situations, for two,
three, and in some cases even four, years, with o u t th e ir changing colour ;
differing in this re spe c t, both from evergreens, which change th e ir leaves in
the spring o f every year ; and from th o se de-
ciduous trees which retain th e ir leaves in a
withered s ta te during winter.
¥ 26. Q. i m b r i c a ' r i a Widd. T h e Shingle
Oak.
Id e n tific a tio n . W il ld . S p . P l . 4 . p . 428 ; P u r s h S e p t ., 2. p.
0 2 7 .: M ic h x . Q u e r . , N o . 10. ^
S y n o n ym e s . Q. la t i f ò l i a H o r t . \ L a u r e l O a k , F i l e d -C u p
O a k , J a c k O a k , B l a c k J a c k O a k , A m e r . -, C h ê n e a L a t t e s ,
E n g r a v in g s . M ic h x . Q u e r . , 1 . 15, 16. ; N . A m e r . S y l ., 1. t .
15. ; a n d o u r / g - . 1605.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves elliptic-oblong, acute
at each end, entire, almost sessile ; downy
beneath. N u t nearly globose. (Smith.) A
deciduous tre e . Alleghanies, b u t rare.
Height 40 o r 50 feet. Introduc ed in 1786.
The leaves are long, lanceolate, entire, and
of a shining green. T h e tru n k is branching,
and often crooked ; and th e wood, though hard
and heavy, has open pores like th a t o f Q. riibra.
¥ 27. Q. h e t e r o p h y ' l l a Michx. T h e various-leaved, or Bartram’s, Oak.
I d e n tific a tio n . M ic h x . A m e r . S y l . , 1. p . 75 . ; P u r s h F l . A m e r .
S e p t., 2. p . 6 27. „ ___
E n g r a v in g s . M ic h x . A m e r . S y l ., 1 . 1 8 . ; a n d o u r / g " . 1606.
Spec. Char., 4<^‘ Leaves on long footstalks,
ovate-lanceolate o r oblong, entire o r unequally
toothed. Cup hemispherical. N u t roundish.
(M ich x .) A deciduous tre e, 30 ft. high, o f
which only one individual has been found.
Banks of th e Schuylkill, four miles from
Philadelphia. Introduc ed ? 1820. H o rticu ltural
Society’s Garden ; and at V errière s, th e
villa of M. Vilmorin, n ea r P aris.
Q. agrifòlia Willd. (described in Arb. B rit., 1st
edit., p. 1894., after Pursh and o th e rs) appears
to be nothing more than Q. coccifcra.
1606. «• imbricùria.
1606. Q. Iietei-ophjila.
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