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also o f considerable flexibility. B o u tch er recommends th e tre e for makinir
warm and lofty hedges, 40 or 50 feet high, in a sh o rt time. A dry deep so ií
calcareous o r sandy ra th e r than clayey, and a situa tion low ra th e r than
elevated, best suit th e ilex. I t is exceedingly difficult to propagate, otherwise
than by th e acorn ; and no tre e is more difficult to tran sp lan t, “ as the
ro o ts o f it, when n o t in terru p ted , run as straight down into th e ea rth as a
c a r r o t a n d hence th e best mode is to have th e plants raised in small pots,
one iu a pot, as is generally practised in th e London nurseries.
«I 29. Q. ( I . ) B allotta Desf. The sweet Acorn Oak.
I d e n ti fic a tio n . D e s f . A t l., 2 . p . 8.50. ; W ilM . S p . P l . , 4 . p . 432. ; N . D u H am . , 7. p . 157.
S y n o n y m e s . ? ZMex m à jo r C lu s . H is t. 1. t. 2 3 . ; C h e n e à G la n d s d o u x . C h ê n e B a l lo t e , F r .
D e r i v a tio n . T h e t e rm S a l l h t a s e em s to b e a m o d if ic a t io n o f t h e S p a n i,sh w o r d b e llo ta , w h ic h m e a n s
a c o r n s g e n e r a l ly .
E n g r a v in g s . O m f i g s . 1612. a n d 1613., t h e l a t t e r b e in g a s p r ig , a n d th e f o rm e r a l e a f o f th e n a tu r a l
s iz e , b o th t a k e n f rom a s p e c im e n o f t h e o r ig in a l t r e e , p l a n t e d b y D e s f o u ta in e s i n t h e J a r d i n des
P l a n t e s , a t P a r i s .
Spec. Char., 4*c. Leaves elliptical, coriaceous, denticulated or entire ; downy
beneath. Bark even. N u t cylindrical, elongated. (D e / . ) An
evergreen tre e o r large bush. B a rbary,
in Algiers and Morocco.
H eig h t 20 or 30 feet, with a tru n k
from 3 ft. to 6 ft. in circumference.
In tro d u c ed in 1696.
1G12. Q. (/.) ûaiiàia.
Obviously a variety o f Q. / 'l e x ;
I from which, however, it differs in its
leaves being more rounded a t th e
ends, and also m ore white and cottony
bene ath, and o f a more coriaceous
te x tu re ,* an d in its acorn being o f
double th e length o f th a t o f Q. I 'le x , and in having a mild and leis «.
agreeable taste.
Î « 30. Q. ( I . B .) g r am u 'n t i a L . T h e Holly-leaved Gvainniont Oak.
I d e n ti fic a tio n . L in . S p . P l . , 1413. •, N . D u H am ., 7. p. 158.
S y n o n y m e s . ? / ' l e x fô liis r o tu n d ió r ib u s , & c ., M a g n . M o n s p . 140. ; C h ê n e d e G r a m m o n t F r • W ei-
l e n b l a t t r ig e E ic h e , G e r . ; E n c i n a d u l c e , a n d G o u e t t a , S p a n . C a p t a in S . E . C o o k s u g g e s ts th a t
Q . h i s p á n ic a w o u ld b e th e m o s t s u i t a b l e n a m e f o r t h i s s p e c ie s , w h ic h m a y b e c o n s id e r e d a s fo rm ing'
th e n a t u r a l o a k o f S p a in j w h e r e a s t h e t e rm g r a m ú n t i a w a s a p p l ie d to i t b y L in n æ u s , f ro m its
h a v in g b e e n f o u n d in t h e r e m n a n t o f a w o o d o n t h e e s t a t e o f G r a m m o n t , n e a r M o n tp e l i e r , w h ere
a c c o r d in g to D e C a n d o l l e , t h e sp e c ie s n o lo n g e r e x is ts .
E n g r a v in g s . O m f i g . 1614., f ro m t h e t r e e a t P u r s e r ’s C r o s s ; f i g . 1615., a n a c o r n o f t h e n a t u r a l size,
t r a c e d f r o m o n e t h a t w a s s e n t to u s b y C a p ta in C o o k ; a n d t h e p l a t e o f t h e t r e e a t P u r s e r ’s Cross,
i n A r b . B r i t . , 1 s t e d it. ’
Spec. Char., S/c. Leaves roundish-elliptical, nearly
sessile, undulated, with deep, spinous, divaricateti
te e th ; densely downy beneath ; heart-shaped a t th e base. An evergreen
tre e o r large bush. Grammont, near M o n tp e lie r; and th ro u g h o u t Spain.
LXX. c o r y l a 'c e æ : q u e r c u s 8 8 3
Height 2 0 ft. to 4 0 f t. Introduc ed in 1730. Flowers greenish w h ite ; June.
Nut brown ; ripe iu th e autumn o f th e following year. Apparently nothing
more than a variety o f Q. Ballota.
Variety.
i « Q. (I. B .)g . 2 CotUii. Q. Coókii Arb. B rit 1st edit. p. 1926. (O u r /g .
1616.) — E ith e r identical with th e species, or a slight variety o f it.
A straggling tre e , with numerous round grey branches, downy when young.
Leaves scarcely 1 in. long, rigid, broadly elliptical, often nearly orbicular ; very
much undulated a t th e margin, th e ir deep, broad, spinous te e th pointing every
way, like those o f th e holly ; th e upper surface dark green, ra th e r glaucous,
besprinkled with minute starry hairs ; th e under surface den.sely clothed with
white entangled down. In th e Nouveau D u Hamel,great doubts are expressed
as to whether this species is identical with th e Q,. rotundifòlia o f Lamarck ;
and whether both sorts may n o t be merely varieties o f Q. / 'l e x , which we
believe to be th e case.
n 31. Q. c o c c i 'f e r a L . Th e Kermes, or Berry-bearing, Oak.
Id e n tific a tio n . L in . Sp. P L , 1413. ; N . D u H am ., 7 . p. 160.
S y n o n ym e s . / ' l e x c o c c if c r a C am . E p i t . 7 7 4 . ; I . a c u l e à t a c o c c ig la n d i f e r a G a r id . A i x . p, 245. ; I .
c o c c ig e r a G e r . E m a c . p . 1342. ; C h ê n e a u x K e rm e s , P r . ; K e rm e s E i c h e , G e r . ; Q u e r c e d e l
K e rm e s , I t a l .
E n g r a v in g s . G a r id . A ix . , t . 53. ; N . D u H am ., 7 . t. 46. ; W a t s . D e n d . B r i t , t . 9 1 . ; o u r / g . 1617
from th e N . D u H am . , a n d ^ . 1G18. f ro m W a t s o n .
Spec. Char., 4'C. Leaves elliptic-oblong, rigid ; smooth on b oth sides, with
spreading, bristly, spinous te e th . F ru it on p ed u n c les; n u t ovate. Cal)x
with spreading, pointed, somewhat recurved scales. {N . D u H am .) A low
bushy evergreen shrub. South o f Eu ro p e and th e Levant. Height 3 ft. to
5 ft. Introduced in 1683. Flowers greenish white ; May. Acorns rarely
ripened in England.
The whole plan t resembles a holly in miniature ; b u t th e leaves are o f a
paler green, and they vary exceedingly in magnitude. This oak is well know n
as producing th e kermes, or scarlet grain, o f commerce.
Th e fruit is b u t o f a very small size th e ^
first year, and does n o t attain maturity till the
1617. Q. coccifera. 1618. « coccifera.
end o f the second. T h e n u ts are oval, and are enveloped for h a lf their length
in a cup furnished with rough scales terminating in rough points, which are
almost woody, spreading, and a little recurved. Pro p ag ated from th e acorns,
which are received from th e Continental nurserymen.
Î « 32. Q. p s e u ' d o - c o c c i ' f e r a Desf. The false Kermes, o r
Berry-bearing, Oak.
Id e n tific a tio n . D e s f . A t l , 2 . p . 349. ; N . D u H am ., 7. p . 160.
S y n o n ym e s . C h ê n e à f a u x K e rm e s , F r . ; ü t e c h e r a d e E ic h e , G e r .
N . D u H am . , t . 4 8 . f. 1 . ; a n d o u r / g . 1619.
Spec. Char., 4 c . Leaves elliptic-oblong, i-igid, smooth on both
sides, with spiny serrature s. N u t ovate. Calyx with flat slightly
spreading scales. {Desf.) “ Observed by Desfontaines a t Algiers
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