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c. Natives o f Nepal.
§ X . Lanhtee. Woolly or downy-leaved Oaks.
Sect. Char. Leaves oval-oblong o r lanceolate, serrated o r dentated, b u t not
sinuated o r lobed ; woolly beneath. Trees evergreen, natives o f Nepal ;
and only half-hardy in th e climate o f London. They may be propagated
by cuttings, which ro o t without much difficulty; and tb e plants require the
protection o f a wall.
The vrooWy-kaved Nep a l Oak.
i 39. Q. t .a n a 't a Smith.
I d e n t f i c a t i o n . S m ith in R e e s ’s C y c l., N o . 27.
S y m n y m e s . Q. l a n u g in ó s a D . D o n P r o d . F l. N e p . p . !>7. ; Q . B a n j a H am . M S S. ; ? Q . o b lo n g à ta
D . D o n . I . e . ; ? Q.. in c à n a R o y l e I l l u s t . p . 3 41. u u io u g a w
E n g r a v in g . O u r f i g . 1G33. f ro m t h e t r e e a t K ew .
Spec. Char f r . Leaves elilptic-oblong, sharply serrated, coriaceous ; densely
woolly beneath. F ru it in axillary solitary spikes. Calyx scaly, without
prickles. (Smtlh.) A large evergreen tree. Upper Nepal, on mountains.
Height 60 It. to 80 ft. ; in England a half-hardy shrub. In tro d . in 1818
Flowers greenish w h ite ; May. Acorns occasionally produced.
In its native cou n try this is a tre e o f
vast dimensions, with a scaly bark, and
rigid, brown, warty branches, clothed,
when young, with dense white down ;
b u t in England it has n o t y et been seen
above 10 ft. high, and it requires to
attain this height th e prote ction o f a
wall. In th e Hackney arboretum, and
in th a t a t Flitwick, [jlants o f this species
have stood o u t, without any protection,
in th e open garden for several
years, but they are annually killed down
within a sh o rt distance o f th e ground ; nevertheless, in Messrs Loddiges’s
nursery, plants in p o ts have borne acorns.
Í * 40. Q. a n n u l a 't a Smifh. T h e ring-cupped Oak.
I d e n ti fic a tio n . S m ith in R e e s ’s C y c l., N o 22
S i jn o n y m e s . Q .F ìiu ll à ta H am . M S S . , D D o n P r o d
J 'l . N e p . p . 57. ; ? Q.. K am ro ò p iV D . D o n , 1. c . : Ü.
g l a ú c a L o d d . C a t. t d . 1836 ; ? Q g l a ú c a T h u n b . ;
t i . a c u m in a t a H o r t. ’
E n g r a v in g . O u r f ig . 1634. f rom a liv in g s p e c im e n .
Spec. Char., 4'C. Leaves ovate-lanceolate,
pointed ; dentately serrated, except towards
th e b a s e ; somewhat glaucous and
downy beneath. F ru it spiked. Nut
oblong. Calyx furrowed concentrically.
(Smith.) A large evergreen tre e. Nepal,
in various places. Height 50 ft. to 60 ft.;
in England a half-hardy shrub. In tro duced
in 1822.
Leaves evergreen, rigid, somewhat silky
beneath, th e young ones very silky. Stipules
linear, hairy, longer than the footstalks,
deciduous. Male flowers in pendulous,
hairy, yellowish, shortish spikes, springing
from th e buds below th e leaves. The re are
specimens o f this tre e in th e Botanic Garden
a t Kew, which are found to be decidedly
hardier than th e plants o f Q. lanata
in th e same garden. !65’l. «. anniilftw.
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L X X . c o r y l a ' c e æ : q ü e ' r c ü s .
A p p . Î. European K in d s o f Oaks not y e t inti'oduced.
8 8 9
1635 Q.fyginea..
Q. faginea Lam. Q. ægU
lopifòlia Wiild. (o u r / g . 1635.
from specimen in th e Lin-
næan herbarium.) — Leaves
on sh o rt downy footstalks,
obovate, with numerous uniform
shallow lobes ; downy
beneath ; somewhat heart-
shaped and unequal a t th e
base. F ru it sessile. (Smith.)
Natives o f Spain and th e south
of France. In tro d . 1840.
Q. dsgilopifolia Pers. Syn.
2. p. 570., Q. hispánica /3
Lam., has oval, sinuated, and
dentated leaves, th e te eth o f
which are close toge ther and
almost obtuse ; green above,
and downy beneath. The acorns are pedunculated, and half-enclosed in a
smooth cup. Th e bark is cracked, b u t n o t corky. Native o f Spain.
Q. Brossa Bosc, Mém. sur les Chênes, p. 319. (C h ên e Brosse a t Nantes ;
Chêne nain Sonami) bears so great an analogy to Q. pyrenàica (see p. 853.),
that, according to Bosc, it may possibly be only a variety o f th a t species.
Q. viminàlis Bosc, Mem. sur les Chênes, p. 316. (Ch ên e Saule, Chêne
Osier, Chêne de Hai, F r .) is found in th e departments in th e E a s t of France.
It is common on the Ju ra , and on th e mountains o f th e Vosges. I t seldom grows
higher than 6 o r 8 feet ; with a gi-ey bark ; leaves resembling those o f Q. pedunculàta,
but much smaller, o f a brighter green, and always very smooth.
Q. Bosc, Mém. sur les Chênes, p. 328. (le Chêne â p re ,-P r.) has th e
leaves petioled, coriaceous, o f a medium size, elongated irregularly, but not deeply
lobed ; th e lobes broad, pointed, and mucronated. Th e upper surface o f the
leaf is studded with small tubercles, beset with stiff bristle-like hairs disposed
in stars, which are very rough to th e touch ; th e untler surface is downy. This
species does n o t attain any great height.
Chêne Lézermien Bo.sc, Mém. sur les Chênes, p. 328., is described as nearly
allied to th e preceding kind.
Chêne Castilian Bosc, Mém. sur les Chênes, p. 328., has th e leaves oval,
pointed, slightly tomentose beneath, with unequal teeth, each terminated by a
sharp turned up point. The acorns are borne th re e or four toge ther on short
peduncles. Abundant on tlie sandy mountains of Old Castile.
1636 Q. lusitrfnica.
Q. lusitánica (o u r Jig. 1636.), Q. jorasina Pers. ( o i i r / g . 1 6 p .)> Qcalycina
Poir., Q. expansa Poir., Q. rotundifòlia Lam., and Q. hùmilis Lam.,
are described in o u r first edition.