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like Oak.— Leaves oblong-lanceolnte ; sharj) a t both ends, quite entire, smooth ;
somewhat glaucous beneath. F ru it in long slender catkins, almost solitary.
Cups surrouudeil by conc entric rows o f tubercles. Nu ts ovate, sharp-pointed.
A tall tre e, a native o f Bantam. (Bìvin c,)
racemósa Hook, in Comp. B . M a g ., Q. g e m e l l i f l ò r a /V. Ja v . t. 17.
( o n r / g . 10()2.), Q. in d ù ta Blume Fl. Ja v . t. 12. ( o u r / g . 1G63.), Q. urceolàris
Hook., and Q. Pseùdo-nioUicca Blume F l. Jav . t. 6. (o u r
lig. IGG-f.), arc described in our first edition.
Ifid,'». Q. lurliinhtn.
Q. molùcca Lin. Sp. Pl. 1412., Willd. No. 11., N. D u Ilam . 7 . p. 153.
T h e Molucca O a k .— Lcaves cllii)tic-lanceolatc, entire, a cu te a t each end,
smooth. N u t roundish, furrowed. (Smithl)
Q. turbinàta Blume F l. Jav. t. 18. ; and o u r / g .
1665. T h e top-shaj)ed-cw7?pó'ci Oak.— Leaves oblong-
lanceolatc, sharp a t b oth ends, sharply serrated
tow ard s th e apex, glabrous. Cups top-shaped, A
handsome tre e, from 40 ft. to 50 ft. high ; found on
thc^ mountain o f Salak. I t is nearly allied to Q.
glauca Thunh. ; hut th e leaves are b ro ad er, less
a c u te a t th e base, an d n o t glaucous beneath.
{B lume .) T h e acorns are o f a very singular shape,
and a re enclosed in th e cup.
Q. lìncàta Blume Fl. Jav. t. 19. ; and o u r fig .
IGGG. T h e paraliel-vcined Oak. — Lcaves oblong-
lanceolate, sharp a t b oth ends, serrated o r en tire ;
glabrous above, glaucous and downy beneath. Nu ts
small, scarcely reaching a line above th c cup ; .ve
crowned a t th e tip hy a long umbo. A large tJ'ec, 'e-l
attaining th e Iieight o f 80 ft. and upwards. A native
o f th e west o f Jav a, in woods, a t elevations o f
5000 ft. to GOOO ft. {Bh n n c .)
Many o f th e above species would doubtless prove hardy in th c climate of
L o ndon.
A p p vi. M ex ican Oaks only p a r tia lly introduced.
Acorns o f many kinds o f Mexican oaks liavc lately been sen t borne by
H a rtw eg , and o tb e r botanical collectors, so tb a t tb c re can bo no doubt that
several o f tb e species en umerated above are already In tb e country.
Q. .mlapcnsk Humb. e t Bonp. P l. /E q n in . t. 75. ( o u r / g . I(j(i7 . ) ) - —
Intro-
d u c e d in l8 3 7 . llo rtic u ltu ra l Society’s Harden.
8 9 9
1667. «. xalnpénsin. «. fflaucésccns.
Q. g h u ca c en s Htiinb. et Bonp. P l. /E q n in . t. 78., an d o n r fig. 1G68.,
Micbx. N. Amer. Syl. p. 111. — Leaves on sb o rt footstalks, wedge-sbapcd,
obovate ; en tire a t tb e base ; sliglitly repand and to o tb cd towards tb e to p ;
glaucous, and qu ite glabrous. F ru it racemose. {Hmnb. ct B o n p .) A very
tall straigbt treo, qu ite glabrous ; younger branches angular. In tro d u c ed in
1839. llo rtic u ltu ra l Society’s Garden.
Q. obtmr'ita Humb. e t Bonp. PI. /E q n in . t. 7C., and o u r fig . 1009., Micbx.
N. Amer. Syl. 1. p. 112. — Loaves oblong ; blunt a t cacb end, unequal a t tbe
base, wavy a t tb e margin, very veiny beneatb, and somewliat downy. F ru it
racemose. {Ilnm h . ct Bo n p .) A native o f New Spain, nea r Ar'io, a t an
elevation o f ab o u t 0000 ft. (9 9 4 toiscs). A lofty tre e, witb a trn n k irom 3 ft.
to 4 ft. in diameter, covered witb a very Ibick deo[)ly cracked bark.
1C69. «. olilusMn. 1C70. «.panduràta.
Q. panduràta Humb. e t Bonp. Pl. TUqniii. t. 77., and o u r /g .t . 1070. and
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