Q. confei'tijblia Humb. e t Bonp. P l. /Equin. t. 94., and o u r fig s. 1G86. and
1687., Michx. N. Amer. Syl. 1. p. 106. — Leaves evergreen, linear-lanceolate,
n uicronated, recurved a t th e margin, qu ite entire ; downy beneath. F ru it
sessile. {Humb. ct B o n p .) An evergreen shrub, from 15 ft. to 20 ft. high. A
native o f th e temperate and mountainous regions o f New Spain, between the
town o f Guanajuata and San ta R o sa. In tro d u c ed in 1837.
Q tridens Ilu in b . e t Bonp. P l. „¿Equin. t .9 6 ., and o u r / g . 1689., Michx.
N. Amer. Syl. 1. p. 107.— Leaves oblong, re tu se a t th e base, generally broader
towards th e apex, 3 -d en tate ; te e th te rmina ted by bristly p o in t s ; downy
beneath. Spikes o f female flowers
almost sessile. {Humb. et
B o n p .) A shrub, ab o u t 10 ft.
high, with round smooth hranches.
A native o f Nevv Spain, and common
in th e vicinity o f Moran.
Q. acutifòlia W lM ., Hiiml). et Bonp. I’l. Æ q u in . t. 95., and o u r ß g . 1690.
H o rticu ltu ra l Society’s Garden.
tomentósa Willd., Q. cir-
— In tro d u c ed in 1839.
Q. elliptica Willd., Q. muc ronàta Willd:,
cinàta Willd., Q. spléndens MTlld,, Q. rugósa
Willd. ( f i g . 1691.), Q. macrophylla Willd.,
Q. (llversiiòlia Willd., Q. candicans Willd., Q.
microphylla Willd., Q. lobata Willd., Q. mag-
noliæfàlia Willd. Q. lù te a Willd., an d Q.
salicifòlia Willd., are described in o u r first
edition.
Q. lancifòlia Cham , e t Schlect Linnæa v.
p. 78. — Leaves smooth, narrow, oblong-lanceolate,
serrate , dentate, siibcoriaceous, feather
nerved. F ru it sessile. Capsule sub-
hemispberical. N u t conoid. Leaves 3 in.
to 6 in. long. F o u n d near Mollino de la
Pedreguera. In iro d u c ed in 1839. H . S.
1C91. Ç. rugosa.
Q. petiolàris Ben th . P lan t. Hartweg. No. 420. — Leaves oblong, acute,
e n tir e ; woolly beneath. F ru it sub-sessile, sub-solitary. Leaves between
2 in. and 3 in. long. A tre e, 40 ft. high. F o u n d on bilis near Hiiasca. In tro
d u c ed 111 1839. H o rticu ltu ral Society’s Garden.
« . dysophylla rtc-niâ. Plant. Hartweg. No. 421., Q. A'lamo Ibid. No. 423.,
Q. barbinérvis Ibid. No. 427., « . glabrésceiis Ibid. No. 428., Q. Hartwègi
Ihid. No. 432., and some others, have been discovered by Hartweg, who has
sen t home sj)ccimens o f all, and acorns o f some, to th e H o rticu ltu ra l Society.
G e n u s I L
.FA'GTJS L . T h e B e e c h . Lin . Syst. Monoe'cia Polyándria.
Id e n tific a tio n . L in . G e n . , N o . 1072. j W iU d . S p . P l . , 1694. ; N . D u H am ., 2. p . 7 9 .
S y n o n ym e s . A c c o r d in g to B a u h in , t h e F a g u s o f t h e R o m a n s , a n d t h e O x u a o f th e G r e e k s ; C a s tà n e a
T o u r n . 3 52. ; H ê t r e , F r . ; B u c h e , G e r . ; B e u k e , D u t c h ; B o g , D a n . -, B o k , S w e d . ; B u k , R u s s .
a n d P o l. ; F a g g io , H a l . ; H a y a , S p a n . ; F a y a , P o r t .
D e r i v a tio n . F r o m p h a g o , to e a t 5 b e c a u s e t h e n u t s w e r e u s e d a s f o o d in t h e e a r ly a g e s .
Gen. Char., S/c. M a le fiowers in stalk ed drooping heads or capitate catkins,
3 or 4 in each, a tten d ed by minute deciduous bracteas. E a ch flower
consists o f a 5—6-cIeft bell-shaped calyx, and 8— 12 stamens, tîîa t arise from
the bottom o f th e calyx, and extend beyond its mouth, — Female fiowers
borne 2—6 together, within a pitcher-shaped indistinctly 4-lobed involucre,
constituted o f numerous unequal bracteal scales, and in te rio r scales, grown
together. E a ch flower consists o f a calyx, lengthened into a laciniate limb,
and investing th e ovary. Fru it nuts. {G . D o n .)
Leaves simple, a ltern ate, stipulate, deciduous, rarely evergreen ; en tire or
serrated, feather-veined, plaited in th e bud. Flowers whitish yellow. Fruit
covered with a hairy calyx. — T rees large, deciduous, handsome, and some
evergreen shrubs ; natives o f the colder p arts o f Eu ro p e , N o rth and South
Ainerica, and Australia.
A. Cupide muricate, capsuUform. Ovaries included. Young leaves plicate.
Natives of Eu ro p e , and o f N o rth and South America.
a. Species in Cultivation in British Gardens.
¥ 1. F . s y l v a ' t i c a L . Th e Wood, or Beech.
Id e n tific a tio n . L in . S p . P l „ 1416. ; E n g . F L , 4. p . 152. ; H o o k . B r . F L , e d . 3 . p . 411.
S u n o n vm e s . C a s tà n e a F à g u s S c o p . C a r n . N o . 1188. ; F à g u s B a u h . P i n . 4 1 9 . F . s y lv é s tr is M i c k x . N .
i r e e k ; F a g u s , L a t . ; H ê t r e c o m m u n , F r . ; g e m e in A m e r . 3. t . 107. O x y a , ( e B u c h e , G c r . ; R o o d -
b e u k e , D u tc h .
E n g r a v in g s . E n g . B o t . , t . 1846. ; N . Du H am ., t . 2 4 . ; t h e p l a t e o f t h i s t r e e in A r b . B r i t . 1 s t e d i t ,
vol. v iii. a n d o ix r fig . 1696.
Spec. Char., 4 c. Leaves ovate, glabrous, obsoletely d en ta te ; ciliate on the ir
margins. {W illd ) A large deciduous tre e. Various p arts o f E u ro p e ;
and one variety in N o rth America. Height 60 ft. to 100 ft. Flowers
brownish ; May. N u t brown ; ripe in October.
Varieties.
¥ F . s. 2 purpiirea Ait. H o rt. Kew. v. p. 297. F . s. 2 àtro-rùbens D u
R o i; H ê tre noir, F r . ; th e purple Beech. — The buds and young
shoots are o f a rose colour : th e leaves, v/hen half-develo()ed, o f a
cherry red ; and, when fully matured, a t midsummer, o f so dark
a purple as to appear almost black. Th e bark, n o t only o f th e
young shoots, b u t even o f th e old wood and o f th e tru n k o f the
tre e, partakes strongly o f th e same dark colour as th e leaves.
¥ F. .s. 3 cùprea Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836. T h e copper-coloured B e e ch .—
A sub-variety o f F . s. purp ù rea. Young shoots and leaves o f a paler
colour th an th o se o f th e purple beech. It makes a splendid appearance
in th e sunshine, and when th e leaves are gently ruffled with
th e wind ; but, in a s ta te o f repose, and on a dark cloudy day, it can
hardly be distinguished from th e common green-leaved beech.
¥ F . 5. 4 foliis variegàtis Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836. — T h e leaves variegated
with white and yellow, interspersed with some streaks o f red and
purple. This variety is handsome in spring, when th e leaves first
make th e ir appearance ; b u t, in th c course o f th e summer, th e ir
variegation is in a g reat measure lost, and th e leaves assume a dirty