| + | Q. acutissima, Carruthers=Q. serrata.—Q. Aegilops, Linn. Evergreen tree, to 60 ft.: allied to Q. Cerris: lvs. lobed-dentate with acute sinuses, fulvous-tomentose at first: cup large, with spreading, flat, lanceolate scales, not much to one-half shorter than acorn. S. Italy, Greece.—Q. Aizoon, Koehne=Q. Pseudoturneri.—Q. alnifolia, Poech. Evergreen shrub: lvs. orbicular or oval, dentate, shining above, yellow-tomentose beneath, 1-2 in. long: cup with recurved lanceolate bracts; acorn 1 1/2 in. long. Crete. Gn. 18, p. 486;40, p. 95. A.G. 13:436.—Q. aquifolioides, Rehd. & Wilson. Evergreen shrub or tree, to 30 ft.: branchlets pubescent: lvs. subsessile, elliptic or ovate-elliptic, auriculate, spiny-dentate or entire, lustrous above, yellowish brown-tomentose beneath, 1 1/4-3 in. long: fr. several, peduncled; cup saucer-shaped; acorn ovoid, 1/2in. long. W. China. Var. rufescens, Rehd. & Wilson (Q. Ilex var. rufescens, Franch.). Lvs. with yellowish gray, looser pubescence, older lvs. sometimes glabrous: scales of cup thicker, more villous. W. China.—Q. arkansana, Sarg. Allied to Q. marilandica. Tree, to 70 ft.: lvs. broadly obovate, cuneate, at maturity glabrous beneath except tufts in the axils, 2-3 1/2 in. long: cup shallow; nut broadly ovate, 1/3in. long. Ark. S.T.S. 2:152.-Q. austriaca sempervirens, Hort.= Q. Pseudoturneri.—Q. Boimtonii, Beadle. Allied to Q. stellata. Shrub. 3-15 ft.: lvs. obovate with 3-5 small obtuse lobes above the middle or nearly entire, 2-3 1/2 in. long: cup turbinate; acorn about 1/2in. long. Ala.—Q. brevifolia, Sarg.=Q. cinerea.—Q. castaneaefolia, C. A. Mey. Half-evergreen tree, to 70 ft.: lvs. oblong-lanceoate, serrate, tomentulose beneath, rarely almost glabrous, 4-6 in. long: cup with lanceolate recurved scales. W. Asia to N. Persia. G.W. 11, p. 199. Not or only half-hardy N.—Q. Catesbaei, Michx. Tree, to 60 ft.: lvs. similar to those of Q. cuneata, but rufous- tomentose when young, glabrous at length, except axillary tufts beneath, very short-petioled: cup turbinate with the scales extending above the rim and down the inner surface. N. C. to Fla. and La. S.S. 8:417.—Q. Chapmanii, Sarg. (Q. obtusiloba var. parvi- folia, Chapm.). Usually a shrub, rarely small tree; allied to Q. stellata: lvs. obovate-oblong and entire or slightly sinuately lobed toward the apex. S. C. to Fla. S.S. 8:370.—Q. chinensis, Abel. See Q. sclerophylla.—Q. cinera, Michx. Blue Jack. Small tree: allied to Q.imbricaria, but lvs. tomentulose beneath, smaller, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, half-evergreen: cup saucer-shaped; acorn sub-globose. N. C. to Fla. and Texas. S.S. 8:431.—Q. cleistocarpa, Seemen=Pasania cleistocarpa, Schottky (P. Wilsonii, Schottky. Q. Wilsonii, Seemen). Evergreen tree, to 50 ft.: lvs. coriaceous, elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, broadly cuneate at the base, lustrous above, covered beneath with a thin scaly grayish tomentum, becoming glabrescent, 2 1/2-6 in. long: fr. in short dense spikes, subglobose, about 4/3in. across, the cup nearly inclosing the acorn; scales adnate. Cent. and W. China.—Q. coccifera, Linn. Evergreen small tree or shrub: lvs. oval to oblong, |
| + | spinose-dentate, almost glabrous, 1-2 in. long: cup with spreading or recurved rigid scales: maturation biennial. S. Eu. H.W. 2:25, p. 82.—Q. cuspidata, Thunb. See Castanopsis p. 2891.—Q. densiflora, Hook. & Arn.=Pasania densiflora.—Q. Douglasii, Hook. & Arn. Tree, to 60 ft., with dense, round-topped head: allied to Q. Garryana, but lvs. bluish green, less deeply lobed, often only sinuately dentate. Calif. S.S. 8:386.-Q. dumosa, Nutt. Evergreen rigid shrub to 8 ft. or occasionally tree to 30 ft.: lvs. oblong to obovate, entire or sinuately toothed, pubescent, grayish green, 1/4-2, rarely to 3 in. long: fr. usually solitary and sessile; acorn oval, 1/2-1 1/2 in. long, embraced one-third to two-thirds by the cup. Very variable. Calif. S.S. 8:392.—Q. Emoryi, Torr. Evergreen tree, to 40 ft.: allied to Q. chrysolepis: lvs. usually cordate, oblong-lanceolate, spiny-toothed, soon almost glabrous, 1-2 1/2 in. long: acorn oblong, 1/2-3/4in. high. Texas to Aris. S.S. 8:397.—Q. Engleriana, Seemen (Q. sutchuenensis, Franch.). Evergreen tree, about 30 ft.: branchlets brown, soon glabrous: lvs. ovate-oblong, acuminate, rounded at the base, with few small spiny appressed teeth, sometimes entire, finally glabrous, 2 1/2-5 in. long: fr. 1-3, short-stalked; acorn ovoid, scarcely 1/2in.; cup with thin glabrescent brown scales, cup-shaped. Cent. China.—Q. Esculus, Linn. A S. European form of Q. sessilifora, with the lvs. pubescent when young and deeply pinnatifid.: synonym of Q. sessilifora var. aurea, DC.—Q. Fabri, Hance. Tree, to 80 ft.: branchlets pubescent: lvs. short-stalked, obovate to oblong, obtusish, sinuately lobed with 6-10 pairs of short rounded rarely acutish lobes, grayish tomentulose and reticulate beneath, 3-6 in. long: fr. short-stalked; acorn oblong-cylindric, 3/4in. long. cup glabrescent, brown. China.—Q. Fargesii, Franch. =O. oxyodon var. Fargesii.-Q. fruticosa, Brot.=Q. humilis.—Q. fulhamnns, Hort. See Q. Lucombeana.—Q. Gambelii, Nutt. Small tree or shrub, very variable: allied to Q. alba: lvs. smaller, pale or yellowish green and usually finely pubescent below: fr. smaller, sessile. Colo. to Utah and Mex. S.S. 8:366, 367. Gt. 44, p. 7.—Q. georgiana, Curtis. Shrub, 6-8 ft., rarely small tree: allied to Q. palustris: lvs. smaller, less deeply lobed and lobes mostly entire. Ga, S.S. 8:425. Hardy.—Q. Gilliana, Rehd. & Wilson. Evergreen small tree, to 2O ft. or scrubby: lvs. subsessile, oval, rounded at the spiny-pointed apex, subcordate or rounded at the base, spiny-toothed, quite glabrous at maturity, 1-2 in. long: fr. sessile, ripening the first year; acorn ovoid, 1/2in. long, inclosed nearly one-half by the hemispherical cup. W. China.—Q. glabra, Thunb.= Pasania glabra.—Q. Grarmuntia, Linn.=Q. llex.—Q. Haas, Kotschy. Closely allied to Q. pedunculata: lvs. sparingly stellate-pubescent beneath, larger: fr. larger. E. Eu., W. Asia. Hardy.—Q. Henryi, Seemen=Pasania Henryi, Schottky. Evergreen tree, to 60 ft.: lvs. slender-petioled, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, lustrous above, covered beneath with a thin scaly tomentum, finally glabrescent, 4-8 in. long: fr. in stout spikes 4-7 in. long; acorn depressed-globose, 2/3in. across, embraced only at the base by the saucer-shaped cup. Cent. China. —Q. heterophylla, Michx. Supposed hybrid of Q. Phellos and Q. velutina: lvs. oblong, narrowed into the petiole, sinuately lobed or toothed or entire. S.S. 8:436.—Q. humilis, Walt.=Q. cinerea.—Q. humilis, Lam. Half-evergreen shrub, with oval, coarsely dentate lvs., grayish tomentose beneath: fr. almost sessile. Portugal. Sometimes Q. prinoides is sold under this name.—Q. inacana, Roxbg. Evergreen tree, to 60 ft.: allied to Q. serrata: lvs. oblong to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, mucronate-serrate, with 14-20 pairs of veins, glossy above, whitish tomentose beneath, 3-6 in. long: fr. sessile; acorn about 1 in. long, at first almost inclosed by the campanulate, rather thin cup. Himalayas. Sometimes united with Q. lanata.—Q. infectoria, Oliver=Q. lusitanica var. infectoria.—Q. insignis, Mart. A Gal., the Mexican white oak, has been intro. recently by the U. S. Dept. Agric.: said to be best suited to a moist warm climate: a rapid-growing tree, erect, 75 ft., and making large branches 3O-40 ft. from the ground: branchlets densely hairy: lvs. short-stalked, obovate-oblong, remotely serrate, hairy, on both sides, 5-9 in. long: fr. subsessile; cup 3/4in across, fulvous-pubescent.—Q. inversa, Lindl.= Pasania thalassica.—Q. Koehnei, Ambrozy (Q. Pseudoturneri, Veitch Cat., not Schneid.). Probably Q. Ilex X Q. sessiliflora. Lvs. oblong-obovate, cuneate, very obtuse at the apex, with few short lobes, glabrous; midrib yellow, changing to dull red in fall. Garden origin.—Q. lanata, Wall. Evergreen tree, to 80 ft.: allied to Q. incana: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, with 10-16 pairs of veins, remotely toothed, 4-8 in. long: fr. smaller, cup hemispherical. Himalayas. —Q. lanuginosa, Don=Q. lanata.-Q. Leana, Nutt. Supposed hybrid of Q. imbricaria and Q. velutina: lvs. oblong or obovate-oblong,sinuately toothed or entire, rounded at the base. S.S. 8:434. Hardy.—Q. Libani, Oliver. Half-evergeeen shrub or small tree: lvs. oblong-ovate, coarsely serrate, light green and at length almost glabrous beneath, 2—4 in. long: acorn almost wholly inclosed; scales little spreading. Asia Minor. R.H. 1872, p. 155; 1877, p. 173. (not p. 172. which is probably Q. AEgilops). Gn. 1, p. 618.—Q. Lucombeana, Sweet (Q. Cerris var. Lucombeana, Loud. Q. Cerris var. subperennis, DC.). Supposed hybrid of Q. Cerris and Q. Suber. Half-evergreen tree to 70 ft., with broad, round head: lvs. oval-ovate, coarsely serrate, tomentose beneath, 2-3 1/2 in. long: cup with subulate spreading scales. Probably of the same parentage as Q. fulhamensis, differing by symmetrical pyramidal habit and more corky bark. Gn. 27, pp. 476-8.—Q. lusitanica, Lam. Half-evergreen tree, sometimes shrub: lvs. oval to ovate-lanceolate, coarsely and deeply serrate, pubescent beneath, 1-2 in. long: cup with appressed scales, embracing one-half to one-third of the nut. S. Eu. Var. infectoria, DC., is more shrubby and has the lvs. less pubescent beneath.—Q. macedonica, DC. Evergreen tree or shrub: lvs. oval-oblong, serrate, light green and sparingly pubescent beneath, 1 1/2-3 in. long: cup with the lower scales appressed, the middle ones spreading and the upper ones inversed, almost inclosing the nut. Macedonia, Albania.—Q. macranthera, Fisch. & Mey. Tree, to 50 ft.: allied to Q. conferta: lvs. larger and less deeply lobed, with 8-10 ovate lobes on each side, each lobe 1/2-1 in. long, sometimes with 1-3 teeth on its lower side, pale and densely soft-pubescent beneath, 4-7 in. long: fr. nearly sessile; acorn about 1 in. long, embraced nearly half by the cup covered with lanceolate pubescent scales. Caucasus to N. Persia. A handsome and hardy oak with large striking foliage.—Q. macrolepis, Kotschy. A variety of Q. .AEgilops, with larger, less deeply lobed lvs. and the scales of the cup large and strongly recurved. Crete.— —Q. Maroaretta, Ashe. Allied to Q. stellata. Shrub or small tree, to 30 ft.: lvs. obovate, with 3-5 rounded lobes, pale green or glaucous and pubescent on the veins beneath, 2 1/2-3 1/2 in. long: nut ovoid-oblong, 1/2in. long, one-half or less included in the cup. Va. to Fla. and Ala.—Q. Mirbeckii, Durand. Allied to Q. lanuginosa. Tree, to 100 ft.: branchlets glabrous or nearly so: lvs. ovate-oblong, with 9-12 short obtusish teeth on each side, pubescent beneath while young, 4-6 in. long: fr. 1-4 on a stalk 1/2-1 in. long. N. Afr. G.M. 56:139.—Q. mongolica, Hort., not Fisch.=Q. lanuginosa.-Q. oblongifolia, Torr. Evergreen small tree, to 30 ft., with spreading, often contorted branches: allied to Q. undulata. Lvs. ovate to obovate, entire or spiny-toothed, glabrous, bluish green, 1-3 in. long: cup embracing about one-third of the ovate nut. Ariz. to Mex. and W. Texas. S.S. 8:388. G.F. 1:140.—Q. oxyodon, Miq. Half- evergreen tree, about 30 ft.: lvs. oblong, acuminate, rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, serrate, veins prominent, close and numerous, glaucescent and silky beneath, 2 1/2-7 in. long: fr. in short spikes; acorns ovoid, about 3/4in., cup with concentric crenate rings, grayish tomentulose. Cent. China, Assam. Var. Fargesii, Rehd. & Wilson. Lvs. smaller: rings of cup entire.— Q. phillyraeoides, Gray. Evergreen tree or shrub, with broadly oval to oblong-oval lvs., crenately serrate, except at the base, glabrous, 1-2 1/2 in. long: cup with appressed scales, small. Japan. S.I.F. 1:31.—Q. pontica, Koch. Tree or shrub: lvs. oblong-oval, serrate, glabrous, glaucescent beneath, 4-6 in. long: cup with ovate-lanceolate scales, inclosing about one-half of the nut. Asia Minor. Gt. 40, p. 510. Hardy.—Q. Pseudosuber, Santi. Evergreen or half-evergreen tree, allied to Q. Suber: bark less corky: lvs. more deeply serrate, thinner and less tomentose beneath: cup with recurved scales. Italy, N. Afr. H.W. 2, p. 82.—Q. Pseudoturneri, Schneid. (Q. Aizoon, Koehne. Q. Turneri, Hort., not Willd. Q. austriaca sempervirens, Hort.). Probably hyhrid of Q. Ilex and Q. pedunculata. Half-evergreen: lvs. oblong-obovate, acute, cuneate, with about 5 pairs of ascending acutish lobes, somewhat pubescent beneath, midrib yellow, 2-4 in. long: fr. long-stalked. Garden origin.—Q. Pseudoturneri, Veitch Cat.=Q. Koehnei.—Q. pumila, Walt. (Q. Phellos var. pumila, Michx. Q. sericea, Willd.). Half-evergreen spreading shrub, to 12 ft., similar to Q. cinerea: lvs. oblong to linear-oblong, entire or coarsely toothed, tomentulose beneath, glabrous at length: acorn subglobose, 1/2in. high; maturation annual. N. C. to Fla. S.S. 8:404.—Q. Pyrami, Kotschy. Variety of Q. AEgilops, with the lvs. less deeply and very irregularly lobed: cup embracing one-third of the acorn, with the lower scales loosely appressed, the upper ones recurved. Asia Minor.—Q. reticulata, Humb. & Bonpl. Half-evergreen tree, to 30 ft., or shrub: lvs. oval or obovate, spiny-dentate toward the apex, bluish green, tomentose and reticulate beneath, 1-5 in. long: fr. in slender-stalked spikes; cup with appressed scales. Ariz. and New Mex. to Mex. S.S. 8:390.—Q. rotunda, Hort.=Q. phillyreoides.—Q. sclerophylla, Hort., not Lindl. Sometimes Q. Pseudoturneri is cult. under this name. The true Q. sclerophylla, Lindl., belongs to Castanopsis, see C. sclerophylla, below.—Q. sericea, Willd. =Q. pumila.—Q. serrata, Thunb. (Q. acutissima, Carruthers). Half-evergreen tree: lvs. obovate-oblong to oblong, acute, serrate, light green and glabrous below, 2-8 in. long: fr. sessile; cup with large, spreading and recurved scales, embracing two-thirds of the nut. Korea, Japan. S.I.F. 1:26.—Q. Skinneri, Benth. Tree, to 70 ft.: lvs. slender-stalked, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, sinuately serrate with bristly teeth, glabrous, 3-6 in. long: fr. sessile; acorn subglobose, large. S. Mex., Guatemala. G.C. 1841:116.—Q. sutchuenensis, Franch.=Q.Engleriana.-Q. thalassica, Hance=Pasania thalassica.-Q. Turneri, Willd. Half-evergreen tree: lvs. oval to elliptic-ovate, rounded at base, with 6-8 pairs of lobes, pubescent at least on the midrib beneath, midrib pale green. Origin unknown.—Q. Turneri, Hort.=Q. Pseudoturneri.—Q. undulata, Torr. Small tree or shrub: allied to Q. Douglasii; with smaller, less deeply lobed, bluish green lvs. pubescent below, nut smaller. Colo. to Ariz. and Texas. S.S. 8: 385.—Q. Ungeri, Kotschy. Variety of Q. AEgilops: lvs. smaller, lobed: cup with recurved scales, not much shorter than acorn. Asia Minor.—Q. Veneris, Kern. Tree: branchlets pubescent: lvs. subcoriaceous, broadly oblong, with 6-8 pairs of small acutish teeth, pubescent beneath or nearly glabrous, 1 1/2-3 in. long: fr. nearly sessile; acorn embraced one-half by the hemispherical cup. Cyprus.—Q. Wilsonii, Seemen=Q. cleistocarpa.—Q. Wislizenii, DC. Evergreen tree, to 80 ft.: allied to Q. agrifolia: lvs. ovate to oblong- lanceolate, sinuately dentate or entire, glabrous, yellowish green beneath, 1-5 in. long: acorn embraced about one-half by the Cup. Colo. to Calif. and Texas. S.S. 8:406 |