. Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, and scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture, management, and uses in the arts, in useful and ornamental plantations, and in landscape-gardening; preceded by a historical and geographical outline of the trees and shrubs of temperate climates throughout the world . ry of the Illinois,where it is called by the French chene a lattes,or the lath oak. In the western parts ofPennsylvania and Virginia, small lawns,
. Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, and scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture, management, and uses in the arts, in useful and ornamental plantations, and in landscape-gardening; preceded by a historical and geographical outline of the trees and shrubs of temperate climates throughout the world . ry of the Illinois,where it is called by the French chene a lattes,or the lath oak. In the western parts ofPennsylvania and Virginia, small lawns, coveredonly with tall grass, are frequently seen in theforests, around which this oak forms entiregroves: insulated trees are also found in coolhumid situations. It is, probably, from itsflourishing in open exposures, that it is most abundant in the country of theIllinois, which consists of immeasurable savannahs, stretching in every direction,to which the forests bear no sensible proportion. (Michx.) This tree wasbrought to England in 1786, by Mr. John Eraser, but is rare in to the younger Michaux, it has no merit but in its foliage, the woodbeing even inferior to that of the willow oak, which it greatly resembles; andso crooked, as to be fit only for fuel. The elder Michaux, however, saysthat, in the country of the Illinois, it is used for shingles. There is a treeof this species in the Horticultural Societys CHAP. cv. corylace^. (^uercus. 1899 B. Leaves evergreen.§ viii. Vlex. Holm^ or Holly, Oaks. a. Natives of Europe, Sect. Char. Leaves ovate or oval, sometimes lanceolate, entire or serrated ;with or without prickly mucros; downy beneath. Bark smooth and black,or rough and corky. Fructification biennial. Cups imbricate. Nut ovate,acuminate; sometimes very long in proportion to the cup. Low trees, orshrubs, of great commercial interest, from including the oaks which producecork, the kermcs insect, and edible acorns. 1 29. /^LEX L. The co
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