. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. LXX. CORYLA^CE^ : QUE'RCUS. 895 Q. pallida Blume Fl. Jav. t. 4. and 5.; and our figs, 1652. and 1633. The pale Oak. — Leaves oval- oblong, very much pointed; acute at the base, quite entire ; ( glabrous; pale-colour- ed beneath. Catkins ' terminal, dioecious ; the male catkins branched,


. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. LXX. CORYLA^CE^ : QUE'RCUS. 895 Q. pallida Blume Fl. Jav. t. 4. and 5.; and our figs, 1652. and 1633. The pale Oak. — Leaves oval- oblong, very much pointed; acute at the base, quite entire ; ( glabrous; pale-colour- ed beneath. Catkins ' terminal, dioecious ; the male catkins branched, fastigiate ; the female ones sim- ple. A tree, from SO ft. to 60 ft. high ; flowering in June and July. Found near the sources of the river Tjibarrum, in the mountains of Gede. {Blume.') Q. costata Blume Fl. Jav. t. 13,14.; and our figs. 1654. and , e. The ribhe^-cupped Oak.—Leaves oblong, acuminate; acute at the base; glabrous; glaucous beneath. Catkins branched. Fruit peduncled. Nuts flat above, round beneath, immersed in the cup. Cups without teeth, surrounded by circular ribs. A tree, 70 ft. high, found in mountainous places. It is easily distinguished from all the others by the singular form of its ciip. Q. rotundata Blume Fl. Jav. t. 11. ; and oar fig. 1655. The xomidi-fndted Oak.—Leaves oblong, acuminate; attenuated at the base ; glabrous; glaucous beneath. Fruit in short one-sided spikes. Cups hemispherical, scaly at the. 1652. Q. p4mda. 1653. Q. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum. London : F. Warne & Co. ; New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong


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