. 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. 868 ARBOKETUM ET FllUTICErUM BRITANNICUM. somewhat elongated, similarly rounded at both ends, and very sweet. Highly ornamental when in full bloom, and most prolific in acorns even when only 3 or 4 feet high. t Q. P. 3 tomentdsa Michx. Quer. No. 3. t. 9 f. 2. Q. P. discolor Mchx. N. Amer
. 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. 868 ARBOKETUM ET FllUTICErUM BRITANNICUM. somewhat elongated, similarly rounded at both ends, and very sweet. Highly ornamental when in full bloom, and most prolific in acorns even when only 3 or 4 feet high. t Q. P. 3 tomentdsa Michx. Quer. No. 3. t. 9 f. 2. Q. P. discolor Mchx. N. Amer. p. 43. (our /g. 1380.); Q- bicolor Willd. Sp. PI. iv. p. ; Q. Michauxi Nutt. ; the Swamp white Oak. — Leaves almost sessile, obtusely oval, bluntly toothed; downy beneath. {Miclix.) A large deciduous tree. United States gene- rally. Height 60 ft. to 70 ft. In- troduced in 1800. The leaves are from 6 in. to 8 in. long, and 4 in. broad ; entire towards the base, which is attenuated and wedge- ijhaped ; but dilated and coarsely toothed for two thirds of their length. The tree is distinguished, when full grown, by the remarkable appearance of its leaves; which are on the under side silky and of a silvery whiteness, while the upper side is smooth and of a bright, green. The acorns {fig. 1360. d) are long, of a clear chestnut brown, and contained in rather shallow scaly cups, edged with short slender fila- uso. «. p. wmcntjsa. ments. These cups are more downy within than those of any other oak; and they are borne in pairs, on peduncles of from 1 in. to 2 in. in length. The bark is scaly, as in all the preceding varieties, and of a greenish white. § V. Rubrts. Red American Oaks. Sect. Char. Leaves deeply lobed, sinuated, multifid, and raucronated. Bark dark, and not scaling off'. Fructification biennial. Nut ovate, with a per- sistent style. Cup imbricate, large in proportion to the nut. — Trees, varying from 80 or 90 feet to 13 or 20 feet in height; remarkabl
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