. 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 . above, and pu-bescent beneath. lie adds that the leaves do nottlrop during winter; while in the Xojiveau I)n Hamcl, in Bone, ami underthe article
. 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 . above, and pu-bescent beneath. lie adds that the leaves do nottlrop during winter; while in the Xojiveau I)n Hamcl, in Bone, ami underthe article Q. Pseudo-iYibcr in Bcess Cyr/ojurdia, they are described asdeciduous. Bosc, indeed, states that the leaves remain green a |)art ofthe winter; so that the tree may l)c considered as forming the connect-ing link between the evergreen oaks and the deciduous ones. A tree ofQ. Pseiulo-iSuber was planted in the garden of M. Lemonnier, near Ver-sailles, by M. A. Richard, in 17o4, which is statetl to have proved quitehardy, and of vigorous growth, though, in 1820, it had not produced have not been able to get any account of the present state of this tree;but we can easily conceive that it may be evergreen on the shores of theMediterranean, and only subevergreen in the neighbourhooil of Paris orLontlon. The specimens of this tree in the Horticultural Societys (larden(lately, 1837, dead), and at Messrs. Loildigess, have always appeared to us. 1918 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETl/M. TART III. to be closely allied to Q. Turneri: but, the leaves of the former will alwaysbe found to be somewhat downy beneath ; while those of Q. Turnen areperfectly smooth, and of the same colour on both sides. Neither sortappears to show the least indication, at present, of corkiness in the bark;though trees of Q. <Suber in both places, standing near them, have thebark decidedly corky. Unless, therefore, we could see the tree at Versailles,we cannot decide whether the plant in British gardens is that dis
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