. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . URSERY DePARTM ^ CONDUCTED BY JOSEPH MEEHAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERiMEN—President. Lloyd C. Stare. W,Louisiana, Mo.; J. R, Mayhew. Waxahachie. Texas; J. W. Hill. IfiDes Moines. Iowa; Secy. Curtis Nye Smith. 19 Congress Boston, Mass! -^^. Quercus obtusiloba {Subject of thU weeks illustration) Although Quercus obtusiloba is more widely spread,in its wild state, than many other species, it is not atall common in cultivation. So far as the writer h
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . URSERY DePARTM ^ CONDUCTED BY JOSEPH MEEHAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERiMEN—President. Lloyd C. Stare. W,Louisiana, Mo.; J. R, Mayhew. Waxahachie. Texas; J. W. Hill. IfiDes Moines. Iowa; Secy. Curtis Nye Smith. 19 Congress Boston, Mass! -^^. Quercus obtusiloba {Subject of thU weeks illustration) Although Quercus obtusiloba is more widely spread,in its wild state, than many other species, it is not atall common in cultivation. So far as the writer hasobserved it in Pennsylvania few specimens of it arefound in any one place where it is growing naturally;j^l.^t a tree or so here and there. It is a tree of good size, with rather large, lobedleaves as the illustration shows, and the lobes are veryobtuse. One is sometimes able to distinguish it by itslength of branches and their crookedness,characteristics which make this Oak quiteunlike Oaks in general. But to the writerthere is an unfailing way to recognize it,that is by its acorns. These are small,rather long in shape, and have a smoothshining surface^ as if polished. iVmongthe acorns of many sorts that he has seen,there is not another with this distinguish-ing character. Its acorns are niso verysweet; they do not keep in good conditionlong unless sown, or else mixed with da
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