1934

ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

t. 46., and our Jig. 1898.; Q. squamkta Rox. Hort. Beng., p. 68.; Q. A'rcula Ham. MSS. Leaveselliptic-lanceolate, quite entire, very sharply pointed ; acute at the base; sometimes obtuse, smooth.** This is one of the largest, as well as the commonest, sorts of oak in Nepal, where it attains the mostgigantic size. The wood is exceedingly like the English oak in colour, and, most probably, equals it inother respects ; but the mountaineers do not esteem it much, owing, as they say, to its speedy decay;a circumstance owing, no doubt, to their employing it in its green state. A similar prejudiceprevails in that country against the other species. I am unable to distinguish it,” Dr. Wallich adds,“ from Dr. Roxburgh’s Q. squamata, which is a native of the mountains bordering on the district ofSilhet. It flowers in April and May, and the fruit is ripe in October.” {Wall.) “Female flowers ona separate tree [probably accidentally], crowded 3 together in sessile groups along the spikes. Acornseatable, but not very good; the size and shape of a large filbert, even-pointed, dark brown ; their cupsshort, scaly.” ( Smith in Rees's Cycl.)

<]. obtusifblia D. Don Prod. FI. Nep., p. 56. Leaves heart-shaped, oblong, quite entire; tomentosebeneath, rounded at the apex. Cups urceolate, campanulate, nearly sessile, extremely scaly, tomen-tose. Nuts globose, blunt. A tree, a native of Nepal.

Q. grandifdlia D. Don, Lamb. Gen. Pin., 2. t. 8., and our Jig. 1829. The Magnolia-leaved Oak.

Branchlcts round, glabrous. Leaves obovate-oblnng or elliptic, quite entire, almost sessile ; naked andshining on both sides ; auriculate at the base. Fruit terminal, in clusters. Cups sessile, rugged. Nutsroundish, having small mucrones. {D. Don.) A native of the woods ot Nepal, where it was discoveredbv the collectors sent out by Dr. Wallich. A large tree. Leaves from 9in. to 1 ft. oin. Jong, andfrom 4 in. to 6 in. broad above the middle ; its fine green foliage (vying, in this respect, with the

American magnolias), and sessile glomeratedfruit, distinguish it from every other knownspecies. {Lamb. Gen. Pin., t. 8.)

Q. velut'ma Lindl. in Wall, PI. As. Rar., 1.150.,and our Jig. 18,30. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, ser-rated, glabrous, shining; of the same colour onboth sides ; quite entire and wedge-shaped at thebase; petioled; veins disappearing in the mar-gin; veinlcts inconspicuous. Cups solitary, onshort peduncles, somewhat top-shaped, velvety;composed of scales forming closely imbricatedconcentric layers, which surround the nut. Nutvelvety, having 6 styles, depressed, bossed, a littlelonger ;than the nut. Branches covered withsmall glands. {Lindl. MSS.) A native of Tavoy,on the shore of Tenasserim; and bearing fruitin October. Branches slender, cylindrical, denselymarked with innumerable callous dots; yellow,shining, and glabrous. Buds small, roundish,villous. leaves about 4 in. long, approximatetowards the point of the branchlets. Inflores-cence not seen. Fruit axillary, solitary, almostsessile. {Wall. Pi. As. Rar., t. 150.)

Q. lamellosa Smith in Rees’s Cycl., No. 23.,Wall. PI. As.Rar., 1.149., and our Jig. 1831.; Q. im-bricata Ham. MSS., D. Don Prod. FI. Nep., p. 57.Leaves elliptic or ovate, serrated, flat, glabrous,acute, on long footstalks; obtuse at the base;glaucous beneath; the veins continued to the ser-ratures; veinlets raised. Cups solitary, sessile,depressed, downy; composed of scales formingloosely imbricated, undulated, concentric layers,which surround the nut. Nut tomentose, bossed,depressed, shorter than the cup. {Lindl. MSS.) Anative of the mountains of Nepal; ripening its