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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

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Q. glaberrima Blume FI. Jav., t. 8. ; and our fig. 1842. The smoothest-teflverf Oak. Leaves elliptic-oblong, bluntly acuminate; obtuse at the base; very glabrous. Fruit in dense oval or roundishspikes. A beautiful tree, from 25 ft. to 30 ft. high, with leaves from 4 in. to 7 in. long, and from1| in. to 3 in. broad. It is found upon the volcanic mountain of Ged6, as well as on those surroundingit, at elevations of 4000 ft. or 5000 ft. It is somewhat allied to Q. squamkta Smith ; which, however,has the spikes much more elongated. (Blume.) This appears also a desirable species for introduction.

Q. costdta Blume FI. Jav. t. 13,14.; and our Jigs. 1841. 1843. The ribbed-cwppfd Oak. Leavesoblong, acuminate; acute at the base; glabrous; glaucous beneath. Catkins branched. Fruitpeduncled. Nuts flat above, round beneath, immersed in the cup. Cups without teeth, surroundedby circular ribs. A tree, 70 ft. high, found in mountainous places. It is easily distinguished fromall the others by the singular form of its cup.

Q. rotundata Blume FI. Jav., t. 11.; and our fig. 1844. The round-fruited Oak. Leaves ob-long, acuminate; attenuated at the base; glabrous; glaucous beneath. Fruit in short one-sidedspikes. Cups hemispherical, scaly at the margin, but without teeth at the base. Nuts plano-convexon their upper part, rounded beneath. A tree, 70 ft. high, with compact heavy wood. It is foundon high mountains, and flowers in August. (Blume.)

Q. platycdrpa Blume FI. Jav., 1.15.; and our fig. 1846. The broad-fruited Oak. Leaves oval-oblong, acute; somewhat wedge-shaped at the base; glabrous; shining above, glaucous beneath. Fruitpeduncled, in short spikes. Cups surrounded beneath by hollow rings. Nuts round, depressed. Alarge tree, a native of the woods in the south of the province of Bantam. (Blume.)

Q. daphnoidea Blume FI. Jav., 1.16.; and our fig. 1845. The Daphne-like Oak. Leaves oblong-lanceolate; sharp at both ends, quite entire, smooth ; somewhat glaucous beneath. Fruit in long6lender catkins, almost solitary. Cups surrounded by concentric row’s of tubercles. Nuts ovate,sharp-pointed. A tall tree, a native of Bantam. (Blume )

Q. racemosa W. Jack. Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. 1. p. 255. ; Punning Punning Bunkars, Malay.Leaves broad lanceolate, quite entire j glabrous. Male spikes panicled. Fruit spiked.. Nut umbili-