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cohyla'cea-:. que'rcus.

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handsome tree, from 40 ft.to 50 ft. high ; found onthe mountain of Salak. Itis nearly allied to Q. glaticaThunb .; but the leavesare broader, less acute atthe base, and not glau-cous beneath. {Blume.)The acorns are of a verysingular shape, and are en-closed in the cup.

Q. lineata Blume FI.Jav., t. 19.; and our jig.1851. The parallel-veinedOak. Leaves oblong-lan-ceolate, sharp at bothends, serrated or entire ;glabrous above, glaucousand downy beneath. Nutssmall, scarcely reaching aline above the cup; crown-ed at the tip by a longumbo. A large tree, at-taining the height of 80 ft.and upwards. A native ofthe west of Java, in woods,at elevations of 5000 ft. to<5000 ft- {Blume.)

App. viii. Mexican Oaks nut yet introduced.

The first 22 of the following oaks are described and figured in Humboldt and Bonpland’s magni-ficent work on the plants of Mexico, entitled Plante Mqumoctiales. The 14 that follow these aretaken from Nees, as quoted in Rees's Cyclopedia ; and many of them are probably indentical withthose of Humboldt.

Q. xalapinsis Humb. et Bonp. PI. JEquin., t. 75., and our fig. 1852., Michx. N. Amer. Syl., 1.p. 109.; Roble de Duela, Span. Leaves on long footstalks, oval-lanceolate; acute at each end,remotely toothed with bristly teeth, quite glabrous. Fruit almost solitary, sessile. {Humb. et Bonp.)A tall tree, glabrous in every part, except the cup. Branches alternate ; younger ones covered withround tubercles. Leaves crowded towards the tips of the branches, 3 in. to 4 in. long, somewhatleathery. Petioles 1 in. or 1| in. long; a little thickened towards the base, slender. Femaleflowers axillary, almost solitary and sessile. Cup goblet-shaped, closely imbricated. Scales oval,membranaceous; covered on the outside with a peculiar down, scarious on their margins, andblunt at their apex. Nut ovate, obtuse, terminated by the persistent style. Very common in theforests near Xalapa, in New Spain, at an elevation of about 4000 ft. (677 toises). From the wood,which much resembles that of Q. Zibbur, the Spaniards have given it the name of Roble de Duela ,that is, the Timber Oak ; a name which indicates that this oak is applied to the same uses asQ. ZJbbur. This is a valuable tree, and it will one day become of such great importance in Mexico,that the inhabitants ought to take more pains to increase it. Michaux describes it as a very loftytree, with a trunk 2 ft. in diameter. It bears abundance of acorns, which, though they soon ger-minate, might, with proper care [packed in moist Sphagnum], be sent to England.

ucescens Humb. et.

guiuccscens numu. et. isunp. r i. ix.quiu., i. to., <*uup. 111. Leaves on short footstalks, wedge-shaped, obovate; entire at the base; slightly repand an’d

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