CHAP. CV.

CORYLA'CELE. QUE'RCUS.

1739

“ Q. s. 9.—Acorns on a very short peduncle. Leaves with an unusually long petiole, of a darkergreen, much narrower in proportion to their length than in any of the preceding varieties(See.$g. 1576.)

“ Q. s. 10—Leaves regularly and deeply laciniated, regularly notched, and almost serrated. Atotally different specimen from any of the preceding ones. (Seej?g. 1577.)

mmm

“ Q. s. 11—The peduncles 1 in. in length, in some cases clothed with acorns on the sides, andwith a terminal one; some solitary and quite sessile. A very handsome and remarkablespecimen. The acorns long, like those of Q, peduncul&ta.

“ Q. s. 12—Acorns on peduncles fin. in length; the acorns long, but the foliage and budsdecidedly those of Q. sessiliflbra.

“ Q. s. 13.—Acorns very long and pointed, sessile. Leaves numerous, of a darker green thanusual. A very remarkable variety. (See Jig. 1578.)

“ Q. s. 14.—Acorns round, and on short peduncles. Leaves broad, and yellowish green.

Q. s. 15 Jv§brida. —Acorns on very short peduncles, and petioles longer than usual; thus

I/Li

*

gHfgg[

approaching to Q. sessiliflbra, yet resembling a true Q, peduncul&ta. There is somethingm the leaves, in their rather long petioles, and in the large buds in their axils,’which reminds us of Q. sessiliflbra; but still, taking the slenderness of the wood, thecolour of the leaves, their form, their number, the small buds, and the great length ofthe acorn, the specimen appears to belong to Q. peduncul&ta. This specimen, Mr, Bree