"Quercus" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of a species of beech nearly allied to the red beech of America, Fagus ferruginea, Ait., but not resembling the recent Japanese varieties of the same family. There were found, besides, leaves of Quercus, Juglans, Populus, Myrica, Salix, Zelkova, Liquidambar, Acer, Prunus, Tilia, &c., resembling leaves of recent types from the forests of Japan, from the forest flora of America, or from the temperate flora of the Himalayas. But as the place where ...
— The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II • A.E. Nordenskieold
... nominis umbra. Qualis frugifero quercus sublimis in agro, Exuvias veteres populi sacrataque gestans Dona ducum * * * * * —Quamvis primo nutet casura sub Euro, Tot circum silvae firmo se robore tollant, Sola tamen colitur." (Pharsalia, ...
— The Travels of Marco Polo Volume 1 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa |
