PREVAILING COLORS 



Scarlet Oak: The especial glory of the species 

 lies in the brilliant color which the leaves assume 

 late in autumn. The autumnal tints of other 

 Oaks are beautiful, but they pale their fires before 

 the ruddy gleam of the Scarlet. — When the after- 

 noon sun shines through the head the leaves glow 

 with the rich red of a ruby. 



Black Oak: In autumn the leaves turn brown, 

 or dull red, or yellow and brown, and fall late, 

 sometimes remaining until spring. — In autumn 

 their tint is usually brownish yellow, rarely run- 

 ning into red, but even then the brown leaves shine 

 as in midsummer, and dance in the November 

 sunlight as if it were May. 



Pin-Oak: Leaves turn a deep scarlet and fall 

 late. 



Chestnut Oak: Dull yellow, soon changing into a 

 yellow-brown. 



White Oak: In late autumn the leaves turn a 

 deep red and drop, or on young trees remain on 

 the branches throughout the winter. — The au- 

 tumnal tints of the White Oak are also beautiful; 

 its rich purplish red glows in the forest long after 

 the Maples and Sumachs have shed their leaves. — 

 Stand under a White Oak and look at the sun, dull, 

 solid red changes into a fiery glow or rich wine 

 color. 



Overbur Oak: Dull yellow or yellowish brown. 

 Pepperidge. — See Sour-Gum. 



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