TEACHER'S LEAFLETS 



FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



rREPAKEI) BY 



SECOND EDITION. 



No. 8. 

 SEPTEMBER 1, 1897. 



THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, 

 CORNELL UNIVERSITY, 



ITHACA, N. Y. 



Issued under Chapter 128 

 of the I,aws of 1S97. 



I. P. ROBERTS, Director. 



The Leaves and Acorns 



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OUR COMMON OAKS. 



BY ALANSON PHELPS WYMAN. 



The best way to find out if a tree is an oak is to see if it bears an 

 acorn. While the leaves and other parts of oaks are different from 

 those of any other group of trees, they are not so distinctive as the 

 fruit. Some of the most common oaks of the state of New York are 

 here described. If an oak is found not corresponding to these de- 

 scriptions, or if fuller descriptions are desired, consult Gray's 

 "Manual," Britton and Brown's "Illustrated Flora," or other manuals. 



White Oak. 



The picture shows the leaves and acorn of a white oak. The two 

 forms of leaves in the illustration show how different their shapes may 

 be on different trees. But note some features in common. First 

 look at the general form of the leaf, as if there were no cuts or sinuses 

 in the sides. In oudine it is something like a longitudinal section of 



