EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES 



Plate CCCCXII. Quercus coccinea 



1. A flowering branch, natural size, 



2. A staminate flower, enlarged. 



3. A pistillate inflorescence, enlarged. 



4. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 



Plate CCCCXIIL Quercus coccinea. 



1. A fruiting branch, natural size. 



2. A fruit (from Minnesota), natural size. 



3. A nut (from Massachusetts), natural size 



4. Vertical section of a nut, natural size. 



5. A seed, natural size. 



6. A winter branchlet, natural size. 



