30 ORNAMENTAL GARDEKING. 



Scarlet Oak ( Q. coccinea), a rapid grower of pyramidal 

 form, with beautiful, light-green, deeply-cut leaves, which 

 turn to an intense scarlet in autumn, A. 



White Oak ( Q. alba). This typical oak is large, broad, 

 and majestic; leaves with rounded lobes, pale-green above 

 and glaucous beneath, A. 



Swamp White Oak {Q. hicolor); handsome and tall; 

 its large, sinuate-toothed leaves turning scarlet in au- 

 tumn, A. 



Burr or Mossy Cup Oak {Q. macrocarpa), of spreading 

 growth, with very large, deeply-lobed leaves, which show 

 some variation in size and form; acorns large, cup mossed. 



Southern Oyer-Cup Oak ($. lyrata), a Southern tree, 

 hardy in the North; with large, obovate-oblong leaves, 

 crowded together. 



Shingle Oak {Q. wibricaria). Laurel-like, lanceolate- 

 oblong leaves, turning to rich carmine in the autumn, B. 



Keh Oak {Q. ritira), a handsome, rapid-growing tree, 

 fine as a single specimen; leaves large, sinuately-cut, 

 assuming a deep red in the fall, A. 



Pin Oak {Q. pahisiris), a rapid-growing, pyramidal 

 tree, valuable for streets; branches slightly drooping, with 

 bright, glossy foliage that is very ornamental. 



Chestnut Oak {Q. Primes). Leaves serrated, resem- 

 bling those of the chestnut, a most beautiful species; will 

 grow in very poor soil, A. Cut-leaved Chestnut Oak (var. 

 lacinata) is a variety of the preceding, with cut leaves. 



WiLLOAV Oak {Q. Phellos), remarkable for its narrow, 

 willow-like leaves and slender shoots; distinct, B. 



English Oaks.— These are distinct, and embrace some 

 very valuable sorts. The common English Royal Oak ( Q. 

 Rohur) is a grandly beautiful tree of rather slow growth, 

 leaves of an uniform color on both sides, A. The fol- 

 lowing are some of its leading varieties: Louett's Oak 



