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rare species, being only found on the upper banks of the 

 Hudson, and on the Genesee river. The foliage is fine, 

 large, and deeply cut, and the lower branches of the tree 

 droop in a beautiful manner when it has attained some 

 considerable size. Quercus macrocarya, the Over-cup 

 White oak, is another beautiful kind found in the westerr 

 states, which a good deal resembles the Mossy-cup oak in 

 the acorn. The foliage, however, is uncommonly fine, 

 being the largest in size of any American species ; fifteen 

 inches long, and eight broad. It is a noble tree, with fine 

 deep green foliage ; and the growth of a specimen planted 

 in our grounds has been remarkably vigorous. 



Scarlet oak. {Quercus coccinea.) A native of the 

 middle states ; a noble tree, often eighty feet high. The 

 leaves, borne on long petioles, are a bright lively green on 

 both surfaces, with four deep cuts on each side, widest at 

 the bottom. The great and peculiar beauty of this tree, 

 we conceive to be its property of assuming a deep scarlet 

 tint in autumn. At that period it may, at a great 

 distance, be distinguished from all other oaks, and indeed 

 from every other forest tree. It is highly worthy of a 

 place in every plantation. 



The Live oak. {Quercus virens.) This fine species 

 will not thrive north of Virginia. Its imperishable timber 

 is the most valuable in our forests ; and, at the south, it is 

 a fine park tree, when cultivated, growing about 40 feet 

 nigh, with, however, a rather wide and low head. The 

 thick oval leaves are evergreen, and it is much to be 

 regretted that this noble tree will not bear our northern 

 winters. 



The English Royal oak. {Q. rohur.) This is the great 

 representative of the family in Europe, and is one of the 



