154 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. 



autumn they turn a lovely warm buff-yellow, with 

 occasional touches of pale scarlet. They are mi- 

 nutely downy beneath, but very smooth above. 



Chestnut Oak. 



The chestnut oak is generally found on hillsides 

 and on high banks of streams. It is very common 

 along the lower banks of the Hudson River and in 

 the vicinity of New York city. It extends generally 

 from the southern coast of Maine to Delaware and 



