162 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. 



Ions, but the name is not inapplicable, for " scarlet " 

 is a word commonly accepted as synonymous with 

 bright red, and the foliage of this species turns a more 



Scarlet Oak. 



brilliant color than that of any of the other oaks. The 

 leaf is bright red when it is born, lustrous green when 

 it reaches maturity, and burning red when it dies. It 



