168 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. 



feet high. In summer the leaf is a glossy, rich bottle- 

 green, and in autumn it changes to a duller green, 

 and remains that color well on into the 

 winter. It is, in fact, partially ever- 

 green. The acorn has a saucer- 

 shaped cup, and a globular, downy 

 nut with a very bitter kernel. 



The water oak is distributed 

 from southern Delaware to 

 Tampa Bay, Florida, and 

 thence through the Gulf 

 States to Texas. It also ex- 

 tends from the centers of 

 Kentucky and Tennessee 

 to Missouri and Arkansas. 



Water Oak. 



. The bark is comparative- 

 ly smooth, and light brown, 

 with close scales. 



The leaves are 

 variable, but I have 

 drawn the common- 

 est types. 



Black Jack or The black 



Barren Oak. Jack or bar- 



kcercus nigra. pen Qak ^ 



'uercns 



Marilandica. a singularly 



-shaped, broad-ended leaf, 

 Black Jack oak. thick, dark shining green above, and 



