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3. Swamp white oak (^Qiwrcus platanoidesy : Most al>undant in the 



Lake States, but with range as in white oak. 



4. Yellow oak (Qwercus prinoides) (chestnut oak, chinquapin oak) : 



Southern Alleghenies and eastward to Massachusetts. 



5. Basket oak (Quercus michauxii) (cow oak): Locally abundant. 



Lower Mississippi and eastward to Delaware. 



6. Over-cup oak (Quercus lyrata) (swamp white oak, swamp post 



oak) : Rather restricted ; ranges as in the preceding. 



7. Post oak (Quercm minor) (iron oak) : Texas to New England and 



northward to Michigan. 



8. White oak (Quercus durandii) : Medium- to small-sized tree. 



Texas, eastward to Alabama. 



9. "White oak (Quercus garri/ana) : Medimn-sized tree. Washington 



to California. 



10. White oak (Quercus lohata) : Medium-sized tree; largest oak on 



the Pacific coast. California. 



11. Red oak (Quercus rubra) (black oak) : Medium- to large-sized tree; 



common in all parts of its range. Maine to Minnesota and south- 

 ward to the Gulf. 



12. Black oak (Quercus velutina) (yellow oak) : Very common in the 



Southern States, but occurring north as far as Minnesota and 

 eastward to Maine. 



13. Spanish oak (Quercus digitata) (red oak): Common in the South 



Atlantic and Gulf region, Imt found from Texas to New York 

 and northward to Missouri and Kentucky. 



14. Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea): Best developed in the lower 



basin of the Ohio, but found from Maine to Missouri, and from 

 Minnesota to Florida. 



15. Pix oak (Quercus palustris) (swamp Spanish oak, water oak) : 



Common along borders of streams and swamps. Arkansas to 

 Wisconsin and eastward to the Alleghenies. 



16. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) (peach oak): New York to Texas 



and northward to Kentucky. 



17. Water oak (Quercus nigra) (duck oak, possum oak. punk oak): 



Medium- to large-sized tree, of extremely rapid growth. Eastern 



