THE OVERCUP OAK {Quercus lyrata) 



The narrow leaves broaden toward the apex ; the largest of the lobes are above the middle, 

 hite down. The wood is confused with other white oak. The bark is gray, tinged with red. 

 :orn, which is usually entirely enclosed by the cup 



The leaf lining is dense 

 The best character is the 



THE LI\"E OAK (Quercus firginiana) 



These leathery leaves are individually small and characterless, as oak leaves go, but the mass of them keeps the treetop green 

 and clossy until spring produces a new crown of foliage. The slender acorn seems too big for its thin little cup. The wood 

 ranks higher than any other species of oak. 



