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THE OAKS 



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The ovary is inferior, incompletely three-celled and inclosed 

 partly by a growing scaly involucre, which in time develops 

 into the acorn cup. The styles are usually three. There are 

 two ovules in each cell, but all save one fail to be nourished. 

 The nut is a fruit formed by the adhesion of an ovary to the calyx 

 and matures either the first or second year, and is always more or 



Red Oak 



Acron large with shallow cup 



Scarlet Oak 



Pine or Swamp Oak 



Black or Yellow Oak- 

 Two types of Black Oak leaves 



Shingle Oak 



