Trees with Simple Leaves. [A in 



Fig. 66. Shingle Oak, Laurel Oak. Q. imbricaria, Michx. 



Leaves, SIMPLE ; ALTERNATE ; EDGE ENTIRE. 



Outline, long and narrow. Apex, pointed and bristle- 

 tipped. Base, pointed. 



Leaf, three to six inches long ; one to two inches wide ; 

 smooth and shining above ; somewhat downy be- 

 neath ; thick and stiff. 



Bark, smooth and unbroken. 



Acorns, small, nearly stemless. Cup, shallow. Nuts, round- 

 . ed ; about one half inch in diameter ; bitter. October. 



Found, in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (Porter), west- 

 ward to Southeastern Iowa, and southward. Most 

 common west of the Alleghany Mountains. 

 A tree thirty to fifty feet high, with poor wood, that 



is used at the West for shingles and clapboards. 



NOTE. Of the nine hybrids that have been recognized, most are outside of our 

 limits or entirely local. Mention need be made only of two : 



Q. heterophylla, Michaux (" Bartram's Oak "). Staten Island and New Jersey to 

 Delaware and North Carolina. 



Q. Rudklni, Britt. New Jersey. 



THE OAK. 



" Live thy Life, 



Young and old, 

 Like yon oak, 

 Bright in spring, 

 Living gold ; 



Summer-rich 



Then ; and then 

 Autumn-changed, 

 Sober-hued 



Gold again. 



All his leaves 



Fall'n at length, 

 Look, he stands, 

 Trunk and bough, 



Naked strength." 



ALFRED (LORD) TENNYSON, 1889. 



NOTE. See Sassafras (S. officinale), under Section A, /., page 18. 

 NOTE. See Button-wood '(P '. occidentalis), under Section A, //., page 53. 



