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show grain well. It is also worked into broad panels made up of narrow, 

 quarter-sawed strips, which exhibit the dark flecks of the wood to good 

 advantage. 



TRIDENT OAK (Quercus tridentata) is remarkable for its extreme scarcity, and is 

 of no commercial importance. It was formerly found in Missouri a single tree 

 which was afterwards destroyed. It occurs in Washtenaw county, Michigan. It 

 appears that no report showing the character of the wood has been made. 



LEA OAK (Quercus leana), which is believed to be a hybrid between yellow 

 oak (Quercus velutina) and shingle oak (Quercus imbricaria), is interesting but not 

 important. Trees are apt to stand alone, and far apart. They occur from District 

 of Columbia to Missouri, and south to North Carolina. The range is imperfectly 

 known. 



