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ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING 



a broad-leaved tree, whether it belongs to the white- 

 oak group ; and after studying trees a little we can tell 

 whether a member of this group is a white oak, a post 

 oak, or a mossy-cup oak. 



Compare the post-oak leaf (Fig. 80) with that of the 

 white oak. There is not a great difference in form, but 



the post-oak leaf is thick, leath- 

 ery, and dark green, while the 

 white oak has a beautiful thin, 

 light green leaf, which turns red 

 in the fall. 



The post oak is a rougher and 

 coarser tree than the other, and 

 is sometimes called iron oak on 

 account of its very hard, tough 

 wood. 



29. The Mossy-Cup Oak. One 

 of the most beautiful oaks we 

 FIG. 81. Leaf of Mossy-Cup have in America grows in the 



South and West, and is only 



rarely found in our parks in the East. It is called the 

 mossy-cup oak because the large acorn which it bears is 

 surrounded by a bushy fringe which almost hides the 

 nut. This acorn is a sight never to be forgotten. The 

 leaf is larger than that of the w r hite oak, and although 

 the two leaves look somewhat alike, the divisions of the 



