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Of the black oaks, the one generally known as the 

 red oak is most widely distributed. It is found from 

 Nova Scotia to the east shore of lake Superior, and 

 as far north as the height of land between the Great 

 Lakes and James bay in Ontario. The leaves have 

 from nine to thirteen lobes, more than most oaks, 

 and taper to a sharp point. The bark is generally 

 smooth. The scarlet oak, black oak, and pin oak, 

 occur in southwestern Ontario. The lobes of the 

 leaves are bristle-pointed and the bark rougher than 

 that of the red oak. The white oak is the most 

 valuable species and the wood is used for making 

 furniture, for flooring, and for barrels and casks to 

 hold liquids. It is now so scarce that most of the 

 oak used in the manufactures is imported. 



THE WALNUTS 



There are only two species of walnut found in 

 Canada, the black walnut, 

 and the white walnut or 

 butternut. The leaves of the 

 walnut are compound, that 

 is, there are a number of 

 leaflets on each stem. Watch 

 how the leaves drop from the 

 tree. A leaf includes the 

 stem and leaflets from the 

 point where it separates 

 from the tree in the fall of 

 the year. The nut is en- 

 closed in a round, green 

 covering about the size of a 

 small apple. The black 

 walnut is one of the most 



