VALUE OF OAK LEAVES FOR FORAGE. 



leaves are oblong to obovate and entire on the older trees?, but are often 

 sinuate-toothed and spinescent in young shrubs. They are pale green 

 in color and pubescent on the lower side. The acorns are oval and 



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PLATE III. QlJERCUS DUMOSA. (SCRUB OAK.) 



pointed, from \ to l\ inches long, and are contained in shallow cups. 

 The crop is light and very uncertain. 



The Scrub Oak is commonly found associated with many other shrubs 

 in the chaparral of the mountains and upper foothill slopes in dry 



