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Leaves entire or sometimes 5-lobed lieiar the Hunt apex, 

 wedm shaped at base, thick, bright, lustrous green above, 

 pale and hairy beneath. Acorns almost sessile, cup shallow, 

 nut ovoid somewhat depressed. Distinguished from Quercus 

 breviloba by the very shallow cup. 



Alabama, extending into the eastern part of Texas. It 

 grows in dry soil of river valleys. 



Similar to Quercus alba. The tree is also planted for orna- 

 ment. 



10. Quercus Laceyi Small. Lacey's Oak. A small tree 

 15-20 high or more frecjuently a shrub. Bark rough, irreg- 

 ularly and deeply grooved, brown in color. Leaves oblong 

 to oblong-obovate, 3-5 lobed, thick, short stalked, olive green, 

 the upper surface has a waxy appearance while the lower is 

 grayish and covered Avith minute scales, not falling until 

 about the time the new leaves unfold. Acorns sessile or 

 nearly so, the nut is oblong to oblong-ovoid, enclosed only 

 at the base by the shallow saucer-shaped cup. 



Limestone hills of south central Texas. Too small to be of 

 economic importance. Used for fuel. 



11. Quercus Virginiana Miller. Live Oak. A large ever- 

 green tree 40-50 high with trunk diameter of 3-4. The 

 stocky stem is buttressed at the base and frequently divider 

 a few feet above the ground into large secondary branches 

 which are widespreadmg, forming a low rounded crown. Old 

 trees are almost globular in outline. The bark is y 2 ' to V 

 thick, brown, tinged with red, somewhat furrowed, scaly. 

 Leaves oblong, oval, or obovate, mostly blunt, sometimes short 

 pointed, margins entire on mature branches, somewhat toothed 

 on young branches, dark green above, pale and somewhat 

 hairy beneath. Acorn borne singly or in clusters of two to 

 five, short stalked; the nut is ovoid or oblong, one inch or 

 more long, brown, shining, about one-fourth enclosed in the 

 light brown, turbinate, hemispheric cup. 



Virginia to Florida, west to Texas, and Mexico. In Texas 

 it occurs abundantly in the coast country from the Brazos to 

 the Xueces. It extends to the northward across the Black 

 and (I rand prairies. The tree grows in a wide variety of soils 

 and habitats. It seems to reach its maximum development in 



