THE BLACK OAK {^uercu 



The leaves have squarish lobes, coarse, rough texture aiul often brownish linings, with tufts of rusty hairs in the angles 

 of the veins. They turn to dull red or hrownisli orange. The under bark is orange-coloured. The acorns sit in cups cf loosely 

 shingled scales which form a fringe at the margin. The buds are large, ovate, with a hoary covering of fine hairs 



