Quercus, continued 



broadest above the middle, the lower portion deeply lobed, the upper with large rounded teeth. They are silvery 

 white on the upper surface when very young, eventually dark green and shining, pale or whitened beneath, 

 turning yellow and brown in autumn. Acorn deeply enclosed in 

 the mossy cup. 



Q. nigra (Q. aquatica.). WATER OAK. A tree with a symmetri- 

 cal round-topped crown. Occurs naturally from Delaware 

 to Florida, westward to Kentucky and Texas. Leaves dilated 

 upwards, broadest near the apex, the margins mostly entire. 

 They are dull green on the upper surface, pale beneath, falling 

 in late autumn or early winter. Acorn light brown, enclosed 

 only at the base in the shallow cup. Commonly planted as a 

 shade tree in the South. 



Q. palustris. PIN OAK. A handsome tree with drooping 

 branches, forming a broad, shapely, pyramidal crown. 

 Distributed from New England to Missouri, southward 

 to Virginia and Arkansas. Leaves deeply 5- to y-lobed, 

 the divisions toothed toward the apex with bristle-tipped 

 teeth. They are ruddy green at the time of unfolding, dark 

 green and glossy at maturity, fading in autumn with tones 

 of deep and brilliant scarlet. Acorn light brown, enclosed 

 only at the base in the thin cup. Makes one of the most 

 shapely and graceful of trees, the branches sweeping the 

 ground. 



Q. pedunculata (Q. robur}. ENGLISH OAK. A large tree 

 with spreading tortuous branches, forming a broad rpund- 

 toppea head. Native of Europe and Asia. Leaves dilated 

 upwards, with 3 to 7 rounded lobes on each side, dark 

 green above, pale bluish green beneath, fading with tones 

 of yellow and russet-brown. Acorn brown, about one- 

 third enclosed in the cup. A picturesque, hardy tree. 



Q. pedunculata concordia. GOLDEN OAK. A form of the 

 above with leaves of a beautiful bright yellow color. 



Q. pedunculata fastigiata. PYRAMIDAL ENGLISH OAK. A 

 handsome tree resembling in outline the Lombardy Poplar. 

 Desirable for formal effects. 



Q. pedunculata pendula. DAUVESSR'S WEEPING OAK. A 

 form with slender drooping branches. Very graceful. 



Q. phellos. WILLOW OAK. A graceful tree with a conical 

 head. Grows naturally from New York to Florida, and west- 

 ward to Missouri and Texas. Leaves lanceolate, very narrow 



and resembling a 



willow leaf, the borders entire, bright green, turning 

 yellow in autumn. Acorn yellow-brown, enclosed only 

 at the base in the thin, small cup. A remarkable and 

 beautiful tree. 



Q. platanoides (Q. bicolor). SWAMP WHITE 

 OAK. A stately tree with a narrow round- 

 topped crown. Distributed from Maine to 

 Missouri, southward to Georgia and Arkansas. 

 Leaves oblong-obovate, the margins regularly 

 broken by small blunt lobes. They are 

 bright yellow-green at the time of un- 

 folding, at maturity dark green and 



( lustrous above, silvery white on the 



f lower surface, turning dark crimson in 



autumn. Acorn bright brown, enclosed 

 about one-third its length in the cup. A 

 '**"' beautiful tree. 



Q. prinus. CHESTNUT OAK. A tal! 

 tree with a broad open crown. Dis- 

 tributed from Maine to Georgia, west- 

 ward to Kentucky and Tennessee. 

 Leaves oblong or obovate, the borders 

 bluntly and coarsely toothed. They are 

 bronze-green at the time of unfolding, 

 yellow -green at maturity, turning 

 orange or brown in autumn. Acorn 

 chestnut- brown, less than half sub- 

 merged in the top-shaped cup. A very 

 distinct species. 



Q. rubra. RED OAK. A large and hand- 

 some tree with a symmetrical round- 

 topped crown. Grows naturally from 

 Nova Scotia to Lake Huron, southward 

 to Georgia and Kansas. Leaves 7- to 9- 

 lobed, the divisions bearing bristle- 

 tipped teeth. They are rosy pink at the 

 time of unfolding, at maturity dark 

 dull green, turning orange and brown 



Quercus digitate 



Queicus palustris 



Oak leave* 



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