OAK FAMILY. 811 
aa die were formerly considered as species, but which ai 
now rded as varieties due to soil and situation. eran variety 
monti an Mz., (Quercus monta’na, Willd.) known e 
Chestnut Oak, is a form growing in hilly woodlands, and ig ey Bs valua- 
ble ce ber. Va ar. discolor, Mz. (Q. bicolor, Willd.) is the wii 
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apex; fruit subsessile ; i nearly hemis- 
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Oak Quercus. Chestnut Oak. Yellow 
3 3-6 inches ing, the points of the teeth (and 
along the whole callous, the upper surface 
smoo d yellowish , the ‘under surface aga fl 
pubescent and whitish or cinereous ; 
to an inch long. "x rather small, seated in auabea! 
cent bowl-shaped en third of ne 
nut, a bro. is either ane on the branch or on as 
common peduncle. 
Moon sinindl slaty hills and banks of streams: Middle 
and Western States. 
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s. This is Mer a sai ee not 
sh al eet and nutritious than those of any 0 "Wal foe 
dwarf species, = ere — n Oak, rio ide ald.,) 
to this subdivisi: as ra a2 g es. i ea | 
important t scsi Z ae foatodiae notion tee ee 
3 2. Fruit biennial, not maturing till the second year fin: fa ing, sessile 
or nearly so ; kernel bitter. ae 
* Live Oax Group. Leaves evergreen, nearly entire, hoary beneath. 
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Fid, 204. The Chestnut or Yellow Oak (Quercus Castanea). 
