OAK FAMILY. 315 
+} Mire leaves piaisiae’ on both sides, or nearly so. 
. tincto’ria rtr. Leaves obovate-oblong, sinuate-lobed, m 
or less rusty- phan Pec ni beneath when young; cup scaly, thick ; 
acorn ovoid. . 
Dysr’s ene Black Oak. Quercitron. Yellow-barked Oak. 
or 90 feet high, and 2-3 or 4 feet in diameter, with genet: a 
arrowed, dark solartd Sr ae and a spongy yellow inner bark. 8 inches 
sinuate-lobed (usually 3 pritcipel lobes 
on t ekeh side), the etimes cuneate ely tapering, s h above, the 
under surface clo Ged with: pres seriate or fasiculate hairs which present a pulverulent 
appearance ; petioles 1- 2 ‘inches long. Acorn rather small, ovoid, seated in a subsessile 
cup, 
Rich upland forests : common. 
Obs. The wood_of this species is not ae an at it much 
esteemed for fuel ; yet, in ro ear ts abundan: is, or has been, 
very extensively used for fencing, firew otiy and sings The ere 
fibres, and facility of fata the wood, no doubt r é 
Quer . The inner b an article of ¢ commerce, on ame ‘t 
itron; and is e rte in large quantities arope, where it is 
yo oa tek in de ler in velow. Tt has eskehy superseded the use of Weld 
(Reseda It a, L.) ‘in calico prin ting. i her cof this ine te, 
In w bt, a indication neked ante r Agric 
» Q. coccinea, Wang. Leaves outline, deeply sinuate- 
pinnatifid, with broad open sinuses, outs iad shining green on both 
sides ; conspicuous! y scaly ; acorn roundish-ovoid or globular. ; 
Fig. 213. The Black Oak or Quercitron ‘Quercus tinctoria). & An acorn. 
Fic. 215, Eero Ga (aera rcs) An acorn. 
