GUIDE TO THE TREES 



Leaves simple — i 

 Leaves compound — 2 



I. — Leaves alternate — 3 

 I. — Leaves opposite — 4 

 3. — Margins entire — 5 

 3. — Margins slightly indented — 6 

 3. — Margins lobed— 7 



5. — Oblong-ovate or obovate, large, thick The Magnolias 



—Oblong, sub-evergreen at the south Swamp Magnolia 



,, \ Rhodode7idron 



- -Evergreen | Mountain Laurel 



5. — Obovate, 6' to 10' long Papaw 



5. — Oblong, thick, shining, 3' to 5' long Tupelo 



5. — Oblong, tree occurring sparingly at the north Persimmon 



5. — Heart-shaped Rcdbud 



5. — Leaves of three forms — oval, two-lobed, or three-lobed — 



frequently all three on one spray Sassafras 



T-u- 1 1, -11 u J i Shingle Oak 



- -Thick, shm.ng, willow-shaped j ^y^^p^^^, ^^^ 



— Thick, shining, ovate, spines in the axils Osage Orange 



— Broadly oval or obovate, veins prominent, leaves 



usually in clusters at the ends of the hra.nches. Alternate-leaved 



Dogwood 



6. — Obliquely heart-shaped The Lindens 



6. — Obliquely oval The Elms 



6. — Obliquely ovate The Hackberry 



, „ , » J 1,1 » ) The Birches 



6.-Oval or ovate, doubly serrate ^ The Hornbeams 



6. — Repand with spiny teeth Holly 



6. — Coarsely-toothed, twigs bearing thorns The Thorns 



6. — Of quivering habit, petioles compressed The Poplars 



