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 



Rhododendron 



i: 



-Evergreen 1 .,, , • , , 



MountaDi Laurel 



-Obovate, 6 to 10' long Papaw 



-Oblong, thick, shining, 3' to 5' long ... Tiipelo 



-Oblong, tree occurring sparingly at die north i'ersimmon 



-Heart-shaped Redbud 



-Leaves of three loims — oval, two-iobed, or three-lobed — 



frequently all three on one spray Sassafras 



— Thick, shining, willow-shaped \ ',,r-,;'' ^' , 



' '=' ^ ( \} illozu Oak 



-Thick, shining, ovate, spines in the axils. ... ... Osage Orange 



-Broadly oval or obovate, veins prominent, leaves 



usually in clusters at the ends of the \»:ax^c\\&s. Alternate-leaved 



Dogwood 



6. — Obliquely heart-shaped The Lindens 



6. — Obliquely oval The Elms 



6. — Obliquely ovate The Hackberry 



£ r\ 1 ^ J ui » ) 7'he Birches 



6.-0val 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 



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