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a broad-leaved tree, whether it belonsrs to the white- 

 oak group ; and after studying trees a little we can tell 

 whether a member of this group is a white oak, a post 

 oak, or a mossy-cup oak. 



Compare tlie post-oak leaf (Fig. 80) with that of the 

 white oak. There is not a great difference in form, but 



the post-oak leaf is thick, leath- 

 ery, and dark green, while the 

 white oak has a beautiful thin, 

 light green leaf, which turns red 

 in the fall. 



The post oak is a rougher and 

 coarser tree than the other, and 

 is sometimes called iron oak on 

 account of its very hard, tough 

 wood. 



29. The Mossy-Cup Oak. One 

 of the most beautiful oaks we 

 have in America grows in the 

 South and West, and is only 

 rarely found in our parks in the East. It is called the 

 ■mossy-ciq) oak because the large acorn which it bears is 

 surrounded by a l)ushy fringe which almost hides the 

 nut. This acorn is a sight never to be forgotten. The 

 leaf is larger than that of the white oak, and although 

 the two leaves look somewhat alike, the divisions of the 



Fig. 81. Leaf of Mossy-Cup 

 Oak 



