THE OAKS 



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grows the willow oak, famous for its shade and its 

 leaves, which resemble those of the willow. A little 

 farther north we find, along the Ohio valley, the shingle 

 oak, so called from the fact that its wood is mostly 

 made into shingles. It is also known as the laurel 

 oak, because its leaves are shaped like those of the 

 laurel, although not 

 so glossy. 



This is such an 

 odd shape for an oak 

 leaf that one would 

 be likely to pass it 

 by and not recog- 

 nize it but for the 

 fact that it bears 

 acorns. This is al- 

 ways the test, — 

 " By their fruits ye 

 shall know them." 



If we meet a new 

 tree which seems 



not to be an oak because its leaves are new to us, and 

 it bears acorns, we may be sure it is an oak. 



A very interesting group of trees which come under 

 this head are the chestnut oaks. At first glance one 

 would take one of these trees to be a chestnut, but it 



Fig. 87. Pin Oak in Winter 



