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bears acorns and must therefore be an oak. The sketch 

 shows the two leaves side by side. 



Let lis examine them closely. Although they slightly 

 resemble each other, by looking carefully we see that the 

 teeth on the chestnut leaf are pointed, while those on 

 the chestnut oak are decidedly rounded. There is also 



Chestnut 



Chestnut Oak 



Fig. 



a difference in proportion, as the chestnut leaf is long 

 and narrow, while that of the chestnut oak is broader. 



There are several varieties of chestnut oak, but their 

 leaves are quite similar and they all belong to the white- 

 oak group and ripen their acorns in one season. They 

 grow to a large size, one famous from Revolutionary 



