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 



5. — Oblong, sub-evergreen at the south Swamp Magnolia 



T- ( Rhododendron 



?. — Evergreen \ ., , ■ ^ , 



■> ° \ MountaDi Laurel 



5. — Obovate, 6' to 10' long Papaw 



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



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



5. — Heart-shaped Redbiid 



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



frequently all three on one spray Sassafras 



T-i ■ 1 I,' -11 1, J I Shingle Oak 



5.— Thick, shming, willow-shaped -j ^y-iil^, q^/, 



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



5. — Broadly oval or obovate, veins prominent, leaves 



usually in clusters at the ends of the hranches.Allernale-leaved 



Dogwood 



6. — Obliquely heart-shaped The Lindens 



6. — Obliquely oval The Elms 



6. — Obliquely ovate The Hackberry 



^ „ , 1 J 1,1 I ) Tlie Birches 



6.-0val or ovate, doubly serrate j The Hornbeams 



6. — Repand with spiny teeth Holly 



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



6. — Of quivering habit, petioles compressed The Poplars 



