THE OAKS WITH ACORNS. 



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The leaf is similar in shape and character to that 



of the foregoing species, but it is extremely woolly 



beneath. It is also blunt {vwt wedge-shaped) 



at the base. In autumn it turns a rich 



dark-red color. The acorn grows 



solitary or in pairs, and has a 



very rough, shallow cup, and 



a sweet, edible nut. 



This tree is one of the 

 most valuable and beautiful 

 of the chestnut oaks. It is 

 easily identified by its flaky, 

 silvery -gray bark, and its 

 tall, massive trunk. It 

 grows in swamps and beside 

 streams, from Wilmington, 

 Del., southward to north- 

 ern Florida, and 

 extends from In- 

 diana and Missouri 

 southward to Texas 

 and the Gulf. 

 Chestnut Oak. The chestnut oak grows from 60 to 

 Qmrcus Prinus. /j-Q and Occasionally 100 feet high, 

 and has leaves which somewhat resemble those of the 

 chestnut tree. They are orange-green when young, 

 and decidedly yellow-green when mature. In the 



Basket Oak. 



