CUPUUFJ 



. L 



ute, coarsely serrate -with nearly uni 

 sh teeth, pubescent beneath: cup somewhat t 



da anl riv.-r ' 

 L inch long. - the timber is valuablein the . 



Q. MONTANA, Willi Rock Chestnut Oak. 



Idtwh 

 underneath short; cup hemispherical,, with rugose andtu 1 • 



. orate 

 Rocky hills, common. A m more tl 



The bark i.~ highly esteemed for tanning, and t 



8. Q. Castaxea, WilH. Tffitow Chestnut < 



■ 



Ehed; cup hemisphc: 

 R!c"' 



I the former, with acute teeth, which are callou* at 



rt peduncle. Chestnut O. 



lifih, and many prove to be only varieties ofc 



0. Q. prinoides, Willd. Chinquapin OaJ:. 



t lance-oblong, 1 .wny 



underneath; p d ancles short or none: cup hemispherical; acorn ovoi I 

 in, Pursh.) 

 Sar . growing in 



Black « swc>et. middle-sized, and s: 



»h the shrub to the ground. Du> 



::. Fruit not maturing until the sec 

 rrtno. 



10. Q. ime-ricaria, Michx, Laurel or Shingle Q 



Z< a ng, acute at both ends, mucronate. thickish. smooth and -I 



went beneath ; cup saucer-shape alar. 



: ens and open woodlands. A tr^e 20 to 50 feet hich. with numex 

 tk green, thick and firm in texture. 3 to 5 ir 

 .. ■ cup. The 

 tometimes used for shingles. 



* * Zcavis ttothzd or looed. Black and Red ■ 



11. Q. illicifolia, "Wang. Black Scrub Oak. 



Dwarf; lames on abort petioles, obovate, wedge-shaped at the base. 



Jarly lobed, white-downy underneath: cup fiattish -top-shaped ; ccorns OToid. (Q. 

 Bhnnisterl, Mi^hx.) 



Sandy 1 arr -ns r.n.l rocky hills, eorrr 



much branched. Acorns in numerous clusters on the branches. £>.:. 



12. Q. nigra. L. Black Jack, or Broicn Oak. 



I ws broadly wedge -shaped, rounded or somewhat heart-shaped at thebr.se. 

 dilated and slightly 3. or rarely 5-lobed at the end. rusty-downy underneath when 

 ular. half covered by the very scaly cup. 



Dry woods and sandy barrens, common. A scracrgy tree. 15 to 30 feet high, 

 covered with a thick rough black lark. Leaves leathery, shining above, 

 inches long, with rounded often obscure lobes, the principal veins projecting in 

 bristle points which are commenly deciduous. Acorns ?£ to 1 inch leug. 



