BEECH FAMILY, Fagaceae 



45. Beech, Fagns grandifolia. Leaves 3-5 in. Ion 

 Known by its smooth light-gray bark and its slender 

 brown buds. (G.) 



46. Chestnut, Castanea dentata. Leaves 6-8 in. 

 long, coarsely-toothed. Fruit a prickly bur with 1-3 

 nuts. (E.) 



OAKS. All oaks have acorns. 



47. White Oak, Quercus alba. Leaves 5-9 in. long, 

 with rounded lobes. Acorns sweet, in a shallow woody 

 cup. (G.) 



48. Post Oak, Quercus stellata. Leaves 5-8 in. 

 long. The leaf has rounded ldbes and its shape 

 suggests that of a cross. (S.) 



49. Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa. Leaves 6-12 

 in. long. Has corky wings on the young branches and 

 a deep acorn-cup with fringed rim. (W., E.) 



50. Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor. Leaves 

 5-7 in. long, soft downy beneath with few shallow 

 rounded lobes. Acorn-cup woody with slightly fringed 

 edge, and with long stem. (G.) 



51. Yellow Oak, Quercus muhlenbergii. Leaves 

 4-7 in. long, with about 12 rather sharp teeth on each 

 side. Small acorns half in the deep thin cup. (G.) 



52. Chestnut Oak. Quercus prinus. Leaves 4-7 in. 

 long, with coarse rounded teeth. Acorns almost Yz en- 

 closed in deep thin-edged cups. (E., S.) 



53. Red Oak, Quercus rubra. Leaves 5-9 in. long, 

 with bristle-pointed lobes. Very large acorns in flat 

 shallow cups. (G.) 



54. Pin Oak, Quercus palustris. Leaves 4-6 in. 

 long. Acorns tiny. A cone-shaped tree like a Spruce, 

 with drooping branches. (G.) 



55. Scarlet Oak, Quercus coccinea. Leaves 3-6 in. 

 long, red in fall. Kernel of acorn white. Buds blunt, 

 hairy near tip. (G.) 



56. Black Oak, Quercus velutina. Leaves 5-10 in. 

 long, red in the spring. Kernel of acorn yellow. Buds 

 pointed, hairy all over. (G.) 



57. Black Jack Oak. Quercus marilandica. Leaves 

 5-7 in. long. A peculiarly shaped leaf (fig. 57) rusty- 

 hairy beneath. (S.) 



58. Laurel Oak, Shingle Oak, Quercus imbricaria. 

 Leaves 4-6 in. long, resembling laurel leaves. The 

 bunching of leaves at the ends of branches will help 

 identify this oak. (G.) 



59. English Oak, Quercus robur. Leaves 2^2-5 

 in. long. The English Oak may be known by its leaves 

 which are blue-green beneath, and have rounded lobes 

 and an ear-shaped base. (I). 



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