The Woody Plants uf Kentucky. 25 



Black Oak {Quercus velutina). — A common tree, with dusky 

 bark and coarse large leaves. 



Allen, Adair, Barren, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Breck- 

 inridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Campbell, Carroll, Casey, Clin- 

 ton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Daviess, Elliott, Estill, Fulton. 

 Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Graves, Grayson, Green, Hancock, 

 Hardin, Hart, Henderson, Hickman, Jefferson, Jessamine, John- 

 son, Knott, Knex, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lin- 

 coln, Livingston, Logan. Lyon, Madison, Marion, Mason, Mc- 

 Cracken, McLean, Meade, Menifee, Mercer, Metcalfe, Monroe 

 Morgan, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Oldham, 0\\ 

 Pendleton, Terry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rowan, Russell 

 Scott, Simpson, Spencer, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Trimble, Union 

 Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Whitley, Wolfe. 



Spanish Oak (Quercus falcata). — This is one of the most char- 

 acteristic oaks of the southern counties, but extends northward on 

 the west to the Ohio River. The foliage is very variable with age of 

 tree and location. 



Allen, Ballard, Bell, Boyle, Butler, Caldwell, Casey, Clinton. 

 Crittenden, Cumberland, Daviess, Graves, Green, Hardin, Hart. 

 Henderson, Hickman, Larue, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher. 

 Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall. McCracken, McLean, Monroe. 

 Muhlenberg, Ohio, Oldham, Owsley, Perry, Pulaski, Rowan, Russell. 

 Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Warren, Wayne, Webster, Whitley. 



Bear Oak {Quercus iUcifolia). — 



Kentucky (Gray's Manual); also DeFriese. 



Water Oak (Quercus nigra). — 

 Kentucky (Gray's Manual). 



Black Jack Oak (Quercus marilandica) . — A small tree, com- 

 mon especially on poor soils of Southwestern Kentucky. 



Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Bath, Boyd, Boyle, Breckin- 

 ridge, Bullitt. Butler, Caldwell. Campbell, Casey. Christian, Clin- 

 ton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Fulton, 

 Garrard, Graves, Green, Hardin, Hart, Henderson, Hickman, 

 Johnson, Knott, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher. 

 Lewis, Lincoln, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Madison, Marion, Mar- 

 tin. Meade, McCracken. McLean, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Mont- 

 gomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pu- 



