PuaTE 1. 
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Prats 10. 
Puate 11. 
Puate 12. 
Prats 13. 
Puate 14. 
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PuiaTte 16, 
Prats 17. 
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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 
The White Oak. Quercus alba, Fug. 1. A leaf and acorns of the 
natural size. 2. A leaf of half the natural size. 3. Male flow- 
ers and leaves. 4. A single flower magnified, showing the 6 
stamens, and the parts of the perianth. 5. Section of an acorn, 
of the natural size, showing the 2 large cotyledons occupying 
almost the whole cavity of the shell, and between and above 
them the radicle pointing towards the upper end of the shell, 
from which it is destined to issue, showing that the radicle 1s 
superior. 
The Overcup White Oak. Q. macrocarpa. Leaves and fruit. 
The Rough Oak or Post Oak. Q. stellata. Leaves and fruit. 
The Swamp White Oak. Q. bicolor. Leaves and fruit. 
The Chestnut Oak. Q. castanea. Leaves and fruit. 
The Rock Chestnut Oak. Q. montana. Leaves and fruit. 
The Black Oak. Q. tznctoria. Leaves and male flowers. 
The Black Oak. Q. tencidraa. Leaf and fruit. 
The Scarlet Oak. Q. coccinea. leaf, fruit and female flowers. 
The Red Oak. Q. rubra. Leaf, fruit and female flowers. 
The Bear Oak. Q. altcxfdlsa. Leaves, fruit and female flowers. 
The Shellbark Hickory. Céaryaalba. Leaf, fruit and male flowers. 
The Mockernut Hickory. C. tomentosa. Fruit and (a) male and 
(b) female flowers of the natural size; leaf reduced. 
The Pignut Hickory. C. porcina. Leaf and fruit. 
The Bitternut Hickory. C. amdra. Leaf and fruit. 
The Nettle Tree. Celtis occidenidlis. Leaves, fruit, and flowers. 
The Tupelo Tree. Nyssa multyflora. Leaves, fruit and (a) male 
and (b) female flowers. 
