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States. The leaves are small, changing into various shades of 

 red and crimson. 



Quercus. — Among the Oaks are so many fine trees remarkable 

 for their autumn dress that space and time permit only the 

 mention of a few of the most distinguished. 



Q. coccinea. — The Scarlet Oak, so called from its glowing 

 autumn tints. A noble North American tree, 50 to 70 feet high. 



Q. confer ta (panonica). — The Hungarian Oak. The summer 

 green becomes suffused and mottled with yellow, and finally a 

 light russet-brown. The leaves of this Oak are beautifully cut. 



Q. laurifolia. — The leaves are long and narrow, which change 



Fig. 12. — Liquidambar Styraciflua. (From the Dictionary of Gardening.) 

 Our cut represents the upper portion of a branch bearing male and 

 female flowers. 



to various shades of crimson, brown- crimson, and brown blotched 

 with yellow. 



Q. palustris. — The Marsh or Pin Oak of the Americans. 

 Leaves amber-yellow, shaded with brown and tinged with 

 crimson. 



Q. rubra. — The Champion Oak of North America. A noble 

 tree, with a large rounded top and spreading branches, well 

 recognised by its dark-red leaves in autumn, especially after a 

 frost. 



