. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. OAK FAMILY dry brown leaves and day after day the poor bird sat in her nest at the end of a leafless bough, in full sight of every jay and crow in the neighborhood. In fact, they gathered about and assured her of their deep interest in her enterprise. The robins stood out bravely for awhile but one dav we found the nest deserted and the eggs gone. The acorn is much smaller than that of the Red Oak and varies in shape. In color it is reddish brown -ivhich is often striped with a darker b
. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. OAK FAMILY dry brown leaves and day after day the poor bird sat in her nest at the end of a leafless bough, in full sight of every jay and crow in the neighborhood. In fact, they gathered about and assured her of their deep interest in her enterprise. The robins stood out bravely for awhile but one dav we found the nest deserted and the eggs gone. The acorn is much smaller than that of the Red Oak and varies in shape. In color it is reddish brown -ivhich is often striped with a darker brown. It sits in a deep cup which embraces nearly one- half the nut. The kernel is yellow and verv bitter. The Black Oak hybridizes, sports, and generallv conducts itself so as to make it the despair of the amateur who wishes to know his trees " on ; For unless tried by careful tests there are man)' trees which will deceive the most elect Hack Oak. Qiicrciis vdutina Acorns '2' to 1' lon^. SPANISH OAK QiiM-iis digilila. A tree usually seventy to eighty feet high, with spreading branches which form a round topped open head. Rare in the north Atlantic states, abundant in the south. Tolerant of many soils, it flourishes in dry sandy barrens and on wet low lands. Bark.—Dark brown with shallow fissures, scaly, rich in tannic acid. Branchlets stout, covered with rusty tomentum at first, be- coming later reddish brown or ashy gray. IVood.—Light reddish brown, sapwood much lighter ; strong, coarse-grained, checks badly in drying. Has high fuel value, some- times used in construction. Sp. gr., ; weight of cu. ft., a^.i7 lbs. U'iitit-r Biuis.—Chestnut brown, ovoid, acute, one-eighth of an inch long. 362. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet L
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