. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. The Variant Lea\'es of Spanish Oak, half inch long, pale orange sometimes deep, often em- braces one-half the nut, covered with reddish brown, pubescent scales. The Spanish Oak is really a southern tree although it appears in New Jersey, southern Illinois and Indiana. Its leaves vary greatly in Leai'i-s.—Alternate, six to se\en inches long, four to five inches wide. Of two forms; first form oblong or obovate, usually wedge- shaped at base, five to seven-lobed. lobes often falcate, brist
. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. The Variant Lea\'es of Spanish Oak, half inch long, pale orange sometimes deep, often em- braces one-half the nut, covered with reddish brown, pubescent scales. The Spanish Oak is really a southern tree although it appears in New Jersey, southern Illinois and Indiana. Its leaves vary greatly in Leai'i-s.—Alternate, six to se\en inches long, four to five inches wide. Of two forms; first form oblong or obovate, usually wedge- shaped at base, five to seven-lobed. lobes often falcate, bristle-tipped, sinuses broad ; second form is obo\ate with a broad apc.\ which is three-lobed, otherwise entire. Both forms are found on the same branch, but sometimes character- ize dift'erent trees. They come out of the bud con\olute, when full grown are dark shining green above, pale green covered with rusty pubescence below ; midribs stout, tomentose ; primary veins prominent. In autumn they turn a bright clear yellow or dull yellow brown. Petioles short, flattened. Stipules oblong, caducous. Flo\i\rs.—May, appearing with the lea\es. Staminate flowers borne in hairy aments three to five inches long. Calyx four to five-lobed, pubescent; lobes ovate, rounded, shorter than the stamens. .Stamens four to five with oblong yellow anthers. Pis- tillate flowers borne on stout pe- duncles. Involucral scales tomen- tose, as long as the calyx lobes ; stigmas long, dark red. Aiorns.—Ripen in the summer of second year. Sessile or stalked. Nut is globular to oblong, one- brown; cup thin and saucer-shaped,. Spanish Oali, Quercus lilgiiata. Acorns J-a' long. 364. 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 Louise), 1846-1921. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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