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Rh seasons to ripen. Leaves 4 to 8 inches long. Minnesota, south to Texas and Florida. Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south to Texas and Florida.

White Oak (Quercus alba) A grand forest tree, over xoo up to x5 o feet high. Wood pale, strong, tough, frae-grained, durable and heavy, valuable timber. Called white from pale color of bark and wood. Leaves 5 to 9 inches long. Acorns ripen in one season. Maine to Minnesota, Florida and Texas.

White Elm or Swamp Elm (Ulmus Americana)

A tall, splendid forest tree, commonly 100, occasionally feet high. Wood reddish-brown, hard, strong, tough,

 very hard to split, coarse, heavy. Soon rots near the ground. Leaves 2 to 5 inches long. Flowers in early spring before leafing. Abundant, Newfoundland and Manitoba to Texas.

Sycamore, Plane Tree, Buttonball or Buttonwood' (Platanus ocddentalis)

One of the largest of our trees; up to 140 feet high; commonly hollow. Little use for weather work. Famous for shedding