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St. Nicholas (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 16

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more leathery than thedelicate and refined leaf of the white oak, andthe indentations are not so deep. The wholetree is rougher in its bark, leaves, and generalappearance, and the leaves have a habit of finest development in the Mississippi valley,but is occasionally found in tiie Eastern States.It… … clothing the entire branch, from the point whereit leaves the trunk out to the very tip. Thewood is so hard that the tree is often called theiron-oak. It is very common on Long Islandand all along the eastern coast. Another tree which resembles the white oakis the magnificent mossy-cup or overcup…

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