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Leaves - compound (hand-shaped; leaflets, five); opposite; edge toothed. Outline - of leaflet, oval or long oval. Apex - taper-pointed. Base - pointed. Leaflets - three to seven inches long; one and a half to three inches wide. Bark - with a disagreeable odor. Flowers - small, yellowish-white. June. Fruit - about three fourths of an inch in diameter. Husk - prickly when young. Nut - smooth. Found - along the western slopes of the Alleghany Mountains - Pennsylvania to Northern Alabama and westward. General Information - A small, ill-scented tree (eighteen to thirty-five feet high). Its wood is light and hard to split. With the other species of the same genus it is preferred, above any other American wood, for the making of artificial limbs.

Genus Aesculus, L. (Buckeye, Horse Chestnut)

Leaves - compound (hand-shaped; leaflets, five); opposite; edge toothed. Outline - of leaflet, oval…

An apple is hanging from a tree.

Apple Tree

An apple is hanging from a tree.

Paraguay tea leaves of South America.

Tea Plant

Paraguay tea leaves of South America.

"A song bird native to India, Malaysia and the Philippines, so named from its curious habit of sewing leaves together to form a nest." -Foster, 1921

Tailorbird

"A song bird native to India, Malaysia and the Philippines, so named from its curious habit of sewing…

"A plant of the nightshade family, extensively cultivated for its leaves, which are used for smoking and chewing and for snuff." -Foster, 1921

Tobacco

"A plant of the nightshade family, extensively cultivated for its leaves, which are used for smoking…

"A waterwheel which the water enters and leaves at all points on its circumference." -Foster, 1921

Turbine Wheel

"A waterwheel which the water enters and leaves at all points on its circumference." -Foster, 1921

The various types of oak leaves: "a. Bur oak, b. Live oak, c. Willow oak, d. White oak." -Foster, 1921

Oak Leaves

The various types of oak leaves: "a. Bur oak, b. Live oak, c. Willow oak, d. White oak." -Foster, 1921

A gingko leaf.

Gingko Leaf

A gingko leaf.

A horse-chestnut leaf.

Horse-Chestnut Leaf

A horse-chestnut leaf.

A buckeye leaf.

Buckeye Leaf

A buckeye leaf.

A hickory leaf.

Hickory Leaf

A hickory leaf.

A butternut leaf.

Butternut Leaf

A butternut leaf.

A black birch leaf.

Black Birch Leaf

A black birch leaf.

An American beech leaf.

American Beech Leaf

An American beech leaf.

A black walnut leaf.

Black Walnut Leaf

A black walnut leaf.

A yellow locust leaf.

Yellow Locust Leaf

A yellow locust leaf.

A leaf from the white or gray birch.

White or Gray Birch Leaf

A leaf from the white or gray birch.

A catalpa leaf.

Catalpa Leaf

A catalpa leaf.

A honey locust leaf.

Honey Locust Leaf

A honey locust leaf.

A leaf from a sycamore tree.

Sycamore Leaf

A leaf from a sycamore tree.

A leaf from a gumwood tree.

Gumwood Leaf

A leaf from a gumwood tree.

A leaf from a whitewood or tulip tree.

Whitewood Leaf

A leaf from a whitewood or tulip tree.

A leaf from an American elm tree.

American Elm Leaf

A leaf from an American elm tree.

"A branch of hemlock bearing leaves and cones." -University Society, 1920

Hemlock Branch

"A branch of hemlock bearing leaves and cones." -University Society, 1920

The fruit and leaves of a beech tree.

Beech Fruit and Leaves

The fruit and leaves of a beech tree.

The flowers and leaves of a chestnut tree.

Chestnut Leaves

The flowers and leaves of a chestnut tree.

The leaf of a chestnut tree.

Chestnut Leaf

The leaf of a chestnut tree.

The leaf of a chestnut-oak tree.

Chestnut-Oak Leaf

The leaf of a chestnut-oak tree.

The leaf of a white oak tree.

White Oak Leaf

The leaf of a white oak tree.

The leaf of a red oak tree.

Red Oak Leaf

The leaf of a red oak tree.

The leaf of a post-oak tree.

Post-Oak Leaf

The leaf of a post-oak tree.

The leaf of a live-oak tree.

Live-Oak Leaf

The leaf of a live-oak tree.

The leaf of a mossy-cup oak tree.

Mossy-Cup Oak Leaf

The leaf of a mossy-cup oak tree.

The leaf of a white oak tree.

White Oak Leaf

The leaf of a white oak tree.

The leaf of a scarlet oak tree.

Scarlet Oak Leaf

The leaf of a scarlet oak tree.

The leaf of a pin-oak tree.

Pin-Oak Leaf

The leaf of a pin-oak tree.

The leaf of a English oak tree.

English Oak Leaf

The leaf of a English oak tree.

The leaf of a Black-jack oak tree.

Black-Jack Oak Leaf

The leaf of a Black-jack oak tree.

The leaf of a Black oak tree.

Black Oak Leaf

The leaf of a Black oak tree.

The leaf of a laurel-oak tree.

Laurel-Oak Leaf

The leaf of a laurel-oak tree.

The leaf of a willow-oak tree.

Willow-Oak Leaf

The leaf of a willow-oak tree.

"Buds, leaves, flowers, and fruit of American Elm." -University Society, 1920

Elm Leaves

"Buds, leaves, flowers, and fruit of American Elm." -University Society, 1920

The leaves and fruit of the wild black cherry tree.

Wild Black Cherry

The leaves and fruit of the wild black cherry tree.

The leaves and fruit of the American Holly.

Holly

The leaves and fruit of the American Holly.

The leaf of a Norway Maple tree.

Norway Maple

The leaf of a Norway Maple tree.

The leaf of a Japanese Maple tree.

Japanese Maple

The leaf of a Japanese Maple tree.

The leaf of a Silver Maple tree.

Silver Maple

The leaf of a Silver Maple tree.

The leaf of a Red or Swamp Maple tree.

Red or Swamp Maple

The leaf of a Red or Swamp Maple tree.

The leaf of a Sycamore Maple tree.

Sycamore Maple

The leaf of a Sycamore Maple tree.

The leaf of a Sugar Maple tree.

Sugar Maple

The leaf of a Sugar Maple tree.

"Leaves and fruit of the common persimmon." -University Society, 1920

Persimmon

"Leaves and fruit of the common persimmon." -University Society, 1920

The leaves of the common rose geranium, Pelargonium capitatum.

Rose Germanium

The leaves of the common rose geranium, Pelargonium capitatum.

The leaves of the skeleton-leaved geranium, Pelargonium radula.

Skeleton-Leaved Germanium

The leaves of the skeleton-leaved geranium, Pelargonium radula.

"Diagram showing the relation of this year's leaves to the wood of the current year." -Stevens, 1916

Plant Tissues

"Diagram showing the relation of this year's leaves to the wood of the current year." -Stevens, 1916

"A, diagram of course of vascular bundles in a palm stem; 1m, 2m, 3m, bundles from the median portions of the leaves." -Stevens, 1916

Palm Stem

"A, diagram of course of vascular bundles in a palm stem; 1m, 2m, 3m, bundles from the median portions…

"B, diagram of vascular bundles in external view and in cross section of the stem of Cerastium. The leaves are shown cut off at 1, 2, 2' and 3." -Stevens, 1916

Cerastium Stem

"B, diagram of vascular bundles in external view and in cross section of the stem of Cerastium. The…

"Diagram showing the course of the vascular bundles in a stem of Clematis viticella. Median bundles from the leaves are marked A, lateral bundles B and C." -Stevens, 1916

C. Viticella Stem

"Diagram showing the course of the vascular bundles in a stem of Clematis viticella. Median bundles…

"Diagram showing the relation of the water-carrying tissues of the leaves to those of the stem, and how the older rings of growth give up their water to the newer before this water can enter the leaves. The figures at the bottom indicate in years the age of the rings." -Stevens, 1916

Water Flow in Plants

"Diagram showing the relation of the water-carrying tissues of the leaves to those of the stem, and…

"Diagram to show the path of the water as it rises to, and escapes from, the leaves." -Stevens, 1916

Leaf Water Flow

"Diagram to show the path of the water as it rises to, and escapes from, the leaves." -Stevens, 1916

"Diagram suggestive of the distribution of intercellular spaces throughout a plant. The heavy horizontal lines in stem and root indicate intercellular spaces in medullary rays. The arrows indicate the entrance of gasses through the stomata of the leaves and stomata and lenticels of the roots and everywhere over the younger roots where waterproofing is slight." -Stevens, 1916

Intercellular Spaces of a Plant

"Diagram suggestive of the distribution of intercellular spaces throughout a plant. The heavy horizontal…