The White Oaks

(Acorns ripen in one year.)

White oak,

Valley oak,

Brewer oak,

Sadler oak,

Pacific post oak,

Gambel oak,

Post oak,

Chapman oak,

Bur oak,

Overcup oak,

Swamp white oak,

Cow oak,

Chestnut oak,

Chinquapin oak,

Dwarf chinquapin oak,

Durand oak,

Rocky Mountain oak,

California blue oak,

Engelmann oak,

Rocky Mountain blue oak,

Arizona white oak,

Tourney oak,

Netleaf oak,

California scrub oak,

Live oak,

Emory oak.

The Red Oaks

(Acorns ripen in two years.)

Red oak, Pin oak, Georgia oak, Texan oak, Scarlet oak, Yellow oak, California black oak, Turkey oak, Spanish oak, Blackjack oak, Water oak, Willow oak, Laurel oak, Bluejack oak, Shingle oak, White leaf oak, Highland oak, Myrtle oak, California live oak, Canyon live oak, Woolly oak, Price oak, Morehus oak, Tanbark oak, Barren oak.

Although the oak timber throughout this country has been cut in great abundance, and has been wasted to a very large extent in clearing up the ground for agriculture, there is still an abundance of oak in almost every part of the United States, and the Government is taking steps to conserve our present standing timber. Lumbermen are also beginning to realize that every portion of the tree should be used, and thus waste is not going on as rapidly as in years gone by.

The use of veneer is also doing much to save the supply of oak. The veneer is merely a very thin layer of fine cabinet wood glued on the surface of some cheaper material. This gives the finished board the appearance of solid cabinet wood, but allows the cheaper wood to be substituted for the bulk of the work. Veneering is prepared in several ways. Some is rotary cut; that means that the log is turned over on a lathe and the veneering cut in large, thin sheets, very much as you would unroll paper. Another method is sawing. Some of the finest grade veneers are sliced with a very thin, sharp knife. A great deal of oak is used in making various veneers. You will find it interesting to examine some of your furniture at home to determine whether it is solid oak or merely overlaid with veneer.

While the oaks are the most important of all hardwoods, it must not be thought that the other woods deserve no consideration. There are a great many other excellent hardwoods growing in this country, and we should acquaint ourselves with some of the most important ones.