. Our native trees and how to identify them : a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities . Trees. MAPLE FAMILY The Silver Maple, both in poise and outline, suggests the elm. Its trunk divides into secondary stems, its branches have an airy upward and outward sweep and its terminal branchlets are slender and drooping ; then, too, the bark is often shaggy on trunk and limbs, making the resemblance still greater. The finely cut leaves hang on long and slender footstalks and sway with every passing breeze, thus showing the silvery whiteness of their under surface and giving to the fol
. Our native trees and how to identify them : a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities . Trees. MAPLE FAMILY The Silver Maple, both in poise and outline, suggests the elm. Its trunk divides into secondary stems, its branches have an airy upward and outward sweep and its terminal branchlets are slender and drooping ; then, too, the bark is often shaggy on trunk and limbs, making the resemblance still greater. The finely cut leaves hang on long and slender footstalks and sway with every passing breeze, thus showing the silvery whiteness of their under surface and giving to the foliage a delicacy of texture ail its own. The tree is a rapid grower, is comparatively free from seri- ous disease, adapts itself to a great variety of soils, and these characteristics have made it a general favorite with those who desire to secure shade trees with as little delay as possi-. Key of silver Maple, 'yitcr iacckarinum. ble. However, it does not flourish on dry and elevated ground, and should never be planted in such locations, as it soon suffers, the branches become brittle and the tree in time unsighth'. It is the first tree to blossom in early spring, coming out a week or two before either the red maple or the elm ; in fact it is ready to open its buds at the slightest prov- ocation any time during the winter. The fruit grows as the leaves develop and ripens in early summer. The keys are large with long stiff wings set at wide angles. If planted they will produce tiny trees before winter comes. Unlike either the rock or the red maple it shows no red in its autumnal coloring, only yellow—a pale dull yellow. 76. 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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