. Annual program for the observance of Arbor day in the schools of Rhode Island . . Beechnuts 10. Maple The seeds of the maple trees arefamihar to every one, and are the mostinteresting in many ways of any of thetree seeds. They grow in pairs, eachseed bearing a broad curved seeds are often called keys andin some places children call them knivesand forks. The seeds of some maplesUke the red maple ripen early in theyear, and fall to the ground where theygerminate at once and before fall theUttle trees are well started in life, butmost maples do not ripen seeds untillate in the year a
. Annual program for the observance of Arbor day in the schools of Rhode Island . . Beechnuts 10. Maple The seeds of the maple trees arefamihar to every one, and are the mostinteresting in many ways of any of thetree seeds. They grow in pairs, eachseed bearing a broad curved seeds are often called keys andin some places children call them knivesand forks. The seeds of some maplesUke the red maple ripen early in theyear, and fall to the ground where theygerminate at once and before fall theUttle trees are well started in life, butmost maples do not ripen seeds untillate in the year and they lie on theground through the winter. Cluster of Red Maple Seeds Walnut There are several varieties of hick-ories in this state, the two commonvarieties being the shagbark and thepignut. The fruit of the shagbarkhickory is larger, sweeter, and has athinner shell than the pignut. Thefruit of the latter is somewhat bitter,small and thick shelled, and not verydesirable to eat. Each nut as it growsis enclosed in a thick outer coveringwhich splits into four parts when thefruit ripens and al
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