78a Notes on Burlington Trees 



The silver maple is not uncommon in moist soil along our lake shore 

 and river banks. A large tree stands in the street row in front of Mr. Ed- 

 ward Peck's place, 326 College street. Mr. Peck states that this tree was 

 planted there about forty years ago. Probably the finest specimen of maple 

 in the city is that on the lawn of Mr. Henry Wells at the west of the 

 house, 378 Main street. Our attention was but recently called to this tree 

 and we have not examined it in summer. Some leaves gathei-ed from the 

 ground indicate that it is one of the cut-leaf varieties of the silver maple. 



The red maple, both wild and cultivated, is fully as common in this 

 vicinity as is the sugar maple. The double tree about the middle of the Col- 

 lege park, immediately southeast of the pines is of this species. It was 

 planted together with the other trees in this group by the graduating class 

 of 1847. 



