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Blossoms of sugar maple. 



Sugar Maple. — 

 ' (a) 



(b) 



(c) 



Soft Maple.^ 

 ■ (a) 



(b) 



(c) 



tree if you know it. Answer 

 the following questions about 

 the blossoms of as many of 

 the following named trees as 

 possible : 



(a) Describe the chape and 

 color of blossom, noting espe- 

 cially if the seeds and pollen 

 are produced in the same 

 flower, or in separate flowers. 



(b) Date of blossoming, 

 (c) Is the pollen carried 



by bees, or by the wind ? You 

 can determine this by noticing 

 whether insects are working 

 on the flowers or not. 



Shad hush. — 

 (a) 



(b) 



(c) 



Blossoms of mountain maple. 



