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diameter. The children can identify the hard maple by the leaf and 

 habit of growth of tree as shown on page 15. When several hard maple 

 trees are available an interesting object lesson may be given the pupils 

 by tapping them during the sugar season in March. 



The Soft Maple develops much faster and has that important fea- 

 ture to recommend it. The branches are long and slim, making an open 

 head. The wood is brittle and suffers during gales, because of the wind 

 breaking the branches. The tree being a rapid grower soon recovers 

 from such accidents if the broken limbs are immediately removed and a 

 smooth surface left where the branches are cut out. 



A phiiii buiidiir^ made bcaitfifiil by careful planting. 



The Norway Maple has admirable habits ; it is low headed ; quite 

 opposite of the Gothic type of the hard maple; it has dense foilage and 

 makes an intense shade. — so much so that some object to the scanty 

 growth of the grass beneath it. 



Tlie Carolina Poplar is a tree that will grow under any conditions. 

 The soot and dust of tlie city does not discourage it in the least. I know 

 of a farm liome set well back from the road where an avenue of Carolina 

 Poplars was planted about ten years ago. They have grown uniformly 

 as to size with no gaps made by missing trees and give great attraction 

 to the place. The owmer started the limbs near the ground a custom 

 I W'ould urge all to follow. 



If evergreens should be chosen, I know of none more certain to live 

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