360 Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 



At Lake-of-the- Woods, Marshall County, Indiana, an unique and 

 beautiful tree of this species was noted. It was a small tree about 

 five inches in diameter. The stem, after reaching a height of about 

 fifteen feet, abruptly terminated in a number of slender weeping 

 branches, quite or almost as markedly weeping as the weeping 

 willow. The leaves were not laciniate, as is usual with weeping 

 maples, but were of the usual form. 



Near Cumberland Falls, Ky., some remarkably beautiful trees 

 of this species were seen, the green leaves being brilliantly veined 

 with red. 



502. SUGAR MAPLE; SUGAR-TREE; HARD MAPLE 



ACER SACCHARUM Marsh. 



Rather common on hills and along gullies on the east side 

 of the lake, but not abundant enough to make the manufacture 

 of syrup a local industry; a few trees on the southwest side 

 of the lake, near Overmyer's. The buds showed green by April 

 27. In flower April 30. The yellowish green blossoms on long 

 drooping hairy pedicels, while not so striking in appearance as 

 those of the red maple, have a peculiar grace and attractiveness. 

 The seeds which ripen and drop in autumn (they were falling Sep- 

 tember 26 to October 7), lie over all winter and germinate in the 

 spring. Seedlings were noted coming up April 3. The forest floor 

 of a large woods near Maxinkuckee on the east side was almost 

 carpeted with young sugar trees about two inches high in the au- 

 tumn of 1904. The preceding year's crop of seed must have been 

 unusual. 



The autumn colors are gold, splashed and touched with red, mak- 

 ing it one of the most attractive of our autumn trees, especially as 

 the colors flame from distant hillsides. 



503. BOX ELDER; ASH-LEAVED MAPLE 



ACER NEGUNDO L. 



It is not certain whether the box elder is native to the region 

 immediately surrounding the lake, as most of the trees scattered 

 about are rather young, and may have sprung from the seed of 

 trees planted in the Military Academy grounds. There are a few 

 trees, all of small size, along shore in front of Green's and some on 

 the east side of the lake. This species is fairly common in some 

 parts of the state in low ground along streams. It is frequently 

 planted as a shade-tree in dooryards and parks and, where pistil- 

 late trees are planted, spreads rapidly by seed and soon becomes 



