CANADIAN MAPLES. 



339 



Fig. 2375. Flowers of Sugar Maple. 

 Acer sacchariiium, Wang. 



introduced ; but apart from these two locali- 

 ties, it is not found wild in the writer's 

 knowledge elsewhere in the province east of 

 the Kaministiqua River, which is west of 

 Lake Superior. It becomes more abundant 

 westward, and is very common in Manitoba 

 and the Northwest Territories. On account 

 of its very rapid growth and ease of culture, 

 this tree is often planted in Ontario for 

 shade and ornamental purposes. It, how- 

 ever, usually proves very unsatisfactory, 

 being unshapely and breaking down easily. 

 The fruit also remains on the female trees 

 during winter, making them quite unsightly. 

 In Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, 

 however, this tree has great value. It is a 

 veritable ironclad and withstands the sever- 

 est winters. It grows to be a handsome and 

 shapely tree on the prairies, and is very use- 

 ful for shade, for windbreaks, for firewood, 

 and for other purposes. What the Sugar 

 Maple is to Ontario, the Box Elder is to 

 Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. 

 The male and female flowers of this maple 

 are borne on different trees. 



7. Striped Maple {Acer Pennsylvanicum, 



Linn). — "Tree rarely 40 feet ; bark green- 

 ish, striped with white lines ; leaves slightly 

 cordate, roundish obovate, 3-lobed at the 

 apex, 6-8 inches long, finely serrate, ferru- 

 gineously pubescent beneath when young ; 

 racemes glabrous, drooping." 



The Striped Maple is common in Nova 

 Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and in 

 Ontario as far as Lake Superior. It is a 

 very handsome little upright tree, with large 

 attractive foliage and curiously striped bark, 

 the stripes being well defined and very 

 noticeable. The flowers, which are yellow^- 

 ish green, are borne in pendulous racemes 

 and add to the attractiveness of the tree. 

 This maple delights in cool, shady woods, 

 and does not thrive in the open as well as 

 most of the other species. The leaves are 

 not highly colored in autumn, but become a 

 pleasing yellow. 



8. Mountain Maple (ylc^rj^/ca/^'w. Lam). — 

 "Shrub or small tree, rarely 30 feet ; leaves 

 3 or slightly 5-lobed, coarsely serrate, pub- 

 escent beneath, 2]4. to 4)^ inches long ; 

 racemes rather dense, long, upright ; fruit 

 with diverging wings, bright red in sum- 

 mer." 



This is a very common maple in damp 

 or wet woods from Nova Scotia to the 

 northern part of Manitoba and as far north 

 as York Factory along the Hudson Bay. In 

 the east it is little more than a shrub, but in 

 northern Manitoba it becomes a small tree. 

 As this species grows more in the open 

 woods than the Striped Maple it usually 

 succeeds better in cultivation. It has its 

 own good points and is well worthy of a 

 place in the ornamental grounds. It blooms 

 during the month of June, and the flowers 

 are followed by bright red fruit which makes 

 the tree quite attractive ; the leaves, also, 

 are more or less highly colored in autumn. 



9. Smooth Maple {Acer glabrum, Torr). — 

 "Shrub or small tree, 25 feet, quite glab- 

 rous ; petioles bright red ; leaves deeply 3-5 



