Genus ACER, L. (Maple.) 



From a Latin word meaning sharp, because of the ancient use of the wood for spear- 

 heads and other weapons. 



Fig. 74. Striped Maple, Moosewood, Whistlewood, Goose- 

 foot Maple. A. Pennsylvanicum. L. 



Leaves, SIMPLE ; OPPOSITE ; EDGE LOBED, with the lobes 

 very finely and sharply toothed. 



Outline, rounded in the lower half, three-lobed above 

 with the hollows between the lobes sharp. Apex of 

 the lobes, slim and pointed. Base, more or less 

 heart-shape. 



Bark, smooth, green, and peculiarly marked lengthwise 

 with dark stripes. 



Flowers, large, yellowish-green. May, June. 



Fruit, with spreading pale-green wings, in long clusters. 



Found, in Canada, through the Northern Atlantic States, 

 westward to Northeastern Minnesota, and along the 

 Alleghany Mountains to Georgia. 



A small and slender tree or shrub, usually ten to 

 twenty-five feet high. 



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