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rough construction. A inefliuiu-sized tree. Found from Pennsyl- 

 vania to Nebraska and southward to Florida and Texas ; locally 

 quite abundant. 



MAGNOLIA. (See Tulip.) 



MAPLE. — Wood heavy, hard, strong, stiff, and tough, of fine texture, fre- 

 quently wavy grained, this giving rise to " curly " and " blister " figures ; 

 not durable in the ground or otherwise exposed. Maple is creamy 

 white, with shades of light brown in the heart; shrinks moderately, 

 seasons, works and stands well, wears smoothly, and takes a fine polish. 

 Used for ceiling, flooring, paneling, stairway, and other finishing 

 lumber in house, ship, and car construction ; also for the keels of boats 

 and ships, in the manufacture of implements and machinery, but espe- 

 cially for furniture, where entire chamber sets of maple rival those of 

 oak. Maple is also used for shoe lasts and other form blocks, for shoe 

 pegs, for piano actions, school apparatus, for wood type in show-bill 

 printing, tool handles, in wood carving, turnery, and scroll work. The 

 maples are medium-sized trees, of fairly rapid growth ; sometimes form 

 forests and frequently constitute a large proportion of the arboreal growth. 



1. Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) (hard maple, rock maple): Medium- 



to large-sized tree, very common, forms considerable forests. 

 Maine to Minnesota and southward to northern Florida; most 

 abundant in the region of the Great Lakes. 



2. Red maple (Acer ruhruyn) (swamp or water maple) : Medium-sized 



tree ; like the preceding, but scattered along water courses and 

 other moist localities. 



3. Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) (soft maple, silver maple): 



Medium-sized, common ; Avood lighter, softer, inferior to hard 

 maple. Valley of the Ohio, but occurs from Maine to Dakota 

 and southward to Florida. 



4. Broad-leaved maple (Acer macrophylluni) : Medium-sized tree, 



forms considerable forests, and like the preceding has a lighter, 

 softer, and less valuable wood. Pacific coast. 



MULBERRY. 



Red mulberry (Morus rubra) : Wood moderately heavy, hard, strong, 

 rather tough, of coarse texture, durable ; sapwood whitish, heart 



