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STUDIKS OK I'KKES 



Other common names: The sugiir maple is somc- 

 t'.mes called rock ma pic or lidrd maple. 



SILVER MAPLE (Acer soccharinum) 



Distinguishing characters: The terminal twigs curve 

 I p wards (Fi<>;. 28', the bark is scaly, and the leaves are 

 very d(>eply cleft and are silvery on the under side. 



Fig. 25. — Leaf of Sugar Majile. 



Leaf: Deeply cleft and silvery under side. Fig. 29. 



Form and size: A large tree with the main branches 

 separating from the trunk a few feet from the ground. 

 The terminal twigs are long, slender, and drooping. 



