THE HORSECHESTNUT, ASH AND MAPLE 43 



Other common names: The 

 red maple is sometimes known 

 as sivo)))]) mapU. 



Comparisons : The red maple 



is apt to ])c confused with the 



Fig. 



-Leaf of the Red i\.ai)le. 



silver maple, ])ut the latter can 



Fig. 33. 



Fig. 3L— Twig •-- - ""'^^^r. "V V"^./^7" ^"i" Twig of 

 of the Red be distmguished by its turned- Norway 



Maple. up twigs and scaly bark over Maple. 



the whole trunk of the tree, 



which presents a sharp contrast to the straight twig and 



smooth Ixark of the red maple. The latter has a l)ark 



similar to the beech, l)ut its branches are opposite, while 



those of the beech are alternate. 



