TREK PLANTING IN UTAH. 24S 



rough, blackish bark, slightly smaller size, and a few other un- 

 important differences. The wood is about the same as that of 

 the Sugar Maple. It is thought by most people to be a prettier 

 tree than the former. As an ornamental it is most valuable. 

 There are but three specimens of this tree on our grounds, not 

 enough to make the mentioning of their measurements worth 

 the while. The local nurserymen think it is a better tree for 

 general planting than the Sugar Maple. 



Silver Maple. (Acer saccharinum L.) The most grace- 

 ful of maples is the Silver, a name given it from the shining white- 

 ness of the under surface of the leaves, which forms a striking 

 contrast with the green of the upper surface, and from the white- 

 ness of the trunk of the older trees. While it grows to be a large 

 tree it has a much more slender habit of growth than that of 

 most other maples. Its branches are long and in full grown 

 trees droop considerably. The silvery hue of the leaves, their 

 pretty shape and gracefulness in hanging, make it an admirable 

 ornamental. Both this and a horticultural variety of it, Weir's 

 Cut-leaved Silver Maple, are to be recommended for trees about 

 homes. Our specimens average 24 feet in height and 13 inches 

 in circumference. The timber, I judge, is not of as much 

 value as is that of some of the other maples. 



The Sycamore Maple* (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) and the 

 Norway Maple, (Acer platanoides L.) the latter in particular, 

 have many good qualities and in some locations seem to do bet- 

 ter than the species named above. These two are the finest of 

 the foreign maples offered by nurserymen, and are highly 

 esteemed in Europe. The former, as its name indicates, 

 resembles the Sycamore, but the leaves are smoother and more 

 like those of the maples in general. It grows with a large 

 open head composed of widely spreading branches. The 

 leaves of the Norway Maple also resemble those of the Syca- 

 more somewhat. The bark of the trunk of the latter tree is 

 rough, brown in color, looking much like that of the native 

 maples. The tree is free and spreading in its growth. 



Box Elder* (Acer negundo L.) For the people of this- 

 region the Box Elder needs no description whatever. It is 

 planted more than any other one species. The qualities that, 

 have commended it for this general planting, are: its rapidity of 

 growth, hardiness, and its extra value for shade and shelter, 

 It is also a better tree for timber and domestic use, having a. 



