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is destroyed. It is one of the handsomest for open lawns, 

 and especially when grown with the lower limbs resting 

 on the ground. It is hardy and bears transplanting ad- 

 mirably. It has a long sea- 

 son of foliage, extending 

 from early spring to late 

 autumn, giving beauty to a 

 street when other Maples 

 are bare. It is round-headed 

 and symmetrical and readily 

 controlled by pruning, so 

 that if thoroughly and con- 

 sistently thinned it can be 

 maintained as an attractive 

 tree for street purposes. Its natural outline is usually good. 

 Its growth is fairly rapid and it adapts itself to almost any 

 soil and environment, is not subject to serious diseases and 

 suffers less than most species from insect attack. Its worst 

 enemies are the tussock moth and the leopard moth, but 

 these usually do not cause great damage. Plant lice attack 



it at times but it is seldom 

 that the tree requires spray- 

 ing for these. It is more re- 

 sistant than the other 

 Maples to illuminating gas 

 in the soil. 



Red Maple. One of the 

 recommendations for the 

 Red Maple is its all-the- 

 year-round beauty. Even 

 winter does not rob it of its 

 attractiveness, for when bare of leaves, its red twigs and 

 branches weave a delicate tracery against sky and building, 

 which contributes a grace and charm much to be desired. 



