Sycamore. Norway Maple. 



Field Maple. Ash-leaved Maple, or Box Elder. 



LEAVES OF THE MAPLES. 



HOW TO KNOW THE TREES 

 GROWING IN BRITAIN 



With Notes, descriptive and photographic, for their Identification 

 in all Seasons of the Year 



By HENRY IRVING 



THE MAPLES 



IX this group there are two trees of 

 most frequent occurrence — the Great 

 Maple, usually spoken of as the 

 Sycamore, and the Field or Common 

 Maple. Other two, less frequent, are the 

 Norway Maple, and the Ash-leaved Maple, 

 or Box Elder. 



These trees, being of the same order. 

 naturally have much in common, luit 

 they also show considerable and interest- 

 ing divergences. The hark of the Maples 



is, as a rule. scal\-, that of the Sycamore 

 is the smoothest "of the four, whilst that 

 of the Box Elder is most roughened. 

 That of the Norway Maple, however, is 

 ntjt scaly. It presents a surface, broken 

 up into narrow vertical fissures, ha\-ing 

 some resemblance to that of the Ash in 

 texture, but with a slightly ruddy colour- 

 ing. One invariable characteristic of the 

 Maples is that the hitds, and therefore the 

 lea\-es and the twigs, are arranged in 



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