NATIVE TREES 



Acer spicatum and Acer pennsylvanicum do not 

 attain great size, but are beautiful in color of 

 flower and fruit. The leaves of Acer plata- 

 noides, or Norway Maple, and Acer pseudo- 

 platanus, or Sycamore Maple, resemble those of 

 the Hard Maples in shape. They are larger and 

 darker than the Hard Maples, and hang on the 

 trees two weeks longer. The Norway Maple is 

 extremely ornamental in flower, leaf, and fruit, 

 and is often, and deservedly, planted as a speci- 

 men tree. Acer negundo, or Box Elder, is the 

 only Maple with compound leaves. In fruit it 

 is very attractive. 



The Horse- Chestnuts may be used in many 

 situations. The circle of leaves at the end of 

 the twigs, supporting a pyramid of white blos- 

 soms, dashed with crimson and yellow, adds a 

 charm to the landscape. In midsummer, after 

 the early trees have bloomed, and some of the 

 Maples, Elms, and other trees have shed their 

 fruit, the cream-colored catkins of Castanea 

 dentata the Chestnut burst into bloom. The 

 trees, however, will be more thoroughly appre- 

 ciated by the children when the first frost of the 

 early autumn opens their prickly, velvet-lined 

 burs, discharging the ripened nuts. It attains 

 a great size, and its characteristic branches and 

 twigs make it distinctive in winter. 



Tilia americana, or American Linden, has 

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