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and it is probably on this account that it is given the name of 

 Vine Maple in some parts of this section. 



Distribution. Valley of the St. . Lawrence to northern 

 Minnesota and the Saskatchewan, southwards through the 

 mountains to Georgia. Common in Minnesota south to Mille 

 Lacs. 



Propagation. By seeds. 



Properties of wood. Light, soft, light brown with thick 

 lighter colored sapwood. Specific gravity 0.5330; weight of a 

 cubic foot 33.22 pounds. 



Uses. The Mountain Maple may occasionally be used to 

 advantage in shrubbery in shady situations. The tree is so 

 small that the wood is of no special economic importance. 



Acer pennsylvanicum. Striped Maple. Moosewood. 



Leaves large, 5 to 7 inches long, palmately 3-nerved, 3- 

 lobed at the apex, finely and doubly serrate. Flowers green- 

 ish in slender drooping long-stemmed racemes; the sterile and 

 fertile generally produced on different racemes on the same 

 plant, appearing when the leaves are nearly full grown. 

 Fruit with spreading wings, in long drooping racemes, ripens 

 in autumn. An upright shrub in this section seldom taking 

 on a tree form. 



Distribution. Maine and Minnesota southwards to Vir- 

 ginia and Kentucky. 



Propagation. By seeds as recommended for Ash. 



Properties of wood. Light, soft and close grained, light 

 brown with thick lighter colored sapwood. Specific gravity 

 0.5299; weight of a cubic foot 33.02 pounds. 



Uses. The Striped Maple is used in New York and south- 

 wards for lawn planting and may in this section be used for 

 shrubberies. The brilliant foliage and bud scales in early 

 spring, the graceful flowers and summer foliage, the brilliant 

 autumn coloring of the leaves and the conspicuously striped 

 markings of the bark make the Striped Maple an interesting 

 and attractive feature of the landscape. Well worthy of a 

 trial in shrubberies on retentive soil. 



Acer tartaricum. Tartarian Maple. 



Leaves ovate or oblong, mostly undivided, incised-serrate r 

 very bright colored in autumn; young branches tomentose. 



