FOEEST TREES AND FOREST SCENERY 



with certain beautiful effects, that I 

 shall make some remarks on these fea- 

 tures in two of our maples. The sugar 

 or hard maple is the most useful 

 member of this genus, and may advan- 

 tageously be compared with the red 

 maple, which is perhaps more beautiful. 

 It is of great advantage to both of 

 these trees that the sweep of their 

 branches, which is carried out in ample, 

 undulating lines, is in perfect harmony 

 with the elegance of their foliage. In the 

 sugar maple the latter spreads over the 

 boughs in soft and pleasing contours. 

 The leaves are a trifle larger than those 

 of the red maple, and their edges are 

 wavy or flowing, while their surfaces 

 are slightly undulating and have less 

 luster than those of the other tree. 

 They are thus well fitted to receive a 

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