FOREST TREES AND FOREST SCENERY 



As compared with the leaf of its con- 

 gener, that of the red maple is firmer 

 and a shade lighter, especially under- 

 neath. It is also more agile in the 

 wind. The effect of the whole is 

 more that of a shower of foliage than 

 of pillowed masses. The curving lines, 

 the elastic spring of every part, and a 

 kind of freedom among the many leaves, 

 make the red maple one of the cheer- 

 fullest of trees. 



The sugar maple is the larger of the 

 two, and seeks the intervales and up- 

 lands, where its size is well set off in 

 the landscape. The red maple, which 

 finds its natural home along river- 

 banks and in moist places, is interest- 

 ing at all seasons. When young it is 

 particularly attractive in summer where 

 it fringes lakes and streams. In winter 

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