FOREST TREES 



its bright, red twigs present a pleasing 

 contrast to the gray bark or to the 

 snow-covered earth. In the earliest 

 days of spring the little scarlet blos- 

 soms break out in tufts that soon ripen 

 into brilliant little keys, looking very 

 pretty where they intermingle with the 

 pale green of the opening leaves. 



There is, in fact, more color in the 

 woods in the opening days of spring 

 than is generally admitted or noticed. 

 Many kinds of trees unfold their leaves 

 in some tender shade of rose or golden 

 brown; while others lend a distinct 

 color to a whole section of forest by 

 the opening of their early blossoms. 



The maples, however, are chiefly 

 famous for their wonderful richness of 

 color in the fall of the year; particu- 

 larly the sugar and the red maple, whose 

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