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Knox (Ridgway) and (Thomas); Kosciusko (Clark) and (Coulter); 
Marion (Wilson); Marshall (Hessler); Miami (Gorby); Monroe 
Blatchley); Noble (Van Gorder); Posey (Schneck); Putnam (Mac- 
Dougal); Shelby (Ballard); Steuben (Bradner); Vigo (Blatchley); 
Wayne (Petry and Markle). 
Additional records are: Montgomery (Evans); Putnam (Grimes) ; 
Bartholomew, Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Lagrange, 
Madison, Morgan, Owen, Posey, Putnam, Vermillion and Wells 
(Deam). 
Economic uses. Wood light, soft, weak, creamy-white, close- 
grained. Too rare and small to be of much economic value. 
Horticultural value. Adapted to a moist rich soil; grows rapidly; 
easily transplanted; crown oval; leaf period short. The pale green 
of the twigs makes it attractive in the winter condition. Fre- 
quently used for ornamental and shade tree purposes. The tree is 
subject to the attack of both fungous diseases and insects which 
discourage its use. 
2. Acer rubrum Linneus. Sorr Marte. Rep Marie. Swamp 
Mapue. Plate 110. Bark on young trees and the branches smooth 
and light gray, becoming on old trees dark gray and scaly; young 
twigs smooth and reddish, becoming gray; leaves 3-5 lobed, 5-12 
em. (2-434 inches) long, truncate or more or less cordate at the base, 
the middle lobe longer than the others, its base with parallel or 
with pyramidal sides, irregularly serrate or toothed, hairy when 
young, glabrous above and more or less hairy beneath at maturity, 
medium green above, whitish beneath; flowering period March or 
April; flowers scarlet, red or rarely yellow, in dense clusters in the 
axils of the leaves of the previous year, the staminate and pistillate 
in separate clusters on the same or different trees; fruit on long 
drooping pedicels, ripens in the spring or early summer, red or 
scarlet, sometimes tinged with green, varying from 2-3.5 cm. (34-134 
inches) in length, wings converging at first, divergent at maturity. 
Distribution. Quebec to Ontario south to Florida and west to 
Iowa and Texas. Frequent to common in all parts of Indiana in 
low wet soil, and in the southern part of the State it is as fre- 
quently found on the slopes and tops of hills. Most abundant in 
low ground bordering lakes and swamps. A medium to large 
sized tree of rapid growth. 
The published records of the distribution are as follows: Cass 
(Benedict and Elrod); Clark (Baird and Taylor) and (Smith); 
Dearborn (Collins); Decatur (Ballard); Delaware (Phinney); Dela- 
