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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