FOREST 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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