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WOOD AND FOREST. 



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Soft Maple. White Maple. Silver Maple. 



Silver, refers to white color of underside of leaf. 



Acer saccharinuni Linnaeus. Acer dasycarpuni Ehiiiart. 



Acer, the classical Latin name; saccharinuni, refers to sweetish juice; 

 dasycarpuni, refers to the wooliness of the fruit when young. 



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Leaf. 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 best in lover Ohio vallej'. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, 50'-90', 

 even 120'; diameter, 3'-5' ; 

 form suEfffests elm ■ bark, 

 reddish brown, furrowed, 

 •surface separating into 

 large, loose scales ; leaves, 

 palmatelv 5 lobed, with 

 narrow, acute sinuses, sil- 

 very white beneath, turn 

 only yellow in autumn; 

 fruit, divergent, winged 

 samaras. 



Appearance of 'Wood: 



Color, brown and reddish, 

 sap-wood, cream; diffuse- 

 porous ; rings, obscure ; 

 grain, twisted, wavv'. fine, 

 polishes well ; rays, thin, 

 numerous. 



Physical Qualities : 



Weight, medium (-lOth in 

 this list), 32 lbs. per eu. 



