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a little of the hot sirup into the snow or into a cold dish. 

 If it hardened, the boiling was finished. 



Fig. 90 shows the leaf of the sugar maple, also that 

 leaf which is most often confounded with it, viz., the 

 Norway maple. Observe the two closely. The sugar 

 maple has blunt, rounded points and is thick, while the 



Sugar Maple 



Norway Maple 



Fig. 90 \ 



Norway has sharp points, which are more numerous, 

 and the leaf is much thinner and more delicate. 



The sugar maple grows taller and does not cast so 

 dense a shade as the Norway, which is a low-growing 

 tree with close, dark foliage. 



35. The Silver Maple. The one which naturally comes 

 next in the list is the silver, soft, or white maple, as it is 



