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RED, SCARLET or WATER MAPLE. SWAMP MAPLE. 

 Aeer rubrutn. 



In swamps and low grounds in cast side of State. A good tree 

 for cultivation but not commonly used. 



HARD MAPLE. SUGAR or ROCK MAPLE. SUGAR-TREE. 

 .leer saccharum. 



The common sugar maple. The most valuable one of the maples 

 for the making of maple sugar. Is found in the eastern side of the 

 State. Common in the Grand River Valley. 



BLACK MAPLE. SUGAR MAPLE. 

 Aeer nigrum. 



Found growing with the Rock Maple. Leaves not so deeply or 

 sharp lobed. Both varieties are excellent for shade but are rarely 

 used in this State. 



BOX ELDER. ASH-LEAVED MAPLE. 



Aeer negundo. 



Native to a large part of the State and common in cultivation. 

 Grows well and makes a good shade tree. 



THE NORWAY MAPLE, aeer platanoides and CUT LEAVED JAPAN- 

 ESE MAPLE, aeer pahnatum, are in cultivation, but so far have not made very 

 successful growth, in the localities where planted. 



BLADDER-NUT FAMILY. STAPHGLEACEAE. 



AMERICAN BLADDER-NUT. 



Staphylea trifoliata. 



Occasionally found in the northeastern part of the State in moist 

 shaded woodlands. 



CASHEW FAMILY. ANACARDIACEAE. 



A family of trees and shrubs represented in our area by one 

 genus. 



THE SUMACHS. Genus RHUS. 

 Rhus, from a Celtic word meaning red. Sumac, from the Arabic, Sunuiq. 

 Shrubs often growing tree-like. The plants have a milky juice, 



