The Woody Plants of Kentucky. 49 



Soft or White Maple, Water Maple (Acer saccharinum) . — A 

 common tree along streams and often used for shade, for which pur- 

 pose it is generally chosen because of its rapid gTowth. Its soft 

 wood renders it subject to frequent injury by summer storms and 

 winter sleet. 



Adair, Allen, Ballard Barren, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, 

 Boyle, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Campbell, 

 Carroll, Casey, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Daviess, Edmon- 

 son, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin, Fulton. 

 Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Graves, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Harri- 

 son, Hart, Henderson, Hickman, Jessamine, Johnson, Knox, La 

 rue, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Livingston, Log^n, 

 Lyon, Madison, Mason, McCracken, McLean, Menifee, Mercer, 

 Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Xelson, Nicholas, 

 Ohio, Owen, Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, 

 Rockcastle, Eowan, Russell, Scott, Simpson, Spencer, Todd, Trigg, 

 Union, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Whitley, Wolfe, 

 Woodford. 



Red Maple {Acer ruorum). — An attractive tree of medium or 

 small size, widely distributed in the State, and common locally. 



Ballard, Barren, Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carroll, Casey, 

 Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Daviess, Fayette, Fleming, Floyd, 

 Fulton, Gallatin, Garrard, Graves, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, 

 Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Liv- 

 ingston, Lyon, Madison, McLean, Monroe, Morgan, Muhlenberg, 

 Nelson (abundant), Ohio, Oldham, Perry, Rowan, Shelby, Spencer, 

 Todd. 



Box Elder {Acer negundo). — Common along streams. 



Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Bath. Bell, Bourbon. Boyd, 

 Bracken, Butler, Caldwell. Campbell, Carroll. Casey, Christian. 

 Crittenden, Cumberland. Daviess, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Flem- 

 ing, Fiord, Franklin. Fulton, Gallatin. Garrard. Grant, Graves, 

 Green, Jessamine, Hancock, Hardin. Harrison, Hart, Henderson, 

 Hickman, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Lincoln, Livingston, Logan, 

 Lyon, Madison, Ma=on. McCracken. McLean, Mercer, Monroe, 

 Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio. Owsley, 

 Pendleton, Pern-, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Shelby, 

 Simpson, Spencer, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren, Washing- 

 ton, Wayne. Webster, Woodford. 



