828 REPORT OF STATIC GEOLOGIST. 



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 ACERACE^. Maple Family. 



ACER L. 



A. saccharinum L. Silver Maple. Soft or White Maple. 

 (A. dasycarpum Ehrh.) 



Well distributed throughout the State along streams. A large 

 tree ranging from eighty to one hundred twenty feet high and 

 reaching a trunk diameter of from three to five feet. The wood 

 is hard, but somewhat brittle, being of less value than that of the 

 Sugar Maple. It is quite largely used in the manufacture of fur- 

 niture. The species is largely used for shade trees in streets and 

 parks. 



Flowers from February until April in its various situations. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Putnam 

 (MacDougal); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Kosciusko (Coulter): 

 Knox (Spillman); Decatur and Shelby (Ballard); Hamilton and 

 Marion (Wilson). 



A. rub rum L. Red Maple. Water or Swamp Maple. 



A well-known form, common in low, wet soils throughout the 

 State. The species reaches a size equalling thai of the preceding 

 form. The wood is hard but not strong. It is largely used in 

 furniture making, for woodenware, gun-stocks, etc. The most 

 brilliant of the maples in autumnal coloration. 



Flowers in March and April. 



A few reported stations are the following: Jefferson (Barnes): 

 Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Putnam (MacDougal); Gibson and 

 Posey (Schneck); Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Decatur (Ballard); 

 Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner). 



A. Saccharum Marsh. Sugar Maple. Sugar Tree. 

 (A. saccharinum Wang.) 

 Abundant over almost the entire State, reaching its highest 

 development in rich upland soils. The tree is of great economic- 

 importance, an imperfect understanding of which has led to large 

 waste. The tree occurs in fair abundance in all but two counties 

 of the State. Apart from its value for sugar and syrup, the wood 

 if of such varied use that the demand for it is leading to the de- 

 struction of many sugar orchards. It is largely used in the manu- 

 facture of furniture, shoe-lasts and pegs, saddle-trees, in turnery, 



