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is destroyed. It is one of the handsomest for open lawns, 
and especially when grown with the lower limbs resting 
on the ground. It is hardy and bears transplanting ad¬ 
mirably. It has a long sea¬ 
son of foliage, extending 
from early spring to late 
autumn, giving beauty to a 
street when other Maples 
are bare. It is round-headed 
and symmetrical and readily 
controlled by pruning, so 
that if thoroughly and con¬ 
sistently thinned it can be 
maintained as an attractive 
tree for street purposes. Its natural outline is usually good. 
Its growth is fairly rapid and it adapts itself to almost any 
soil and environment, is not subject to serious diseases and 
suffers less than most species from insect attack. Its worst 
enemies are the tussock moth and the leopard moth, but 
these usually do not cause great damage. Plant lice attack 
it at times but it is seldom 
that the tree requires spray¬ 
ing for these. It is more re¬ 
sistant than the other 
Maples to illuminating gas 
in the soil. 
Red Maple. —One of the 
recommendations for the 
Red Maple is its all-the- 
year-round beauty. Even 
winter does not rob it of its 
attractiveness, for when bare of leaves, its red twigs and 
branches weave a delicate tracery against sky and building, 
which contributes a grace and charm much to be desired. 
