SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
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BLACK SUGAR MAPLE. 
The sap of this tree, as well as the more common Sugar 
Maple, is the source of maple sugar. Range: Eastern United 
States and southeastern Canada. 
ing,” that is, by putting a new “streak” on the tree. This 
has to be done once a week from March 1 to November 
1. The sap used to be collected in a “box” or deep notch 
cut in the base of the tree, but the modern method is to 
have it run into cups made of zinc or of burned clay 
similar to flower-pots. The sap is taken to a turpentine- 
