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Show - ! Trees 0! den And Vicinity ! By F. S. JJakcr. Research Department. l S. Forest Service. 1 I District 4. Ocrdcn ! . j Box cider Is roxlly a maple for even though the leaves arc different shaped the flowers, fruits, etc. arc typical of maples. Tho tree la very well known and can hardly bo confused with anything- else. The terminal twigs have a. smooth, green or brownish bark which Is enough to tell them from other maples or ash trees. Tweniy-flfth Tweniy-flfth street between Jefferson and Madison on Lester Park sldc These trees have interesting "burls" op I thorn. They are caused by small buds going "wild" and continuing to grow whereas they should Ho dormant. Burls of walnut, cherry, etc., nre exceedingly ex-ceedingly valuable for use in fine furniture fur-niture Horsechestnut Is well known to all boys In tho fall. The tree 13 easily rccognlzod by its large five-pointed leaves and its spikes of showy flowers flow-ers In summer., The seed is round. Shiny, brown, enclosed in a green, spiny husk. Jn winter the large brown resin . covered buds and oppo site twigs characterize the tree. All specimens in Ogdcn aie small and the rough bark has not begun to 1 form. -121 and 120. Twenty-sixin street. Linden or basswood Is frequently ' planted In Ogden but it rarely flourishes. flour-ishes. Jt has small clusters of sweet, white flowers In summer, followed fol-lowed by seeds about the size of peas. A sort of wing Is attached to tho stalk upon which the seeds grow to aid distribution dis-tribution by wind. Tho wood Is soft and weak and Is used for saddle trees In particular. Twenty-fifth- street on street edge In front of vacant lot at the corneijp of Madison avenue. Theso awj probably .European lindens. Ashes These trees aro very hard to tell apart and although several species aro planted here, there Is no need of the scout trying to distinguish between them. All of them have squatty brown, opposite buds on coarse twigs, much larger than maple, ma-ple, which also has opposite buds. Two kinds of ash may be seen on the south side of Twenty-fourth street between be-tween Madison and Monroe. Near Madison it will be noted that the bark is becoming rough and furrowed on the trunk, while on those farther east near Monroe there is a smooth, green bark. The entire west side of Adams avenue between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth is planted with ash. A large tre at 21 Id Madison avenue on street. (Concluded Tomorrow) |