the color old silver. Old silver is a color formulated to resemble tarnished silver. The first recorded use of old silver as a color name in English was in 1905. The normalized color coordinates for old silver are identical to battleship gray. Sonic silver Sonic silver is a tone of silver included in Metallic FX crayons, specialty crayons formulated by Crayola in 2001. Silver in nature Plants A silver birch is a tree in the birch family. The leaves are whitish silver on the underside. A silver fir is a valuable timber tree that originated in Europe. A silver maple is characterized by lacy, delicate leaves that are lighter grayish-green on the underside. These trees get their name from the shimmering effect the two-toned leaves give when fluttering in a breeze. Animals A silverfish is an insect which may eat paper or cloth. Many fish are colored silver. A silver fox is a "genetically determined phase of the common red fox in which the pelt is black tipped with white". Silver in culture Aphorisms The expression "every cloud has a silver lining" is used to point out that something good can often come out of even a bad situation. The expression "silver-tongued" refers to a person who possesses the power of fluent, persuasive, eloquent, and witty speech. The expression "born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth" means someone is born into a wealthy or well-to-do family. Astronomy The Chinese name Silver River (銀河) is used throughout East Asia, including Korea and Japan to denote the Milky Way Galaxy (An alternative name for the Milky Way in ancient China, especially in poems, is "Heavenly Han River"(天汉).). In Japanese, "Silver River" (銀河 ginga) means galaxies in general, and the Milky Way is called the "Silver River System" (銀河系 gingakei) or the "River of Heaven" (天の川 Amanokawa or Amanogawa). Film The silver screen is a poetic name for a motion picture screen. This metaphor derived from the early 20th century when all movies were filmed in black and white, and some screens of the era used metallic silver as a reflecting agent. Science fiction films often show spaceship or starship crews wearing silver body suits. Silver City is a 2004 political satire and drama film written and directed by John Sayles. Geography Nevada is referred to as the silver state because of the historically rich silver mines located there, such as the