NORWAY MAPLE 



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(young Spruces), or Mistletoe, Stellaria holostea, Saxi- 

 frages, &c., illustrate the same thing, and it is particularly 

 conspicuous in many inflorescences. 



Fig. 11. Erect shoot of Acer platanoides, Norway Maple, viewed from 

 the side and from above ; showing the decussate arrangement and hori- 

 zontal display of the leaves (K). 



As time goes on, however, as every tree especially 

 shows, this symmetry is rapidly converted into the more 



