174 ACERACEAE • STAPHYLEACEAE 



ACER — continued 



lane, 4, coarsely and unevenly toothed. Fls. yellowish green, in drooping 

 panicles appearing before Is. Wings of fruit at acute angle and often 

 curved inwards. U.S.A. (Fig. i c.) 



Variety aiireum. Ls. yellow. 



Variety "variegatum. Ls. with white margin. 

 A. palmatum, yariety dtssecttim. Japanese Maple. 25. May. D. Ls. digitate; 

 Iflts. lane, 4, double-toothed, long-pointed, often pinnately lobed. Japan. 

 (Fig. 5 B.) 



Variety ornatum. Ls. deep red. 



Variety roseo-marginatum. Ls. rosy at edge. 



DiPTERONiA SINENSIS. 25. May. D. Ls. opposite, pinnate; Iflts. lane, 4, 

 sharply and unevenly toothed, long-pointed. Fls. small, greenish white, in erect 

 panicles. Wings of fruit nearly circular, elm-like, China. (Fig. 7 b.) 



Family 38. STAPHYLEACEAE. K5, C5, A5, G (2-3) 



Ls. stipulate. 



* EuscAPHis STAPHYLEOiDES (E. japonica). 12. May-June. D. Branchlets 

 stout, pithy. Ls. opposite, pinnate; Iflts. ov., 3, finely toothed, stalked. Fls. small, 

 yellowish white, in terminal panicles. Fruit |, reddish, of three boat-shaped 

 spreading bracts (Bean). Japan. (Fig. 7 c.) 



STAPHYLEA. Bladder Nut. Small deciduous trees. Ls. opposite, 3-fol. or 

 pinnate; Iflts. ov., lane, finely toothed. Fls. small, white, in terminal panicles. 

 Fruit bladder-like, 2-3-lobed. 



S. Bumalda. 6. May. Ls. pinnate; Iflts. ov., 2.\, middle one short-stalked. 



Fruit I. Japan. 

 S. colchica. lo. May. Ls. pinnate; Iflts. ov., 3, glossy below. Fruit 4. Cau- 

 casus. (Fig. 7 E.) 



Variety Coidomhieri. Larger and more vigorous; fls. smaller. 

 S. Emodii. 10. May. Bark with conspicuous raised white longitudinal stripes. 

 Ls. 3-fol.; Iflts. ov., 6. Fls. in long drooping panicles. Fruit 3. West 

 Himalaya. 

 S. pinnata. 15. May. Ls. pinnate; Iflts. ov., 4, sharply toothed. Fls. in 



terminal drooping panicles. South Europe. 

 S. trifolia. American Bladder Nut. 15. May. Ls. 3-fol.; Iflts. ov., 4, downy 

 below, middle one long-stalked. Fls. dingy white, bell-shaped, in short 

 drooping panicles. Fruit 3-lobed. North America. 



Tapiscia sinensis. 30. July. D. Ls. alternate, pinnate; Iflts. ov., 4, pointed, 

 rounded, or heart-shaped base, sharply toothed, glaucous below, hairless, short- 

 stalked. Fls. small, yellowish, fragrant, in axillary panicles or spikes. Fruit \, a 

 black berry. China. (Fig. 17 d.) 



TuRPiNiA nepalensis. 50. January-Junc. D. Ls. opposite, pinnate; Iflts. ov., 6, 

 leathery, sharply toothed. Fls. very small, in terminal and axillary panicles. 

 Fruit 2, fleshy, green, yellow, or purplish. Himalaya. (Fig. 7 F.) 



