CHAP. I.] 



ACERINE^. 



321 



and female flowers from a living tree. l^Jig- 

 126, a a are male flowers, having no stigmas ; 

 and b b are female ones, having no stamens. 



Fig. 12G. — Flowers of the Red Maple [Acer ruhrum). 



The leaves of Acer ruhrum become red in 

 autumn. The Tatarian Maple differs from the 

 other species in having entire leaves, and the 

 samaras are red when young ; but all the other 

 kinds of Acer common in British gardens bear 

 a strong family likeness to each other. The 

 Ash-leaved Maple is now made into a separate 

 genus, and is called Neg undo fraxinifolia. This 

 tree is easily distinguished from the Maples by 

 its compound leaves, which resemble those of 



