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shade, and of free growth ; is worthy a place in every 

 roomy garden,^. The Curled-leaf Maple (war. cucullatum) 

 is a variety of the Norway, with leaves more or less curled, 

 giving the tree a curious appearance. There are, at least, 

 three cut-leaved varieties of this species, all valuable; 

 the Cut-leaved Norway Maple (var. dissectuin), has its 

 leaves so deeply cut as to almost divide them into three 

 parts; the Eagle-claw Maple (var. laciniafum), with 

 leaves deeply cut, pointed and curled ; and the Lorberg's, 

 Norway Maple (var. Lorbergii), which has very deeply cut 

 leaves, of a bright, reddish hue when young ; Schwerdler's 

 Norway Maple (var. Sclmerdlerii) is a promising new vari- 

 ety, with leaves that are richly variegated in the spring 

 with purple and crimson. 



The Silver-leaved Maple {A. dasycarpum), gives a 

 number of valuable varieties, mostly of open, slender 

 growth. The tree is a rapid grower, the foliage bright- 

 green above and silvery white beneath. New Cut-leaved 

 Silver Maple (var. TieterophyUum lacmiaf U7n), xer j distmct 

 and fine; somewhat inclined to * 'sport," C. Wagner's Cut- 

 leaved Silver Maple (var. Wagneri), of great value ; droop- 

 ing gracefully, and with deeply dissected leaves. The 

 Crisp-leaved Silver Maple (var. crispum novum), with 

 leaves that are deeply-cut as well as curled, rendering the 

 tree singularly attractive. 



The Europe Ai^ Sycamore Maple (A. Pseudo-Plata- 

 mis) is a handsome, strong-growing tree, with large leaves, 

 which have long, reddish leaf stalks. Valuable for the 

 sea-shore and exposed places, as it will grow erect where 

 the winds would cause other trees to lean, A. Douglas's 

 Sycamore Maple (var. Douglasi) has smaller and more 

 pointed leaves than the type. There are two beautiful 

 varieties, with peculiar leaf coloration, that render them 

 valuable for creating contrasts of foliage in plantations. 

 The Golden-leaved Sycamore Maple (var. aureo-variegata), 

 a handsome ornamental tree, with the leaves distinctly 



