Description of Foreign Trees 



34. Paulownia imperialis. 



Leaf: 6'-i2', simple, opposite, entire, roundish, pointed, base 

 cordate ; much as in catalpa, but more downy. Flower : violet, 

 nearly 2' long (corolla funnel-shaped, lobed), in large, erect pani- 

 cles ; June ; bark smooth, dark. Japan. (PI. II.) 



35. Japanese Catalpa. (C. bungei.) 



Leaf: 6'-io', simple, opposite, entire, often 3-lobed or angled, 

 roundish, pointed, smooth. Flower : half the size of native 

 species ; low tree and shrub. 



36. Cercidophyllum japonicum. 



Leaf: 1^-2', simple, opposite, minutely serrate, round, apex 

 slightly pointed, paler beneath ; flower inconspicuous ; low tree. 

 Japan. 



37. Field Maple. (Acer campestre.) 



Leaf: 3-4', simple, opposite, 3-5-lobed (lobes blunt, entire or 

 lobed, not serrate), rather roundish, some hairy beneath, as also 

 stem, both sides same color. Flower: greenish, in cor}'mbs ; 

 May ; fruit with divergent wings, broadest at ends ; tree and 

 shrub. Europe. (PI. II.) 



38. Japanese Maple. (Acer polymorphum, with var.) 



Leaf: 2-3', simple, opposite, serrate, about ^-pahnately- 

 lobed, rather small. Flowers in cor)'mbs ; May ; fruit with short, 

 blunt, divergent wings. Var. pahiiatutti is 7-9-lobed, and in var. 

 dissectum atropurpuretim the lobes are finely cut, almost feath- 

 ery, of rich rose-color, later purple ; ver>' handsome. (PI. II.) 



39. Norway Maple. (Acer platanoides.) 



Leaf: 5-7', simple, opposite, 5-lobed, with large but very 

 sharply pointed teeth, deep green, large. Flower : yellowish- 

 green in profuse clusters, latter part of April ; fruit with large, 

 very divergent wings ; juice milky. Europe. (PI. II.) 



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