THE MAPLES. 



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Silver or White Maple. The silver or white maple has 

 Acer dasycarpum. an extreme i y ornamental leaf, 



Acer Mccharinum. " 



prettily divided 

 and toothed, 

 which could not 

 possibly be con- 

 fused with the 

 leaves of the 

 maples already 

 scribed. It is distinct- 

 ly silver - white be- 

 neath and downy when 

 young; its five divisions 

 are separated by deeply 

 cut, sharp notches, and its 

 teeth are very variable in 

 size. This tree should not 

 be confused with the red 

 maple ; the latter 

 has a leaf which 

 is characteris- 

 tically three- 

 lobed that is, 

 it impresses one 

 with its triple 

 aspect, even 

 though we often 



