208 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. 



tiful dwarf variety of the maple which comes from 

 Japan ; it is not infrequently seen in our city parks. 

 The leaves of some of these Japanese maples are so 



slashed and rent that they 

 hang like a fringe from 

 the twigs. Acer ma- 

 'ophyllum is a Cali- 

 f ornian species, with 

 a huge leaf 

 eight to twelve 

 inches broad, 

 and yellow, fra- 

 grant flowers 

 which bloom after the 

 leaves have expanded. 

 The tree is very large, 

 sometimes reaching a 

 height of 100 feet. It 

 is not hardy 

 north of 40 

 north latitude. 

 For ash- 

 leaved maple (Acer negundo) see Chapter XIX. 



Norway Maple. 



