CHAPTER XLIII. 



DICOTYLEDONS (CONTINUED). 



Topic VI: Dicotyledons with distinct petals and 



perigynous or epigynous flowers. 



Many trees and shrubs. 



ORDER 



422, Lesson X. The maple family (aceraceae). Figure 223 

 represents a spray of the leaves and flowers of the sugar maple 



Fig. 223. 

 Spray of leaves and flowers of the sugar maple. 



(Acer saccharinum), a large and handsome tree. The leaves 

 are opposite, somewhat ovate and heart-shaped, with three to 



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