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lobed or 3-parted, 1-5 inches across, dark 

 green and shining- above, pale or glaucous 

 beneath ; lobes doubly serrate." 



This is a western species and grows wild 

 from Vancouver Island eastward to Banff, 

 in the Rocky Mountains. It has succeeded 

 remarkably well at Ottawa and has proven 

 quite ornamental, the red petioles of the 

 leaves and the red branches contrasting well 

 with the glossy green foliage. The largest 

 specimen at the Experimental Farm is about 

 twelve feet high and twelve or thirteen feet 

 across. It is asserted that there are two 

 species in what was formerly regarded as 

 one, and that the form found along the 

 western coast is quite a distinct species from 

 that growing in the mountains. If this 

 division is made we shall have eleven 

 species in Canada instead of ten. 



10. Vine Maple [Acer circinatum, Pursh). — 

 *' Small tree, rarely 40 feet ; petioles and 



peduncles glabrous ; leaves 7-9 lobed, 2-7 

 inches across, glabrous ; lobes acute, doubly 

 serrate ; flowers in drooping corymbs with 

 purple sepals." 



The beautiful little Vine Maple has quite 

 a limited range in Canada, being confined 

 to Vancouver Island and to the valleys near 

 the coast along the mainland of British Col- 

 umbia. The leaves of the Vine Maple are 

 paler green than the other species, which 

 gives them a more delicate appearance. 

 They are somewhat similar to the Japanese 

 Acer palmatum, and it is possible that the 

 two were originally derived from the same 

 species. The handsome flowers, fruit and 

 leaves, and the graceful appearance of this 

 maple, make it very desirable for ornamental 

 purposes where it will succeed. At Ottawa 

 it is only half hardy, though one specimen 

 has now been nearly hardy since 1897. 



Fig. 2376. View in Hon. William Gibson's Greenhouse. 



Inverugie is the county seat of the Hon. 

 William Gibson, and is yearly becoming of 

 more interest to the student of horticulture. 

 Mr. Thomas Robertson is gardener, having 

 had eight years' experience in England and 



A new greenhouse 24 x 24 feet, attached 

 to the house, was finished in January, 1902, 

 and we give a snap of some plants in one 

 corner. The geranium is remarkably fine, 

 one truss measuring 32 inches in circum- 



fifteen with Mr. James Goldie, of Guelph. ference. 



