270 Trees for Shade and Ornament 



A. GinnalaMax. (150) (Tarlaricuni), Tartarian Maple, from Russia, 

 and hardy in Manitoba, is a small shrub or tree of shrub-like, irregular, 

 roundish to elliptical form, with a dense, ver)' pleasing, shiny foliage of 

 roundish outline, not lobed, but only more or less deeply notched, which 



Fig. 93. — Japanese Maple. Acer Japonictim Thunb. 



turns orange, crimson, to dark purple, answering the purpose for which 

 the dainty Japanese maples are used, where these are not hardy. The 

 fruit also colors pleasingly. 



A number of nurser}'men's varieties increase the usefulness of this 

 genus. Of these may be mentioned, besides A. Weirii, above referred 

 to: 



