THE VINE MAPLE {Acer circinatum) 



This leaf is almost circular in outline. The tree strikes root with its prostrate limbs, thus forming an impenetrable jungle. 



It grows in the Northwest 



THE JAPANESE MAPLE 



{Acer palmatum, var. dissectum.) 



The leaf of this variety has been reduced by cultivation 

 to a mere skeleton 



THE DWARF MAPLE {Acer glahrum) 



This tree is variable in its leaf forms, even to producing com- 

 pound leaves. They vary also in size. It is smooth throughout. 

 Often it bears flowers separately, like the box elder. It is native 

 to the mountainous West 



