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system of venation. From the central and some- 

 what rigid mid-vein a number of prominent 

 branches are given off irregularly on each side, 

 and are two or three times forked near the 

 margin. Across these branch veins, taking a 

 wavy course, run a series of veinlets between the 

 lines of which there is a close reticulation of 

 venules. 



On the same tree one may pick deep green 

 leaves, bright yellow, deep orange, golden green, 

 golden brown and red inclining to black leaves ; 

 green leaves with golden or orange veins ; golden 

 green with orange and blackish red ; green and 

 dark brown with orange and dark red; green and 

 orange with light red veins, and many other 

 markings and shades between all these the mass 

 of colour on the whole of a tree in the early 

 season of Autumn being frequently very striking. 



