Gardening in California 



Propagate by seeds sown one-eighth of an inch deep in a 

 cold frame or greenhouse in March; prick them out into pots 

 or boxes when they are three inches high and plant them out in 

 permanent quarters the following Spring. 



ACER (Maple). 



A genus of highly ornamental hardy deciduous trees or 

 shrubs greatly valued for the effect produced either when planted 

 in group-form in our large grounds, or when growing as single 

 trees, on the margins of lawns, or as sidewalk trees on sheltered 

 streets. The Maple loves a sheltered situation in a soft moist 

 soil, and plenty of water at the root during the growing season. 



Acer negundo stands exposure better than any other species, 

 and, in good soil, makes a fine shade tree even when given con- 

 siderable exposure. Acer macrophyllum, our native species, 

 becomes a handsome tree of large proportions with a stately 

 stem often three feet or more in diameter with branches to the 

 height of twenty feet, its spread of limbs shading an area from 

 seventy-five to one hundred feet across. 



Acer campestre, the English Maple, is a small tree with small 

 cordate leaves. 



Acer Japonicum, the Japanese Maple, and its varieties make 

 an effective shrubbery group, their deeply cut, variously tinted 

 leaves being very beautiful. 



Acer saccharinum, the Sugar Maple, is one of the very best 

 of our deciduous trees. Where given good soil and a situation 

 not too greatly exposed it makes a fine tree either for the side- 

 walk or as a single specimen on the lawn. 



Acer Schwedlerii gives beautiful color effects in early Spring 

 and also in the Fall. 



Our native Acer circinatum, the dwarf species of Acer 

 Japonica and its varieties, and the many varieties- of Acer 



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