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FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 



bent to the ground by the heavy snows prevalent in its range, struggle each year 

 to grow erect, giving the stems many curious crooks. In the open and on borders 

 of forests it is apt to be shorter and more erect. Mature leaves (figs. 183, 184), 



Pig. 183. — Acer eircinatum. 



rose red when young, are smooth above ; minute tufts of hairs only in the angles 

 of the veins on the paler, lower surfaces ; in the fall beautifully colored reddish 

 yellow or bright scarlet. The ripe "seeds" (fruit) (figs. 183, 184) are light yel- 



