CHAPTER XLI. 



DICOTYLEDONS CONTINUED. 



Topic VI : Dicotyledons with distinct petals and 



perigynous or epigynous flowers. 



Many trees and shrubs. 



yESCULINyE. 



528. Lesson X. The maple family (aceraceae). — Figure 360 

 represents a spray of the leaves and flowers of the sugar maple 



Fig. 3Go«. 

 Spray of leaves and flowers of the sugar maple. 



(Acer saccharinum), a large and handsome tree. The leaves are 

 opposite, somewhat ovate and heart-shaped, with three to five 



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