THE MAPLES 83 
to Japan, whose forests are largely made up of maples, 
that we are indebted for some of the most dainty and 
exquisite trees to be found. The Japan maples planted 
so extensively on our lawns and in our parks have such 
a variety of form and color 
that no written description 
can do them justice. Fig. 96 
will. give some idea of their 
Fie. 95. Ash-Leaved Maple, or Box Elder 
shape and delicacy. The colors, which of course cannot 
be shown, range from dark purple to the most delicate 
combinations of white and green. The finest of these 
dainty leaves bears a stronger resemblance to an ostrich 
plume than to anything in the line of tree leaves. 
