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Acer  rubnim.    Red  or  Scarlet  Maple.    A    r:  -  -  -^r-  t — ^^^JBHIB 
native  species,  with  fine  rounded  head,  beauti-     ,  V  ^^^^H 
ful  red  blossoms  and  fruit  in  spring.      Gor-       \l  ^WKW 
geous  autumnal  foliage.    Thrives  in  low  or 
damp  places.    4  to  6  feet,  75  cts. 
A.  saccharinum.     Sugar    or    Rock  Maple. 
Much  used  for  shade  in  lawn  and  park  plant- 
ings.   It  is  pyramidal  in  form  and  thrives  in  ^^1"^^.*^^ 
almost  every  soil.    With  age  it  grows  into  a 
straight,  symmetrical  tree  of  grand  propor- 
tions.    The  famous   Rock   Maple  avenues 
along  the  Hudson  are  nearly  a  century  old, 
yet  still  in  their  splendid  prime. 
8  to  10  feet;  i  to  i^^  inches  cal  So  75       -intMP^^  ^—^I^M^.  's. 
10  to  12  feet;  lYt  inches  cal   i  50        '  ^^W^  ^^^^B^BS^HSSI^  0 
14  to  16  feet;  2  to  2^  inches  cal   2  00  ^ 
16  to  18  ft.  ;  2^  to  2K  ins.  cal  S2.50  to  3  50        '  ■  iW^ 
A.  Tataricum  Ginnala.    Siberian  Maple.    A  >jK  ^ 
graceful  shrub  with  handsome  leaves  that  '%mt  Jf  "  ^ 
turn  a  beautiful  red  in  early  autumn.    It  is  ^      W  i*  ^     ^  ^ 
very  useful  for  foliage  effects  in  climates  too  -  *^  ^^f?  \ 
cold  for  the  Japanese  Maples,  and  also  for  \  |^    /  v 
mingling  with  them  in  beds  or  groups.     4  \|  /     '  ^'^^ 
feet,  50  cts.  "         Jy^  ^ 
The  Japanese  Maples    k      i  Jl^^^^^ 
These  represent  the  highest  development  of  ^^V^iR^^  1^ 
complex,  vivid  beauty  in  hardy  trees  and  shrubs.  "           _  ^  -.Ms.* 
They  are  small  and  bush-like  in  growth,  with  A     I    ■  ^ 
leaves  delicately   cut  and  oddly  formed  or  '  ^  ' 'wL    1/  '-'^  -^A-^.  V> 
brightly  colored.    These  characteristics  make  -  ^ 
possible  the  hardy,  permanent  beds  for  color  w                  ^        '  / 
materials  long  sought  for  in  vain.    For  bordering  ^^M^l  ^^flkW  J^;^    '        4/  ^* 
groups  of  taller  trees  and  shrubs,  or  grown  in  XBL%^mB.  ^  flp^   \  I) 
tubs  for  house  decoration,  they  are  equally  fine.  W^W^^aPJ^lB^i"  % 
These  elegant  little  trees  grow  slowly.     We  ^^^aMW^W^^  ^ 
have  selected  the  finest  and  most  distinct  varie-  ^^fiBt?l^>^^  ^ 
ties  and  offer  American-grown  plants,  which  ^^SB^pS^^\. 
are  stronger,  more  robust  and  more  reliable  than  •3||b||^''^^^^'^'^*.<; 
imported  ones.  S8S^^ 
Acer  polymorphum.    A  small,  handsome,  bushy  J^^^^^gl 
tree,  with  deeply  lobed  copperish  green  foli-  t        ^^^7  ^  .        ^  ^/ 
age  that  turns  a  beautiful  crimson  in  autumn. 
The  parent  form  of  many  of  the  varieties  ;  it  is  ^^^^^^ 
attractive,  either  in  groups  or  as  a  specimen.  / 
2  to  3  feet  Sr  50  * 
4  feet                                                    4  00  A  collection  of  Japanese  maple  lea\  1 
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