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ALBANY NURSERIES 
Acer: MAPLE, Continued. 
A. circinatum. VINE MAPLE. Pacific 
(.’oast. Will grow well up to an altitude of 
one thousand feet; it can be developed to 
a round headed tree on a single stem or al- 
lowed to develop on a number of leaders. 
The leaf is thin and almost circular, very 
uniform in size and shape. In summer they 
are green, with prominent veins and vein- 
lets, and pale linings. In autumn they turn 
to brilliant orange and scarlet. No maple 
is more effective or beautiful in its full 
colorations. It is very popular for lawn 
purposes. 
A. dasycarpum. SILVER or SOFT 
MAPLE. North America. A tree of rapid 
growth, large and irregular rounded form; 
foliage bright green above and sdvery be- 
neath; perfectly hardy and readily trans- 
planted. 
Var. Wierii laciniatum. WIERS’ CUT- 
LEAVED MAPLE. North America. A 
variety of the above, (A. dasycarpum), 
without or dissected foliage. Rapid growth 
with shoots slender and drooping, having a 
habit similar that of the Cut-Leaved Birch. 
It makes an unusually attractive tree for 
lawn purposes. 
A. macrophyllum. OREGON MAPLE. 
North America. A large, stout-limbed 
tree, with compact head and drooping 
lower branches. Leaves very large, dark 
green, lustrous above, paler beneath; turn 
orange-yellow in autumn. 
A. negundo. BOX ELDER or MANITO- 
BA MAPLE. North America. A quick 
growing tree with a spreading top; foliage 
light green, pinnated, very hardy. It is 
especially remarkable because of the vari- 
ation of altitudes it will cheerfully endure. 
It will thrive in low bottom land or at an 
elevation of six thousand feet above the 
sea. It can be used well as a lawn tree, 
for wind breaks and for shelter breads. It 
distinctly is not a street tree and should 
not be used as such, because it is easily 
broken and is of temporary habit and can- 
not fill the place of the better trees with 
harder wood. 
Var. A. n. aureum. GOLDEN VARIE- 
GATED. Foliage, golden yellow. 
A. platanoides. NORWAY MAPLE. Eu- 
rope. This is one of our best imported 
maples, growing rapidly and to great size. 
The tree is of spreading habit, symmetri- 
cal form, with wide, deep green, glossy 
foliage. It makes a compact growth and 
fits into a lawn or street parking with 
equal harmony, making it very desirable. 
Var. Schwedlerii. SCHWEDLERS’ NOR- 
WAY MAPLE. A variety of the above 
with this difference: the young leaves are 
deep purple or crimson color. As summer 
advances the purple changes to green. 
Very beautiful when used as a specimen 
plant. 
A. Pseudo-platanus. SYCAMORE MA- 
PLE. Europe. A thrifty handsome tree, 
upright growth, with smooth ash-gray 
bark. It may be known by its thick 5- 
lobed, syeamore-like leaves, and long pen- 
dulous racemes of flowers or keys, which 
may be found at any season on good sized 
trees. It is chiefly set as a street tree, 
but care should be taken to use it only on 
wide avenues, as its head is rather spread- 
ing. 
Var. atropurpurea. PURPLE - LEAVED 
SYCAMORE MAPLE. Leaves dq^p green 
on upper surface, purplish red beneath, pro- 
ducing an interesting effectwhen the leaves 
are in motion. A fine specimen tree for 
the lawn, or as an accent in a group. 
A. rubrum. RED or SCARLET MAPLE. 
North America. A spreading symmetrical 
medium sized tree. Bark dark gray, twigs 
and buds are red. Flowers are deep red 
and appear before the leaves. In the Fall 
the tree suddenly becomes clothed in scar- 
let. There is no more desirable tree for the 
home grounds, for parks and roadsides, than 
the Red Maple. It is quick and sure to 
grow if the soil is moderately rich and 
moist. The frame of the tree is admirably 
adapted to resist breaking in the wind. The 
tree is beautiful at all ages and thru all 
seasons, and has no bad habits. 
A. saccharinum. SUGAR or ROCK MA- 
PLE. North America. Tree of excellent 
pyramidal form. Its upright habit of 
growth, dense shade and adaptability to 
different soils have rendered it one of the 
most entensively used. Valuable for sugar 
or timber, as well as ornament and shade. 
JAPANESE MAPLE. 
J apan is the ancestral home of the maple, 
more native varieties being found there 
than elsewhere. Two-thirds of the forest 
trees in the islands belong to the genus 
Acer, hence it is not surprising to observe 
that the artistic and skillful Japanese gar- 
deners have developed a great number of 
beautiful garden varieties. These are 
dwarf forms, almost without exception, 
low and usually spreading in habit, as if to 
show to best advantage the wonderful form 
and exquisite coloring of the foliage. From 
the plants that the Japanese have so de- 
veloped we have spared no time or expense 
