CIRCULAR No. 2 
The DAYTON AND XENIA 
NURSERIES 
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fcntal features 
nougn snaae or other utili- 
tarian purposes may be important secondary purposes in 
view. Those more generally planted for shade will be 
found listed in Circular No. x. 
THE MAPLES. Acer 
ACER campestre. English Cork-Barked Maple. A low, stocky 
variety of dense growth. Valuable as an undergrowth among larger 
trees and for planting on dry ground. 
A. Colchicum rubrum. Colchicum Maple. A small tree of attractive 
habit. Leaves blood-red when young and deep green when mature. 
A. Tataricum. Tartarian Maple. A hardy, low-branched tree ol 
shrubby growth. Likes a moist soil. 
var. Ginnala. Siiierian Maple. Very dwarf, compact and grace- 
ful shrub or small tree, with handsome foliage, turning bright red in 
autumn. It is sometimes used as a substitute for the Japan Maples 
where they are not hardy. 
A. rubrum. Red, or Scarlet Maple ; Red-Bud Maple. A native 
species, of medium size and rounded head ; produces deep red blos- 
soms, which appear before the leaves. In autumn the foliage changes 
to brilliant scarlet, rendering the tree very conspicuous. 
