O F this most important class of ornamental trees we present a very careful 
selection, including only those varieties which have been found by exten¬ 
sive experience and careful trial most suitable for general culture. There is no 
“ chaff ’ 1 in this list. 
ABBREVIATIONS 
Denoting size: L , large; M, medium; S , small; D t dwarf; VD , very dwarf. 
Denoting rapidity of growth: r, rapid; rn t medium ; s , slow; *!/, vigorous. 
ACER. Maple 
A. campestris. European Cork Maple. (S m) A tree of dense growth, 
with peculiar corky branches and dull green foliage. Valuable for planting 
as an undergrowth and on dry ground. 
A. colchicum, var. rubrum. Red Colchicum Maple. (S m) Foliage 
deep green in the mature state, and of a rich red tinge when young, giving a 
pretty, variegated appearance. Rare and choice.' 
A. dasycarpum. Silver Maple. (Lr) Of irregular, rounded form ; foliage 
light green, silvery beneath ; very hardy ; thrives in almost any soil. 
A. dasycarpum, var. Wierii laciniatum. Wier’s Cut-leaved Silver 
Maple. (L /*). A form of the silver-leaved Maple, and one of the most remark¬ 
able and beautiful trees with cut or dissected foliage. Its growth is rapid, 
shoots slender and drooping, giving it a habit almost as gra eful as the cut¬ 
leaved birch. The foliage is abundant, silvery underneath, and, on the young 
wood especially, deeply and most delicately cut. The leaf-stalks are long and 
tinted with red on the upper surface. It ranks among the most interesting 
and attractive of lawn trees. 
A. macrophyllum. Oregon Maple. (AL m) A handsome round-headed 
tree, noted for its extra large foliage. Not entirely hardy in the North. 
A. Negundo. Ash-leaved Maple, or Box Elder. (Air) Growth rapid, 
especially while young; form irregular and spreading; foliage light green, and 
bark of young wood greenish yellow; easily transplanted. 
A. Pennsylvanicum ; syn., striatum. Striped Maple. (Mm) Ahand- 
some tree of dense, upright habit, with large, bright green foliage, turning 
clear yellow in autumn. Attractive even in winter for its smooth, greenish 
bark, striped with white. 
A. platanoides. Norway Maple. (Lr) A spreading, rounded form, 
with strong branches ; foliage large, dark green and shadowy ; hardy and easily 
transplanted. An excellent shade tree, always rich in appearance. 
A. platanoides, var. purpurea. Schwcdler’s Purple Maple. (Lr) A 
beautiful variety, with young shoots and leaves of a bright purplish and crim¬ 
son color, changing to purplish green in the older leaves ; a most valuable tree. 
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