. Botany for ladies; or, A popular introduction to the natural system of plants, according to the classification of De Candolle. Plants -- Classification. CHAP. I.] ACERINE^. 321 and female flowers from a living tree. l^Jig- 126, a a are male flowers, having no stigmas; and b b are female ones, having no Fig. 12G.—Flowers of the Red Maple [Acer ruhrum). The leaves of Acer ruhrum become red in autumn. The Tatarian Maple differs from the other species in having entire leaves, and the samaras are red when young; but all the other kinds of Acer common in British gardens bear a strong fam
. Botany for ladies; or, A popular introduction to the natural system of plants, according to the classification of De Candolle. Plants -- Classification. CHAP. I.] ACERINE^. 321 and female flowers from a living tree. l^Jig- 126, a a are male flowers, having no stigmas; and b b are female ones, having no Fig. 12G.—Flowers of the Red Maple [Acer ruhrum). The leaves of Acer ruhrum become red in autumn. The Tatarian Maple differs from the other species in having entire leaves, and the samaras are red when young; but all the other kinds of Acer common in British gardens bear a strong family likeness to each other. The Ash-leaved Maple is now made into a separate genus, and is called Negundo fraxinifolia. This tree is easily distinguished from the Maples by its compound leaves, which resemble those of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, Mrs. (Jane), 1807-1858. London, J. Murray
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