. Guide to hardy fruits and ornamentals. UIDE. 99 Acer, Atropurpureum (PurpleLeaved Japan Maple).—Foliagedark purple and finely cut. Thehardiest of the Japan maples. Acer, Sanguineum (BloodLeaved Japan Maple). — Ofdwarf habit, foliage, serrated;blood red in June. One of thebest of the family of JapanMaples. Acer, Ampelopsiiobum (Seven-Lobed Japan Maple).—A hand-some tree with green foliageand seven-lobed. Acer, Atropurpureum disec-tum (Cut Leaf Japan Maple).—:One of thp most striking of varieties; dwarf andweeping. The leaves are rosecolor when young, changing todeep purple as the
. Guide to hardy fruits and ornamentals. UIDE. 99 Acer, Atropurpureum (PurpleLeaved Japan Maple).—Foliagedark purple and finely cut. Thehardiest of the Japan maples. Acer, Sanguineum (BloodLeaved Japan Maple). — Ofdwarf habit, foliage, serrated;blood red in June. One of thebest of the family of JapanMaples. Acer, Ampelopsiiobum (Seven-Lobed Japan Maple).—A hand-some tree with green foliageand seven-lobed. Acer, Atropurpureum disec-tum (Cut Leaf Japan Maple).—:One of thp most striking of varieties; dwarf andweeping. The leaves are rosecolor when young, changing todeep purple as they become old-er. They are delicately cut,giving them a fern like appear-ance. Acer, Palmatum.—A stronggrowing variety with broad,light-green foliage. Acer, Palmatum aureum.—Very dwarf and compact, and one of the hardiest and best. Foliage broadand a large part of Summer a vivid golden yellow. Acer Rosio Pictis (Cut Leaved Variegated Japan Maple).—Dwarf;most delicately formed of all; foliage deeply and finely cut like FOUAGE OF THE JAPAN MAPLE. FOR STREET PLANTING. We must consider the location in which we are going to plant. Thereare many shade trees that will tnrlve and do well on the home grounds,but when employed for street planting are complete failures. Great careshould be exercised in this respect with planting in cities where we havesuch a great amount of gas as there are a great many species which areunable to resist its poisonous effects, I have very often observed, es-pecially in New York City,the great quanity of beautiful trees that havebeen destroyed of their beauty by these gaseus effects. I have particular-ly noticed that the family of Poplars make the most desirable trees forstreet planting in cities, where it is quite natural that trees must under-go considerable abuse and neglect. The elms are a beautiful family oftrees and make fine, lofty shade trees for street or avenue planting, butare susceptible to that very destructive creature, Gal
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