Trees and shrubs of Central Park . But I think you will have no difficulty in find-ing it, for its leaves are very large, eight to ten inchesbroad. These broad leaves are cut into five (oftenseven) deep lobes, and the lobes themselves are cutagain into sections that make them rather have something of the look of a large-sized leafof the Oriental plane tree. On the undersides theyare pubescent, when young, of a pale green hue. Thetree flowers in the sprihg, with erect panicles of fra-grant yellow flowers, densely woolly, appearing afterthe leaves have opened. The yellow fruit i
Trees and shrubs of Central Park . But I think you will have no difficulty in find-ing it, for its leaves are very large, eight to ten inchesbroad. These broad leaves are cut into five (oftenseven) deep lobes, and the lobes themselves are cutagain into sections that make them rather have something of the look of a large-sized leafof the Oriental plane tree. On the undersides theyare pubescent, when young, of a pale green hue. Thetree flowers in the sprihg, with erect panicles of fra-grant yellow flowers, densely woolly, appearing afterthe leaves have opened. The yellow fruit is also veryhairy and has large broad wings which spread at anangle of about forty-five degrees. The specimen be-fore you here is the only one in the Park, and it isto be hoped that it will be allowed to stand here,even if it falls into decline, for it is a rare tree to seein our section. Along the Pacific coast it grows tomagnificent proportions, developing into a noble andimposing tree, r^aghing a height of a hundred feetgr more,. Flowers and Leaf of the Striped AIaple (AiCr Pcniisyli\7iiiiutn)Map 15. Nc. 12. 321 Acer pennsylvanicum. (Striped Maple. No. 12.) If the love of trees is inyour heart, a thrill of joy must leap through youwhen you stand face to face with the striped beautiful veining of the fine stripes running length-wise up and down the trunk and branches is a sight thatsends the eye roving over them in keen delight. Thesevery stripes alone are enough to identify the tree. Thetrunk bark is of a deep reddish brown, and the finestripes or lines crinkle through it in delicate whitishor lightish streaks. The younger shoots are greenish,and on these the stripes are dull blackish. You can-not mistake the tree if you note its bark. It has broad,goose-foot leaves, divided into three lobes, the endlobes running out into long finely cut points. Theyare of a lovely clear green, and of tender texture—especially in spring. If you look at their
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