Foster, Edwin W · Boston : Ginn and Company · leaf 91
resting because it is our onlymaple having a compound leaf; thatis, a leaf stem with several distinct leaflets. Compoundleaves are very common (notice the hickory leaf and thehorse-chestnut), but not on maples, and our ash-leavedmaple is a curiosity. It delights in swampy places, butgrows almost… … Fig. 94. Maple Keys,a Common Form ofWinged Seeds THE MAPLES 83 to Japan, whose forests are largely made up of maples,that we are indebted for some of the most dainty andexquisite trees to be found. The Japan maples plantedso extensively on our lawns and in our parks have sucha variety of form and…
Woodwork · Trees
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