Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 27
amily. It is to this raceof trees that weare indebted fornearly all the coolshade in our swel-tering cities; infact, these treesmustbepossessedof unusual vital-ity, because, al-though of deli-cate and refinedfoliage,they seembetter able tostand the smokeand gases oflarge cities thanany other… … FIG. 26. YOUNG SILVER MAPLES. These indentations extend almost to the stemof the leaf, cutting it into five or seven distinctfingers, which in some cases are so slender asto give it the appearance of a feather ratherthan a leaf. Prospect Park, Brooklyn, has aparticularly large and fine collection…
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