266 OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Acer. 
Icon. Mich. arb. 14. Schmidt arb. 1. t.6. Catesb, car.1. 
t. 62. 
In low woods: Canada to Florida. h. April, May. 
v. v, Amiddlesized tree: flowers and seeds red; 
commonly known under the name of Red-maple or 
Swamp-maple. 
dasycarpum. 2, A. foliis palmato-5-lobis basi truncatis inaequaliter in- 
ciso-dentatis subtus glabris glancisque, sinubus obtu- 
sis, floribus conglomeratis, pedicellis brevissimis, ger- 
minibus tomentosis,— Willd. sp. pl.4. p. 985. 
A. eriocarpum. Mich. fl. amer.2. p. 253. 
A. tomentosum. Hort. paris. 
Icon. Mich. arb. 13. Schmidt arb. 1. t. 7. 
On the banks of rivers: New England to Georgia. h. 
April, May. v. v. A large tree; flowers and seed 
greenish-yellow ; known by the name of White- or 
Soft-maple, 
barbatum, 3. A. foliis ovato-cordatis breviter trilobis inzequaliter serra- 
tis subtus ad nervos pubescentibus glaucisque, pedun- 
culis pilosis masculis ramosis, femineis simplicibus, 
calycibus intus barbatis, capsule alis erectis.— Mich. 
Jl. amer. 2. p. 252. 
A. carolinianum. Walt. fl. car. 251. 
In deep pine and cedar swamps: New Jersey to Caro- 
lina. h. April, May. v. v. A small tree; flowers 
pale-green ; leaves small, 
saccharinum, 4. A. foliis palmato-5-lobis basi subcordatis acuminatis si- 
nuato-dentatis subtus glaucis, pedunculis corymbosis 
nutantibus,— Willd. sp. pl. 4. p. 985. Wn 
Icon. Mich. arb. 15. Schmidt arb. 1. t.8. 
In low rich valleys: Canada to Pensylvania. bh. April, 
May. v. v. A large timber tree ; flowers yellow. 
The sugar prepared from the sap of this tree is one 
of the greatest conveniences for the inhabitants of the 
western countries, is equal to any other sugar, and 
procured with little trouble, | 
nigrum. 5. A. foliis palmato-5-lobis sinu clauso cordatis, lobis diva- 
ricatis sinuato-subdentatis subtus pubescentibus, flori- 
bus corymbosis, capsulis turgide subglobosis.— Mich. 
arb. p. 238. i ut 
Icon. Mich. arb. 16. 
On mountain lands: New York to Carolina. h. April, - 
May. v.v. This large tree produces sugar similar 
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