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Properties and Uses. The wood of the Acer macrophylhim is whitish, beau- 

 tifully veined, and resembles the curled maple. It is said to exhibit a grain 

 scarcely inferior in beauty to the finest satin-wood. Hence, from its great size, 

 it cannot fail to be admirably adapted for cabinet-making, as well as for numer- 

 ous other purposes. The tree contains, perhaps, as much sap as any of its 

 congeners, except the Acer saccharinum ; but it is not used by the natives for 

 making sugar. 



This magnificent species cannot be too warmly recommended to the attention 

 of amateurs and planters, as it is perfectly hardy and well suited for general 

 cultivation, both in Europe and in America. It is propagated by layers in the 

 nurseries of Messrs. Loddiges, where the armual shoots often acquire a length 

 of six to ten feet. 



