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THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
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America, 1827. very beautiful species, having pendulous 
branches clothed with leaves, which change into a bright scarlet 
colour in the autumn. 
A. creticum (Cretan). 
fr. smooth, with the wings hardly diverging. 
base, acutely three-lobed at the top. A. 4ft. 
orms evergreen. 
um (thick-fruited).* jf. conglomerate, on »short 
“poles , apetalous. April. Z. truncate at the base, palmately 
ve-lobed, with blunt recesses, and bog A and deeply-toothed 
lobes. A. 40ft. North America, 17: Syns. A. eriocarpon, 
A, tomentosum, A. glaucum, and A. virginianum 
A. Douglasii (Douglas). Synonymous with A. glabrum. 
A. eriocarpon (hairy-fruited). Synonymous with A. dasy- 
carpum. 
A. Ginnala (Ginnalian).* fl. on compound, crowded, erect ra- 
cemes. Amur River. This is generally classed as a variety of 
A, tartaricum, but its habit is much more graceful, and in this 
form the leaves are prettily cut and lobed, whilst the leafstalks 
and midrib are more deeply coloured. 
A. glabrum (smooth).* fl. corymbose, on short two-leaved 
branchlets, greenish-yellow, June. J, roundish-cordate, deeply 
three to five-lobed, or Ae the lobes bi-serrate, of a light 
green. h. 15ft. to 30ft. North West America. SYNS. A. Douglasii, 
A, tripartitum, 
S aan (glaucous). Synonymous with A. dasycarpum. 
llum (various-leaved).* Fret ss May. i. 
ar eae ovate, entire, and three-lobed, ig htly serrated, smooth, 
h. 4ft. aei 1759. An evergreen. SYN. A. sempervirens. 
A. ibericum (Iberian). fl. corymbose. May. l. bluntly three- 
lobed ; lobes with one or two teeth, lateral se a marked With the 
middle nerve to the insertion of the petiole. k. 20ft. Iberia, 
jl. on few-flowered ke corymbs. May. 
l. cuneated at the 
Levant, 1752. 
A. Ji * d lish- April. 
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‘A lacrifoliam dase. ‘Synonymous with A. cblon. 
Lobelii (Lobel very slightly irregular] 
toothed, five-lobed ; hates or less oar pointed: 
A a Garceles eaved).* f. on erect, compound, ra- 
l. digitatel ease 4 with roundish recesses ; : 
lobes bomer iki three-] h. 60ft, Northern California, 
A. erect Maye ortaty i lier’ on few-flowered corymbs, 
corda! roe lobed 3 lobes almost fe quite 
ual, h. 10ft. to boft. South Europe, 1739. 
Taa um (mountain). sient on compound, erect racemes, 
May. 1. cordate, 6 - s wa ome uncqually and 
es h. 18f SYN. A. spicatum. 
A. Negundo. too Mie Cae pranan aha 
A. sae: ua (oblong). (fl. on compound racemes, pale yellow. 
February. J. oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, wate onika, h. 
20ft. Nepaul, 1824. SYN. A. laurifolium. 
A. obtusifolium (obtuse-leav fl. drooping, corymbose. May. 
i, » ierg i bluntly rere te A crenately serrulate, about the 
length of the petioles. A. 15ft. Crete. 
A. Opalus (Opalus). A synonym of A. opulifolium. 
A. opulifolium (G aliere lated)" jl. on nearly sessile 
corymbs. May. _ “tg ade = oe ay me 
lobed ; lobes obtuse, bluntly and coarse 
France, 1823. SYN. A, Opalus. ze Ghar 
A. o. obtusatum (bluntish).* A larger, stro owing, round- 
headed tree, with dark green leaves, ote pia with 
-a whitish or pels tomentum or on the under surface. 
me o or on five to seven-flowered 
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Ma: l pamatei into fi 
Beyond the nia; bes oblong, poate ns ade A ot 
Japan, 1820. 
T * handsom 
eet with Balk task pe purple plo folage 3 Sela 7 
2p (crispy or gag Mi red stalked, con 
dys, pang Japan, 1871, vy distincts ani minia 
Lombardy poplar in habit of growth. ee ture 
A dissectum (finely-divided).* fl, ft itin terminal. teed di 
are gg five to pap ito Mt May. i eg 
ag oblong, acuminated, deeply serrated, h. 30ft. Japan 
"ALD ornatum (peutifuy* Ve riam i 
ea red leaves, With lighter midstbe: Japan, tan eet ‘ety 
dissectum, 
“girionis (palmatifid).* Z. very ine 
ayer cut dawn quité to the imi drib, ¢ 
light green colour. 1875, 
i. nine to ten parted; | 
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Acer—continued. + 
A. p. reticulatum (netted).* J. palmately seven-lobed; lobes 
uneqv-‘. sharply serrate, emerald green, with dark green 
+i. Japan, 1875. A very elegant variety, with slender 
branches, 
A. p. roseo-marginatum (rose-margined).* 7. freely divided, 
the lobes ee deeri? cut, light green, margined with rose, 
1874. A very distinct "and charming variety. 
A. p. sanguineum (blood-red),* J. deeply five-lobed, the lobes 
suited, of a deep reddish-crimson colour, much brighter than 
the variety atropurpureum. 1874. This presents a very striking 
contrast to the last. 
A. p. is ec “x (seven-lobed).* fl. purplish, on numerous 
flowered umbels, Spring. l. varying much, from palmatel five- 
lobed, with toothed undivided lobes, to deeply seven to nine-lobed, 
with more or less finely cut divisions. Japan, 1864. There are 
numerous beautiful forms of this variety. 
There are many varieties of this much varying species, but 
we have only mentioned those best known; many are only 
known by their native names, and there is some doubt as 
to their distinctive characteristics. They are all extremely hand- 
some. 
A. pennsylvanicum (Pennsylvanian).* fl. in long droop’ : 
simple racemes. May. l cordate, three-lobed, ieamand 4 
finely and acutely serrated. h. 20ft. Trunk elegantly strip 
with white lines. North America, 1755. Syn. A. striatum. S 
a, pari (painted).* fl. corymbose, stalked, Z, five to seven- 
ed ; lobes vay be mak or polon, Sige a acuminated. h. 15ft. to 
bore Temperate sia, li connivens (converging), A. A: 
marmoratum (spotted), A Be Aiton (red), and A, p. variegatum 
(variegated), are varieties differing principally in the colouring of — 
the leaves, All are oe desirable, 
mbs: May, The Norway Ma) 
fog oe l tongs 
lobed; lobes suntnatea, 
h a few coarse 
Euro’ 1683. pg tn ornamental a ra s A aee 
aha bers 39 It poa a pe sin 
Japan, 
Pe 
le. ji, on nearly 
A, tanoides (p 
A rr stalked corym! , smooth, ott five 
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p. Schwedleri (Sch one 1, very large, nea 
A vigorous grower, rit ome most effective. 
A. p. variegatum (variegated).* J. variegated with white. 
There are several other varieties, but of less importance than 
the foregoing. é 
A. Pseudo-platanus ore tree).* i team jl. on 
rather compound panne ous racemes. May. l porini with 
five seniuaiod unequally-toothed lobes. h. 30ft. 60ft. 
Europe. There are few deciduous trees so well slaptad for 
standing singly in rough e situations. A deep, soft, dry 
soil is most suitable for it, but it will grow in soils of very 
opposite qualities. 
A, P.albo Laon, rig (white-variegated).* A very beautiful farm, 
in spring especially. l. white and green, 
A. 7 flavo variegata (yellow-variegated). 4 variegated with 
yellow. 
A. P. longifolia (long-leaved).* 1. more deeply cut, and the 
petioles much longer than in the species. 
P. purpureum (purple).* l. purple underneath. The tree, — 
when slightly ruffled by the wind, alternately ing clothed ` 
in purple and pale green. Numerous other 
less excellence are grown. 
A. rubrum (red).* Scarlet Maple. handsome, congl 
rate, corymbose. J. cordate at Fc base, ace and ee 
toothed, palmately five- -lobed y with acute recesses. Branca i 
fruit also scarlet. A. 20ft. nada, 1656. A variety wi h paves 
apisan hed with yellow is u An excellent species, thriving 
ell in damp, swampy situations, and is commonly increased | 
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rufinerve (red-nerved).* ‘The leaves vary both in size and 
outline, from 24in. to 4 fin, each way; three to five- lobed, etar: A 
irregularly toothed margins, glabrous above, but with reddish 
hairs along pria nerves beneath.. The young branches are con- 
ipionons on on of the bluish-grey glaucescence with w 
y are covered. T ; 
r. albo-limbai )* differs only fro . 
0 in having a a ae nee istin a A margin—not a 
constant, Japan, 1 ; 
Penge x anpha aoe * E yellow, on oni cer 
‘on short peduncles ; pedice April. & 
I; are abei. paom A 
40ft. . America, 1 i735, 
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