ARBORETUM NOTES. Sl 
ACE RACES: 
edge of the dairy grove, facing the Oakery. These 
last.(perhaps because in the most exposed and 
sunny situation) show the best colouring in 
autumn, many of their leaves, even after this wet 
and cold summer of 1860, having turned to a 
beautiful crimson. The leaves of the tree in 
Sorcerer’s paddock are also (at the time of their 
fall) beautifully coloured with red and orange ; 
those of the arboretum tree in general turn to a 
warm yellow or rich amber colour, the white under 
side often delicately flushed with pink, and the 
ribs and veins bright red. This species, with us 
shows no tendency to rival Acer eriocarpon in 
height or bulk. I have seen only the male flowers 
which come out in March, are deep red, and very 
small, by no means showy. 
Piane, 1004). Ghertrees ‘on! the;edge of -the 
Dairy Grove bear female flowers, and this year 
they have borne a considerable quantity of fruit. 
The bunches of feys (samarze) had a pretty 
appearecne in the early part of May, when they 
were finely tinged with purplish-red, though 
not of a uniform red colour as represented by 
Michaux. A month later they were dry and 
brown, and were shed spontaneously, being ap- 
parently ripe. They are much smaller than those 
of the common maple; the wings of a_ very 
delicate texture, and beautifully veined. 
(October, 1868). The two small trees on the 
a 
Acer 
rubrum 
