4.06: ARBORETUM AND ‘FRUTICETUM. -PART TIE.» 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, quite entire, coria- 
ceous, smooth, rounded at the base. Racemes compound; wings of fruit. 
parallel, smooth, separated. (Dow's Mill. i. p.648.) Native of Nepal, 
where it flowers in February; introduced in 1824. Height 20 ft. This 
species is rather tender, and somewhat difficult to keep in the open ground. 
We are not aware of any living plant of it being in the neighbourhood of 
London; but there is one in the arboretum of John Thomas Brooks, Esq., 
at Flitwick House, Bedfordshire, which is frequently killed down to the 
ground during winter, but always shoots up vigorously the following spring. 
The leaves and general appearance of the shoots resemble those of a euca- 
lyptus; hence its character among maples is so very extraordinary, that to 
the botanist it must be a species of very great interest. 
* 2, A. rara’ricum L. The Tartarian Maple. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 1495.; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 593.; Hayne Dend., p. 209. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p, 648. 
Synonymes. H/rable de Tartarie, Fr.; Tartarische Ahorn, Ger. ; Zarza-modon, or Locust Tree, Russ. 
Engravings. Pall. Fl. Ros,, t. 5.; Tratt. Arch., 1. No. 1.%; Wat. Dend. Brit., t. 160, ; our jg. 114, in 
p. 434. ; and the plate of this species in our Second Volume. 
Spec. Char. Leaves cordate, undivided, serrated, with obsolete lobes. Ra- 
cemes compound, crowded, erect ; wings of fruit parallel, young ones pube- 
rulous. (Don’s Mill., i. p.648.) A low tree, native of Tartary, introduced 
in 1759; flowering in May and June, and growing to the height of from 
20 ft. to 30 ft. 
Description, §c. The branches are numerous, and disposed into a compact 
head, densely covered with leaves, which are distinguished by a peculiarly 
veiny appearance, and lively green. The flowers are of a pale greenish yellow, 
sometimes slightly tinged with red, as are the fruit, or keys, before their ma- 
turity. When raised from seed, the plant will come into flower in 5 or 6 
years ; and, in good soil, it will attain the height of 15 ft. in 10 years, 
Geography, History, §c. This species is common throughout all the south. 
of European Russia; but it is not found on the Ural Mountains, or om 
Caucasus. Near the Wolga and its tributary streams, it forms a hemisphe- 
rical tree, about 20 ft. in height, and the same in dianieter. In New Russia, 
it attains the size of A‘cer campéstre. (Pull.) According to some, this 
species will thrive in a moister soil than most others. The wood is hard ; 
and, being of whitish colour veined with brown, it may be used for cabinet- 
work. In ornamental plantations, this species is valuable on account of the 
early expansion of its leaves, which appear before those of almost every other 
kind of A‘cer. Pallas informs us, that the Calmucks, after depriving the keys of 
their wings, boil them in water, and afterwards use them for food, mixed up 
with milk and butter. In Britain, it is planted solely as an ornamental tree 
or bush. 
Siaiistics. The largest specimen of it in the neighbourhood of London is 
at Syon, where it has attained the height of 25 ft. In Devonshire, at Ends- 
leigh Cottage, 18 years planted, it is 40 ft. high. In Sussex, at West Dean, 
15 years planted, it is 19ft. high. In Staffordshire, at Trentham, 16 ft. bigh, 
with a head 20 ft. in diameter. In Worcestershire, at Croome, 30 years 
planted, and 30 ft. high. In Scotland,in the Perth Nursery, 14 years planted 
and 10 ft. high. Price, in London, 1s. ; and at Bollwyller, 1 franc each. 
B. Leaves 3-lobed, or trifid ; rarely 5-lobed. 
¥ 3. A. spica‘tum LZ. The spiked-flowered Maple. 
Identification. Lam. Dict., 2. p. 381.; Dee. Prod., 1. p. 593. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 648. i 
Synonymes. A. montanum Ait. Hort. Kew., 3. p. 435, ; A. pennsylvanicum Du Roi, Harlek, t. 2.5; A. 
parvifldrum Lférh.; Mountain Maple, E’rable de Montagne, Fr. ; Gerg Ahorn, Ger. : 
Engravings, Trat. Axch., No. 13.; our fig. 115. in p. 435.; and the plate of this species in our Second 
Volume. 
Spec. Char., &c. Leaves cordate, 3- or slightly 5-lobed, acuminated, pubescent 
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beneath, unequally and coarsely serrated. Racemes compound, erect. 
Petals linear. Fruit smooth, with the wings rather diverging. (Don’s 
