406 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART III. 



Spec. Char., ifc. Leaves oblonij-lanccohitc, acuminated, quite entire, coria- 

 ceous, smooth, rounded at tiie l)ase. Racemes compound ; wings of fruit 

 parallel, smooth, sci)arated. (Don's Mill., i. p. 648.) Native of Nepal, 

 where it Houers in February; introduced in 1B2+. Height "iO ft. Tliis 

 species is rather tender, and somewhat difficult to keep in the open ground. 

 We arc not aware of any living |)lant of it being in the neighbourliood of 

 London; but there is one in the arboretum of John Thomas Brooks, Esq., 

 at Flitwick House, Bedfonlshire, which is frequently killeil down to the 

 ground during winter, but always shoots up vigorously the follow ing 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. 



3f 2. A. tata'ricum L. The Tartarian IMaple. 



Idenllflcation. I-in. Sp., UPS. j Dec. Prod., 1. p. 593. ; Hayne Dend., p. 209. ; Don's Mill., ]. p. &J8. 

 Si/noni/iiii:s. E'rable de Tartaric, Fr. ; Tarlarisclic Aliorii, Orr. ; Zarza-modon, or I>ocust Tree, liu-is. 

 Ea^rai'ings. Pall. Fl. Ro.s., t. .1 ; Tratt. Arch., 1. Xo. 1.^; Wat. Dend. Brit., t. 160. ; ourjfg. 11*. iu 

 p. 434. ; and the plate of this species in our Second Volume. 



5/;ec. Cliar. Leaves cordate, undivided, serrated, with obsolete lobes. Ra- 

 cemes compound, crowded, erect ; wings of fruit [)arallel, young ones pnbe- 

 rulous. (I)on\s Mill,, i. p. G48.) A low tree, native of Tartary, introduced 

 in 1759; flowei'ing 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 apj)earance, 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, llistori), Sfc. This species is common throughout all the south 

 of Euro[)ean Russia ; but it is not found on the Lral Mountains, or on 

 Caucasus. Near the Wolga and its tributary streams, it forms a hemisphe- 

 rical tree, about 20 ft. in height, and the same in diameter. In New Russia, 

 it attains the size of viVer campestre. {Pall.} According to some, this 

 species will thrive in a nioistcr soil than most others. The wood is hard ; 

 and, being of whitish colour veined w ith brow n, 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 .Tcer. Pallas informs us, that the Calmuck.s, after depriving the keys of 

 their win^s, 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. 



Statistics. 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 ^^usscx, at West Dean, 

 15 years planted, it is 19 ft. high. In Staflbrdshire, at Treutham, 16 ft. high, 

 witii 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, l.v. ; and at Bollwyller, 1 franc each. 



B. Leaves '.i-lohed, or trijid ; rarely o-U>bed. 

 i 3. A. si'ica'tim L. The si)iked-^oHw<'rf Maple. 



IdfnIijU-nlim. Lam. Dirt., 2. p. .hSI. ; Dec. Prod., I. p. rm. ; Don's Mill, 1 p. 648. 



Si/nonijmfs. A. montanum Ail. Hort. Kt-tr., .>. p. IT). ; ./. pcnnsylvftnicum Du Itoi, Harlek , t. 2. j A. 



parvifibrum Ehrli. ; Mountain Maple, E rabic de Montague, Fr. ; Horg Ahorn, O'rr. 

 F.ni'raving.i, Trat. Arch., No. Vo. ; out Jig. 115. in p. 4;i5. ; and the plate of this species in our Second 



Volume. 



Spec. Char., iSe. Leaves cordate, .3- or slightly 5-lobed, acuminated, pubescent 

 beneath, unequally and coarsely serrated. Racemes compound, erect. 

 Petals linear. Pruit smooth, with the wings rather diverging. {Dons 



