522 FOREST CULTURE AND 
Acer dasyearpum, Ehrhart.— Much praised for 
street - planting ; growth comparatively rapid. — It 
produces no suckers, nor is the tree subject to disease. 
A. Negundo is used in California extensively as a 
shade-tree. 
Acer macrophyllum, Pursh, — A beautiful shade- 
tree ; delights on banks of streams, The inner bark 
can be utilized for baskets and superior mats; the 
wood is a substitute for hickory. 
Acer saccharinum, Wang.—Bears a massive head 
of foliage on a slender stem. The autumnal coloring 
issuperb. In the eastern States of North America 
the Sugar Maple is regarded as the best tree for 
shade avenues. The foliage of Acer platanoides as- 
sumes, in Autumn, a yellow tint, while that of A. 
rubrum turns red. 
Mgiceras majus, Gaertner.—South Asia, Polynesia, 
North and East Australia. This spurious Mangrove- 
tree extends far south in New South Wales. It may 
be employed for staying the off- flow of mud by the 
tide, and for thus consolidating shores subject to inun- 
dation by sea-floods. 
Jsculus Hippocastanum, L.—The Horse Chestnut- 
tree. The wood is free from insects. The tree as- 
cends the Himalayas up to 10,000 feet. A variety 
occurs with thornless fruits. 
Agave Americana, L. — The strength of ropes of 
this fiber is considerably greater than that of hemp 
ropes, as well in as out of water, The leaves contain 
saponin, 
Ailanthus glandulosa, L.—Valuable also for re- 
claiming coast-sands, Wood extremely durable. 
Albizzia Julibrissin, Durazzini, — From Persia tg 
