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to lose the tops of the young wood in severe 

 winters. There are several fine specimens 

 in the vicinity, some fifty feet high; the 

 largest Bartram specimen is about thirty-five 

 feet high by twenty-seven inches in circum 

 ference. 



It delights in a dry, rich loam, and a 

 warm, open situation. It is cultivated from 

 seeds, sown in a somewhat rich loam early 

 in the spring. In the fall they are taken up, 

 tied in bundles, and kept through the winter 

 in a cool, not damp cellar, packed in dryish 

 loam. In the spring, they are planted out in 

 nursery rows, eighteen inches apart, and 

 generally remain out the winter following. 



ACER, LinncKus. Nat. Orel. Aceraceae. 

 Polygamia, Monoecia, or Dioecia, Linn. Calyx 

 5-lobed, sometimes 5-petalled. Capsules two, 

 each terminated by a wing. 



1. A. CAMPESTRE, Linnceus. Leaves cord 

 ate, small, with lobes. Wings of the fruit 

 spreading right out. Bark often corky. 

 English maple. Native of Britain. 



This seldom reaches thirty feet high in its 

 native country. Its leaves resemble those 



