LARGE-LEAVED MAPLE. 79 
Properties and Uses. The wood of the Acer macrophyllum is whitish, beau- 
tifully veined, and resembles the curled maple. It is said to exhibit a grain 
scarcely inferior in beauty to the finest satin-wood. Hence, from its great size, 
it cannot fail to be admirably adapted for cabinet-making, as well as for numer- 
ous other purposes. The tree contains, perhaps, as much sap as any of its 
congeners, except the Acer saccharinum ; but it is not used by the natives for 
making sugar. 
This magnificent species cannot be too warmly recommended to the attention 
of amateurs and planters, as it is perfectly hardy and well suited for general 
cultivation, both in Europe and in America. It is propagated by layers in the 
nurseries of Messrs. Loddiges, where the annual shoots often acquire a length 
of six to ten feet. 
