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seven feet high, by six feet eight inches in 

 circumference. 



It thrives best in a deep rich loam, or in a 

 gravelly loam contiguous to moisture, as on 

 a declivity by the side of a stream. It is 

 propagated by seeds, as described in No. 1. 



3. A. MONTANUM, Alton. Leaves cordate, 

 3-5-lobed. Lobes acuminate, coarsely ser- 

 rate. Eacemes simple, pendulous, sometimes 

 nearly erect. Petals linear. Mountain ma- 

 ple. Native principally of Canada and the 

 Alleghanies. 



This tree is scarce in our nurseries. It is 

 valuable to the landscape gardener for the 

 variety of its red colors in the fall, and de- 

 serves more extensive culture. It does not 

 grow large when on its own roots ; but bud- 

 ded on the strong-growing species, makes a 

 fine tree. 



4. A. NIGRUM, Michaux. Leaves 3-5-lobed. 

 Broader, and less bayed and cut than A. 

 tSaccharinum, slightly downy beneath. Leaf- 

 stalks shorter and stouter. Black sugar 

 maple. Native of the Middle and Southern 

 States. 



This tree, in cultivation, so much resem- 



