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rapid grower, thriving in a deep rich loam ; 

 but growing pretty well in any situation, or 

 under any circumstances. The young speci- 

 men at Bartram is about twenty-five feet 

 high and forty inches in circumference. 



It may be propagated like No. 1. 



7. A. RUBRUM, Linnceus. Leaves 3, nearly 

 5-lobed, slightly cordate at the base. Ovaries 

 smooth. Seed-vessels and stalks red or 

 brown. Eed maple. Swamp maple. Na- 

 tive of most of the States and Canada. 



This tree, though it is naturally found in 

 swamps and morasses, will thrive in any soil 

 or situation. It is fortunate that it does so, 

 as it is indispensable to the landscape gardener. 

 Its bright scarlet fruit and flowers are amongst 

 the earliest harbingers of spring; while its 

 leaves, of every shade of red in the fall, add 

 materially to the interest of the landscape. 

 It has a very formal, regular head, though 

 sometimes a specimen may be found with a 

 somewhat rugged appearance. It varies very 

 much from seed. 



In a curved avenue on the grounds at 

 Springbrook, in which there are many of 

 them, there are almost as many forms either 



