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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRFTANNICUM. 



and Duh. Arb. ].t.l2. ; Snake-barked Maple, Moose Wood, striped Maple, Dog Wood ; E'rabic 

 jaspe, Fr. ; gestreifter Ahorn, Ger. ; Acero screziato, Ital. 

 Engravings. Mill., t. 7. ; Tratt. Arch., No. 11. ; Mich. Fel. Arb., 2. t. 17. ; theplate of this species 

 in Arb. Brit.. 1st edit., vol. v. ; our ^g. 12.5. ; and Jig. 14R. of the leaves, of the natural size, 

 forming p. 9a, 99. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves cordate, 3-lobed, acuminated, finely and acutely 

 serrated. Racemes pendulous, simple. Petals oval. Fruit smooth, with 

 the wings rather diverging. (Don's Mill.^ A deciduous tree, with green 

 bark, striped with white. Canada to Georgia. Height 8 ft. to 10 ft. in 

 America; 10ft. to 20ft. in England. Introduced in 1755. Flowers 

 yellowish green, on long peduncles ; May. Ke)S brown, and remarkable 

 for a cavity on one side of the capsules ; ripe in August. Decaying leaves 

 yellowish green. Naked young wood green, striped with white and black. 



The buds and leaves, when beginning to unfold, are rose-coloured ; and 

 the leaves, when fully expanded, are of a thick texture, and finely serrated. 

 From the great beauty of its bark, this tree deserves a place in every collection. 

 It is propagated by seeds, which are received from America; or by grafting on 

 A. Pseudo-Platanus. 



C. Leaves 5-lobed. 



^ 5. A. macrophy'llum Pursh. The long, or large, leaved Majjle. 



Identification. Tursh, Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 267. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 594. ; Don's Mill, 1. p. 649.; 



Tor. and Gray, 1. p. 246. 

 Engravings. Hook. FI. Bor. Amer., 1. t. 38. ; the plate of this species in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., 



vol. V. ; our fig. 126. ; anifigs. 147. and 148. of the leaves, of the natural size, forming p. 100, 101. 



and 102, 103. 



126. A\i minofbfWwm. 



Spec. Char, .^c Leaves digitately 5-lobed, with roundish recesses. Lobes 

 somevvhat 3-lobed, repandly toothed, pubescent beneath. Racemes com- 

 pound, erect. Stamens 9, with hairy filaments. Ovaries verv hairy. (Don\, 

 Mill.) A deciduous tree ot large size. North-west coast of North America 

 ^c^. ""^ ' '^^.f^o/ "^'^'- Height 40 ft. to 90 ft. Introduced in 

 1826. Flowers yellow, fragrant ; April and May. Keys brown; ripe in 

 bepitember. Decaymg leaves yellowish brown. Naked young wood brown 

 buds green. 



