PLATANACEiE 



LONDON PLANE, PManus acerifolia. 



Parks, gardens, avenues. April. This is one of the most suitable of trees 

 for town planting, having the property of resisting fumes in a high degree. 

 The species of Platanus thrive best when their roots have access to water. They 

 may be pruned into shape, October — February. Propagated by cuttings of 

 shoots 6-8 ins. long in moist soil in sheltered position in November ; layering of 

 shoots in autumn or spring ; seeds merely pressed into surface of soil, and kept 

 moist and shaded, in November. 



Floivers greenish, as P. orientaUs, in globular heads on axillary peduncles, 

 generally in threes, sometimes two or four, regular distances wide apart ; Fruit 

 a globular head, bristly. 



Leaves alternate, resembling those of Common JNIaple, broadly and acutely 

 3-5-lobed or angled, a few remote coarse serratures, nearly straight at base, 

 petiole long and slender, leaves 6| ins. long, 8 ins. broad, stipules auricled, lobes 

 acuminate, deciduous. 



A deciduous tree, 50-60 ft. ; Branches mostly straight, not very stout, 

 uniform in size, lower ones horizontal or declining, upper ones more or less 

 erect ; Tivigs slender ; Stems of young trees smooth, dark greenish-brown ; 

 Ba7-k in old stems scaling in small, thin pieces. 



Native of Asia; introduced 1724. This is the Maple-leaved Plane; the 

 P. orientaUs var. acerifolia of Loudon, and the P. vulgaris var. acerifolia of 

 gardens. 



WEDGE-LEAVED PLANE, Platamis cuneata. 



Parks, gardens. April. 



Flowers greenish, resembling P. orieutalis; Fruit a globular head of small nuts. 



Leaves palmately wedge-shaped, very variable ; on old or stunted plants 



often 3-lobed, lobes angular, few small teeth ; on young and vigorous plants deeply 



5-lobed, few small serratures, terminated by hard points, all tapering towards 



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