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ACER ACE Ai. 



Nat. Orel. Acerdcea.. 



Linn. Syst. Polygamia 

 Monceckc. 



Acer pseudo-platanus. Linn. 

 THE SYCAMORE, OR GREAT MAPLE. 



Acer pseuclo-jrfcdanus 



Linn. sp. pi. 1469. 

 Don's Mill. i. 648. 

 Smith's Eng. Flor. ii. 230. 

 Loudon's Arb. Brit. p. 413. 



Plane-tree. Scotland. 



The specific characters of this species may be stated as follows : leaves palmate, 

 with five acuminated unequally serrated lobes. Racemes pendulous, rather com- 

 pound, with the rachis and filaments of the stamens hairy ; fruit or capsules smooth, 

 with two, sometimes three, large diverging wings. 



