; Acer 637 
V. Leaves simple, five-lobed; basal lobes well developed; green beneath ; 
margin entire or with a few teeth and without cilia; petiole containing latex. 
* Margin entzre. 
33. Acer pictum, Thunberg. Asia Minor to Japan. 
Leaves (Plate 205, Fig. 9) about 4 inches long and 44 inches broad; lobes 
acuminate, bristle-pointed; basal lobes pointing outwards; glabrous beneath, 
except for pubescent tufts in the basal axils. Young branchlets green and not 
glaucous, turning grey in the second year in the type, remaining green in var. 
colchicum. (See description, p. 660.) 
34. Acer Lobel, Tenore. Italy. 
Leaves (Plate 205, Fig. 8) 4 inches long, 44 inches wide; lobes acuminate, 
ending in long sharp points ; basal lobes directed forwards; glabrous beneath, 
except for pubescent tufts in the axils of the primary and secondary nerves 
and at the base; young branchlets glaucous, remaining green in the second 
year. (See description, p. 659.) 
35. Acer truncatum, Bunge. Northern China. 
Leaves (Plate 205, Fig. 6) about 24 inches long and 3 inches wide, truncate 
or widely cordate at the base; lobes! acuminate, bristle-pointed; basal lobes 
directed outwards ; glabrous beneath, except for a slight trace of pubescence at 
the base. Young branchlets not glaucous, becoming brown in their first winter. 
A small tree, attaining 25 feet in height. Introduced some years ago by seeds 
received from Dr. Bretschneider, and thriving at Kew. 
36. Acer Dteckit,” Pax. Hybrid between A. platanoides and A. pictum, var. 
colchicum. 
Leaves (Plate 207, Fig. 30) 3 inches long, 4 inches broad ; lobes five, shortly 
acuminate, not bristle-pointed; brown pubescent beneath at the base and in 
the axils of the primary and secondary nerves. Young branchlets not glaucous, 
becoming brown in their first winter. 
** Margin toothed. 
37. Acer platanotdes, Linneus. Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus. 
Leaves (Plate 206, Fig. 11) 5 inches long, 7 inches wide; lobes acuminate, 
bristle-pointed ; sinuses wide, rounded and open; margin with a few sinuate 
pointed teeth ; glabrous beneath, except for pubescence at the base and in the 
axils of the primary and secondary nerves. Young branchlets not glaucous, 
becoming brown in their first winter. (See description, p. 656.) 
38. Acer neglectum, Lange.? Hybrid between A. campestre and A. pictum, var. 
colchicum. 
Leaves (Plate 205, Fig. 7) 4 inches long, 5 inches wide; lobes acuminate, 
not bristle-pointed, the upper three with one or two short teeth; glabrous 
beneath, except for pubescence along the nerves, densest at the base. Young 
branchlets not glaucous, pubescent, becoming brown in their first winter. 
1 The terminal lobe in leaves of young trees has often one or two sharp teeth, 
2 Sometimes known in cultivation as Acer platanotdes, var. integrilobum, Zabel. There is a small tree at Kew, the bark 
of which is striped with white lines, 
3 There are small trees in the Botanic Gardens at Kew and Edinburgh, the bark of which is striped with white lines. 
