&2 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
and Duh. Arb. 1. t.12.; Snake-barked Maple, Moose Wood, striped Maple, Dog Wood; E’rable 
jaspé, I. ; gestreifter Ahorn, Ger. ; Acero screziato, Ital. : i 
Engravings. Mill., t.7.; Tratt. Arch., No. 11.; Mich. Fel. Arb., 2. t.17.; the plate of this species 
in Arb. Brit. 1st edit., vol. v.; our jig. 125.; and fig. 146. of the leaves, of the natural size, 
forming p. 98, 99. ¢ 
Spec. Char., &c. 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; 10 ft. to 20ft. in England. Introduced in 1755. Flowers 
yellowish green, on long peduncles; May. Keys 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, Psetdo-Platanus. 
C. Leaves 5-lobed. 
* 5. A. MacropHy’LLUM Pursh. The long, or large, leaved Maple. 
Identification. Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 267.; Dec. Prod., 1. p.594.; Don’s Mill. 1. p. 649.5 
Tor. and Gray, 1. p. 246. 
Engravings. ook. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. t.38.; the plate of this species in Arb. Brit., Ist edit., 
vol. v. ; our fig. 126, ; and jigs. 147. and 148, of the leaves, of the natural size, forming p. 100, 10). 
and 103, 103. 
126. <A'cer macropbfllum. 
Spec. Char. §c. Leaves digitately 5-lobed, with roundi 
somewhat 3-lobed, repandly ated, pubescent ee 
pound, erect. _ Stamens 9, with hairy filaments. Ovaries very hairy. (Do %5 
Mill.) A deciduous tree of large size. North-west coast of No?th ae ie 
on the alluvial banks of rivers. Height 40 ft. to 90 ft. Inodiesd 1s 
1826. Flowers yellow, fragrant ; April and May. Keys brown ; ripe in 
September. i ‘ ri 
Be aoe Decaying leaves yellowish brown. Naked young wood brown. 
