72 ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



Sophora Japonica Linn., the Japanese Pagoda Tree, is a native 

 of China, and is planted considerably in this country. A tree of 

 considerable size grows inside the fence at No. 88 University Ave- 

 nue. The circumference is 7.4 feet, and the height 45 feet. 



Cladrastis lit tea K. Koch., the Yellow Wood, is a native of Ken- 

 tucky, Tennessee, xMabama, and North Carolina. It has been planted 

 sparingly around the city. The largest individual grows on the 

 grounds of Ellwanger & Barry near the office. It branches at the 

 base into five large boles, and the largest bole measures 6.5 feet in 

 girth. It is 60 feet in height. 



Acer campestre Linn., the English Field Maple, is not a rare tree 

 in Rochester. Perhaps the largest individual grows at No. 360 

 West Avenue and is one of the trees planted by the late Captain 

 Giles Kitts. The branches spread from the ground and it perhaps 

 has a spread of forty feet. The circumference was not ascertained 

 but it may be 9 feet in circumference at the base ; the height is forty 

 feet. Acer cappadocicaui Gled. {Acer lactam C. A. Mey) a very 

 beautiful maple native from the Orient to the Himalayas, is repre- 

 sented by a fine healthy individual in front of the home of A. M. 

 Lindsay, No. 973 East Avenue. At three feet from the base it meas- 

 ures 7.2 feet. At this point it branches into a wide spreading head. 

 It is 50.36 feet in height by actual measurement. This seems to be 

 the only tree of any considerable size in the city and vicinity. Acer 

 opalus Mill. (Acer Italwm Lauth.) is native from the Orient to the 

 Himalayas. There is a good sized individual growing on Mt. Hope 

 Avenue on the land added to Highland Park, on what used to be 

 the Warner estate. This tree is about two hundred feet northeast 

 of the stone cottage. The circumference is 6.2 feet, the height is 35 

 feet. . This is the only known example of this species in the city 

 of Rochester. Acer macrophyllum Pursh, the Large-leaved Maple 

 from Oregon and adjoining regions, is unquestionably a tender tree 

 in the north. A splendid individual with a wide spreading head grew 

 on the old nursery grounds of T. B. Yale & Son on the Winton 

 Road, and was one of the group of interesting trees planted by this 

 firm previously alluded to. Most unfortunately it was cut down 

 three or four years since to make room for a dwelling house. No 

 measurements were ever taken of this maple, but it probably was 9 



