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vessels minute. Curled or mottled specimens were prized in former 

 days for '' mazer-bowls," which were moxmted in silver. These 

 when cut into veneers, as by the rotary knife, are equal to American 

 Bird's-eye Maple. In Prance the wood is sought after by turners and 

 cabinet-makers. It makes excellent fuel and the very best charcoal. 

 In Australia the name " Maple " is appHed to Villaresia Moorei 

 F. V. M. (Order Olacinew) of New South Wales, also known as 

 ''Scrub Silky Oak." Aborig. " BelbiL" Height 80—120 ft.; 

 diam. 3 — 6 ft. W 41-36. White, close-grained, prettily figured, 

 durable. Suitable for bedroom furniture. The name is also applied 

 in Queensland to Flindersia Chatawaidna. [See Beeeh, Red.] 



Maple, Ash-leaved [Negundo aceroides Moench. : Order Acerinece), 

 South Central United States, California, and Manitoba. Also 

 known as " Box-Elder " or " Black Ash." '' Negundo." French 

 " Erable a giguieres." Height 50 ft. or more ; diam. 2 ft. or more. 

 S.G. 438. W 27. E 529 kilos. White or yellowish, Hght, soft, not 

 strong or durable. Of inferior quaHty, used to some extent for 

 interior finish and cooperage, and for fuel, but chiefly for paper-pulp. 



Maple, Bird's-eye or Pin. See Maple, Rock. 



Maple, Black. See Maple, Roek. 



Maple, Blister. See Maple, Roek. 



Maple, Broad-leaved. See Maple, Oregon. 



Maple, California. See Maple, Oregon. 



Maple, Great or Sycamore. See Sycamore. 



Maple, Hard. See Maple, Rock. 



Maple, Himalayan. Several species of Acer are of some impor- 

 tance in thisregion ; viz. (i) A. CamphelU Hook. fil. & Thbg., 

 in the Eastern Himalayas, a greyish-white, hard, and dense wood, 

 used for tea-boxes and planking ; (ii) A, oblongum Wall., in Nepal 

 and Kumaon, a reddish-brown, hard and dense wood, used for 

 agricultural implements ; (iii) A. Loheli Tenore, growing from the 

 Eastern Mediterranean to the Himalayas, a brownish-white, hard, 

 dense, elastic wood ; (iv) A, Icevigdtum Wall., in Nepal, reaching 

 30 — 40 ft. in height and 3 — 4 ft. in diam., and used for beams, 

 rafters, etc. 



Maple, Japanese {A. pictum Thunb,, A. folymorphun, etc.). 

 " Itaya-Kayede." Several ornamental species in Japan yield 

 timber similar to that of the European species. 



Maple, Norway [A, platanoides L.). Norway to Central Europe. 

 " Plane Maple." French " Erable plane." Germ. '' Spitz Ahorn." 

 Height 60 — 70 ft. ; diam. 2 — 3 ft. W 43. White, but inclining 

 to grey, when mature, easily worked, and taking a fine polish, 

 with the satin-like lustre of the pith-rays characteristic of the 

 group, and slightly wavy annual rings, hard, heavy, tough, cracking 



