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upon pendulous bundles of very long fine threads or 

 footftalks, each having a fmall flower-cup at its ex- 

 tremity, containing five or more (lamina. The female 

 produces flowers at the extremity of the fmall branch- 

 es, in long loofe bunches ; they have long footftalks, 

 with a fmall deciduous empalement ; containing a 

 compre(red germen, with fcarce any ftyle, but two 

 reflexed ftigmas. 



4. Acer canadenfe. American jlriped Maple. 



This is but of middling growth. The bark, efpecially 

 of the young (hoots, is beautifully variegated or (trip- 

 ed. The leaves are divided into three very (liarp 

 pointed lobes, and very finely fawed on their edges. 

 The flowers are produced in folitary bunches, with 

 fhortifli footftalks ; having pretty large petals and 

 empalements, containing generally eight ftamina or 

 filaments; and in hermaphrodite flowers two reflexed 

 ftigmas. The flowers and feeds are of a greenifh 

 yellow colour. 



5. Acer rubrum. The Scarlet flowering 



Maple, 



This grows to a pretty large fize in a rich foil. The 

 leaves are three and fometimes nearly five lohed, and 

 fawed on their edges. The flowers are produced in 

 little umbels clofely furrounding the fmall branches, 

 and are of a fcarlet colour. The footftalks of the 

 hermaphrodite flowers, (hooc out to a confiderable 

 length; they are of a fcarlet colour, each fuftaining 

 two joined winged feeds, fomewhat of the fame co- 

 lour. There is a variety of this with yellowilh flow- 

 ers and feeds, which is, I believe, the moft common 

 |«:ind in Pennfylvania. 



6. Acer 



