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Chapter IV. 

 The maple TREE. 



The Species are : 



1. The greater Maple, in England falfely called the Sycamore, 



and in Scotland the Plane Tree. 



2. The Norway Maple, with Plane-tree leaves, 



3. The Virginian Flowering Maple. 



4. The American Maple, with Scarlet flowers, 



5. The Virginian Afli-leav'd Maple. 



6. The Common or LeiTer Maple. 



7. The Greater Maple, with ftrip'd leaves. 



8. The Norway Maple, with ftrip'd leaves, 



I ''HE two firft mentioned forts being the largeft growing 

 and hardieft trees, are of com'fe moft proper for extenfive 

 plantations and expofed fitnations ; for which reafon, I fliall firft 

 diredl the culture of them till of confiderable fize, and then pro- 

 ceed to the other forts.. 



Their feeds ripen in autumn, when they muft be gathered 

 in fair weather, and fpread in an airy- place till thoroughly 

 dry, which may probably be in four or five weeks time. The 

 general praclife is, to fow them at this time ; but, from lo'ng 

 experience, I have found it better, and have raifed more, and 

 liner plants, to m-ix the feeds with fand, or loofe fandy earth,, 

 and keep tliem defended from fevere froft, or much moifture, till 



