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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 ftamina. 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 
comprefled germen, with fcarce any ftyle, but two 
reflexed ftigmas. 
4. Acer canadenfe. American Jiriped Maple . 
This is but of middling growth. The bark, efpecially 
of the young fhoots, is beautifully variegated or ftrip- 
ed. The leaves are divided into three very (harp 
pointed lobes, and very finely fawed on their edges. 
The flowers are produced in folitary bunches, with 
fliortifli footftalks ; having pretty large petals and 
empalements, containing generally eight ft ami n a or 
filaments; and in hermaphrodite flowers two reflexed 
ftigmas. The flowers and feeds are of a greenifli 
yellow colour. 
5. Acer rub rum. The Scarlet flowering 
Maple . 
This grows to a pretty large fize in a rich foil. The 
leaves are three and fometimes nearly five lobed, 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, Aiooe out to a confiderable 
length; they are of a fcarlet colour, each fuftaining 
two joined winged feeds, fo me what of the fame co- 
lour. There is a variety of this with yellowifli flow- 
ers and feeds, which is, I believe, the mo ft common 
kind in Fennfylvania. 
6. Acer 
