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I lie Stiiped-bark Maple of Bartram s catalogue, is supposed to be the same with this; and so, I 
apprehend, is the Acer ccinadense of Gordon’s. It is thus described by Lauth, in his thesis. Bark 
smooth, beautifully varied with green and white stripes, the boughs of a shining red in winter. 
Leaves nine inches long, not quite so wide. Raceme long, with flowers on simple pedicels, and 
distant. Divisions of the calyx, only half the width of the petals irl the corolla. Stamens eight, 
shorter by half than the corolla. Capsules oblong, compressed, not joined in a right line, but form¬ 
ing an angle. The thickness of the shade, the beauty of the bark, and the tree not being liable to 
insects, would make it desirable for plantations, were it not for the litter occasioned by the abundance 
of the leaves and fruits which it produces, and its being subject to be torn by storms.* 
Species 8. Norway Maple. (Acer Platanoides.) 
Its English name denotes its country. It was cultivated first in England in 1/24. The Norway 
Maple grows to a large size. The leaves being smooth and of a shining green, as large or larger than 
those of the Sycomore, and being seldom eaten or defaced, because the tree abounds in a sharp 
milky juice disliked by insects; they have a much better appearance than those of the Sycomore; 
and in the spring, when the flowers are out, which are of a fine yellow colour, this tree has great 
beauty. 
Hanbury observes, that in the autumn the leaves die to a golden yellow colour, which produces a 
good effect at that season, when the different tints of the decaying vegetable world are displayed. 
He says farther that it is a quick growing tree, arrives at a great bulk, and is one of the best trees 
for sheltering habitations. 
Linnaeus recommends it for walks and plantations; as yielding a juice from which sugar maybe 
made, if it be wounded in the winter; and as cutting out into a white smooth wood, fit for the stocks 
of guns, the joiner, and the turner. Dr. Hunter observes, that as it is a quick grower, arrives at a great 
bulk, and answers all the purposes of the Sycomore, the raising it for use, as well as ornament and 
variety, should not be neglected.q- 
Species 9. Great Maple , or Sycomore . (Acer Pseudoplatantjs.) 
It is found wild in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Italy, in mountainous situations. This 
species grows to a great height, has frequently a clean straight bole and a spreading top. It is in leaf 
by the middle of April; and on their first appearance the leaves are of a pleasant green, but they 
exude a clammy juice so abundantly, that they attract a variety of insects, which soon perforate 
and disfigure them. The bunches of flowers are in full blow, within a fortnight after the appear¬ 
ance of the leaves; but being of a herbaceous colour, they make no great appearance. 
The great Maple was formerly much planted for walks and avenues, but has lately given way to 
better or more sightly trees. This, however, the Norway, and some of the rest, are peculiarly proper 
to make plantations near the sea, or to shelter other trees in that situation; for they resist the 
spray better than most trees. They also do less damage to grass in pastures. 
An enormous tree of this sort is growing before the Duke of Dorset’s seat at Knowle in Kent 
It is represented in Badeslade’s view of that seat, and is preserved in Dr. Harris’s History of the 
county. It was twelve or fourteen feet in girth. The original plantations of Vauxhall and Marybone 
Gardens were chiefly of this tree. 
Before earthen- ware came into use at the table, the wood of the great Maple, which is soft 
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