P : ,A m s b k a d il v e l . m b l e
Acer Negundo, W é .
lu e Box-Elder of ISTortli a ^ •
the rest of the Maples ■ att-iinsT'l 3 ‘*®“duous like
and IS rich in sacchLine sat V Î feet,
»ountry. Californ “ t S'nsed 3 ™ »»■’
Acer pataatum, Thnnberg
leaves occur. Should it be an aim t jellow tinged
kinds of Maples which coM ^ b r^L ‘^e
« Victoda, then d a p a n ^ a t : tu K r n “h
^ “ ^Pl^Atonoides, Linné.
s e Z t T e i f i t ’ ? » *0 Switzerland. Up to-
-akers. Tint of the f u L ^ n S g X 3
01 imposing apnea riïTir>û l ^ golden yellow. A tree
gardening; it gives a dense^shadeTh'™ tU** 1” °™amental
Acer Pse„do-plata„„s, L i e
^ keight,
for various implements, instrumentr^mÌd valuable
furmshes like some other Manies » s’ ^ eabinet-work. It
admit of exposure to sea-aii The "P®™*' “karcoal. Will
Acer rubrum, Linné.
feet, fond of wamp^pitce^^Îd ' 1 ^ attaining eighty
with several other Maples even ' .®®'S‘’ained. Grows well
part of Australia, althtigh the folia™ “k®“ localities of this
fiom our hot winds Thp fr^r x somewhat suffer
tree grows most I u x u r 3 lw 3 The
13 of handsome a p p e a r n c ^ ^ T c ? V ' iU “’
saddle-trees, yokes, chairs and othk f V '3“antity for
trees is sometimes c r o s s - S 3 Ì h ^ " ' ’- J ' ' “*
?f the curled Maple-wood whic’l,^ thus furnishes a portion
S a K a f b S a “e t
Maples.® in die’ c d t o Î a S ï ’ f”w“^ i*’'® ‘ke
feet high. The wood is s 3 3 f ? America, eighty
seasoned used for axle trppQ Î wellknotty
or curly" fo tlT J T f o L " '“
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yield the saccharine fluid, which is so extensively converted
into Maple-sugar, each tree yielding two to four lb. a year.
The trees can be tapped for very many years in succession,
without injury. According to Porclier instances are on
record of 33 lbs. of sugar having been obtained from a
single tree in one season. The Sugar-Maple is rich in potash,
furnishing a large projiortion of this article in the United
States. The bark is an important constituent in several of
the Americon dyes. The tree is particularly recommended
for onr alpine regions. I t bears a massive head of foliage
on a slender stem. The autumnal colouring is superb. In
the Eastern States of North America the Sugar-Maple is
regarded as the best tree for sliade-avenues. Numerous other
Maples exist, among which as the tallest may be mentioned
Acer Creticum (L.) of South Europe, forty feet ; A. læviga-
tum, A. sterculiaceum and A. villosum (Wallich) of Nepal,
fifty feet; A. pic turn (Thunb.) of Japan, thirty feet.
Achillea Millefolium, Linné.
Yarrow or Millfoil. Europe, Northern Asia and North
America. A perennial medicinal herb of considerable astrin-
gency, pervaded with essential oil, containing also a bitter
principle (Achillein) and a peculiar acid, which takes its
name from the generic appellation of the plant.
Achillea moschata, Wnlfen.
Alps of Europe. The Genipi or Iva of the alpine inhabitants.
This perennial herb ought to be transferred to our
snowy mountains. With the allied A. nana (L.) and A.
atrata (L.), it enters as a component into the aromatic
medicinal Swiss tea. Many species of this genus, including
the Yarrow, are wholesome to sheep. A. fragrantissima
(Beichenbach) is a shrubby species from the deserts of Egypt,
valuable for its medicinal flowers.
Achras sapota, Linné.
The Sapodilla-Plum of West India and Central Continental
America. I t is not improbable that this fine evergreen tree
would produce its delicious fruit in East Gipps Land within
Victorian boundaries, as tall palms and many other plants of
tropical type occur there. Moreover Achras Australis, a tree
yielding also tolerable good fruit, occurs as far south as
Kiama in New South Wales, where the clime is very similar
to that of many forest-regions of Victoria. Other sapotaceoiis
trees, producing table-fruit, such as the Lucuma mamosa
(the Marmalade-tree), Lucuma Bonplandi, Chrysophyllum
Cainito (the Star-Apple), all from West In d ia ; and Lucuma
Caimito of Peru might also be subjected to trial-culture in