1 2. A. t a t a ' r i o u m L . The Tartarian Maple.
Identification,. Lin. Sp., 1495. ; Dec. P ro d ., 1. p. 593.; Hayne Dend., p . 209.; Do n ’s Mill., 1. p. 648.
Synonymes. E 'ra b le de T a rta rie , F r . ; T artarisch e Ahorn, Ger. ; Zarza-modon, o r Locust Tree,
R u s i.
Engravings. Pall. F l. Ros., t .3 . ; T ra tt. Arch., 1. N o . l . ; Wats. Dend. B rit., 1 .160. ; th e plate of
this species in Arb. B rit., 1st edit., v o l .v .; o u r jig '.123.; and the figure of the leaves, of the n a tu ral
size, in the plate forming p. 96.
Spec. Char., 4'c. Leaves cordate, undivided, serrated, with obsolete lobes.
Racemes compound, crowded, e r e c t; wings o f fruit parallel, young ones
puberulous. {Don’s Mill.) A low decidnous tree, native o f Tartary.
Height 20 ft. to 30 ft. Introduced in 1759. Flowers pale greenish yellow,
sometimes slightly tinged with red ; May and June. Keys brown; ripe in
August. Decaying leaves reddish yellow, or brown. Naked young wood
brown.
When raised from seed, the plant will come into flower in 5 or 6 years ;
and, in good soil, it will attain the height o f 15 ft. in 10 years. According to
123. ri'cor tatHvicum,
some, it will thrive in a moister soil than most others. In ornamental plantations,
it is valuable on account o f the early expansion of its leaves, which
appear before those o f almost every other kind o f A'cer.
B. Leaves 3-lobed, or trifid ; rarely 5-lobed.
Î 3. A\ s p ic a 'tum Lam. The spikedfilotoered Maple.
Identification. Lam. Diet., 2. p. 381. ; Dec. P ro d ., 1. p.693. ; D o n ’s Mill., I. p. 648. ; T o r. and Gray,
I. p. 246.
Synonymes. A . montànum Ait. Hort. Kew., 3. p . 435. ; A . pennsylvanicura D u Ro i Harbk. t . 2 . ; A.
■ parviflòrum BkrA. ; Mountain M aple, E 'ra b le de Montagne, F r. ; Berg Ahorn, Ger.; Acero di Mon-
tagna, Ital.
Engravings. T ra t. Arch., No. 13. ; the plate of this species in Arb. B rit., 1st. ed it., vol. v. ; our
Jig. 124. ; and the figure of th e leaves, of th e n atu ra l size, in the plate forming p. 97.
Spec. Char., Sjc. Leaves cordate, 3- or slightly 5-lobed, acuminated, pubescent
beneath, unequally and coarsely serrated. Racemes compound, erect.
Petals linear. F ru it smooth, with the wings rather diverging. (Doris
Mill.) A deciduous shrub, or small tree. Canada to Georgia. Height
6 ft. to 10 ft. in America ; 18 ft. to 20 ft. in England. Introduced in 1750.
Flowers small, greenish, raceme rn any-flowered ; May and June. Keys
often reddish ; ripe in August. Decaying leaves yellowish red. Naked young
wood brown.
121. ri'c cr sp ic àtum
Very ornamental in autumn, from its small keys, which are fixed upon
slender pendulous spikes, and have their membranous wings beautifully tinged
with red when ripe. Michaux states th a t this species, grafted upon the sycamore,
is, like the A'cer striatum, augmented to twice its natural dimensions :
a fact which we have never had an opportunity o f seeing verified.
¥ 4. A. s t r i a 'tu m Z. The striped-èarfed Maple.
Idenimcation. Lam. Dict., 2. p. 381. ; Uec. Prod., l . p . 593. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. f>48.
Synonymes. A . pennsyivânicum Lin. Sp. 1490., and Tar, if Gray, 1. p. 246. ; A. caii
n.
canadcnse MarsU.