A R B O R E T U M E T F R U T IC E T U M B R I T A N N I C U M .
summer ; but their leaves are almost always more or less imperfect, especially
oil the edges, and fall off much sooner in the autumn than those of the species.
The^leaves of the pur])le variety are not liable to the same objection as those
of the variegated sorts. Seeds ; and the varieties by grafting on the species.
¥ 9. A. o b tu s a 'tum Kii. The ohtu»e-lohed-leaved Maple.
Uentification. Kit. in -Wilki. Spec., 4. p 948.; Dec. P ro d ., 1. p. .594.; D o n ’s Mill , ]. p C49
N?ap(dUan Ma?le*’° T e ,w r e ; A. hybridum in the Lond, H o rt. Soc. Gard. in 1834 ; the
■ ^ o S 'rf c 'n s ‘hy r i “ ®»/ ‘his species in Arb. B rit.,our^g-. 133., 154. of th e leaves, of the natura l size, forming p. 112, 113. 1st edit., v ol.v. ;
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves cordate, roundish, 5-lobed; lobes bluntish (o r
pointed), repandly toothed, velvety beneath. Corymbs pendulous. P e dicels
hairy. F ru it rather hairy, with the wings somewhat diveri-ing. (D oji’s
M ill.') A deciduous tree of the first rank, o f as ra[)id growth A. Pseudo-
Platanus. Hungary, Croatia, and many parts o f Italy, on hills and mountains.
iTeight 40 ft. to GO ft. Introduced in 182o. Flowers greenish yellow, few in
a panicle ; May and June. Keys brown ; ripe in September. Decaying leaves
dark brown. Naked young wood smooth and brown. Buds prominent
green. * *
153. a 'c e r obtusatum.
^ 7 ? e L ’i7ito ‘h'®. f®® probably somewhat different
in its habit and aspect from what it is m Hungary; and hence the A
aapnpne?a?r tror b' el l o°n g to this species ; — “ variety. The foHowìng“ also’
i A. o. 2 coriaceum. A. coriàceum Bosc. (D o n ’s
Mill., 1. p. 649.; and om ß g . 1.34.)— Leaves coriaceous,
the same length as breadth, 3-5-lobed,
denticulated, smooth. Corymbs ioo.se. Wino-s of
fruit erectly divergent. Native o f? . (Doris
Miller.) There are small plants o f this A'cer
m the collection of Messrs. Loddiges, which ap-
jiear to iis to belong to this specie's, tliough it is
with considerable doubt that we have placed it
here. Possibly it may belong to A. platanöides,
as we once thought, or to A. O'palus.
¥ A. o. 3 ibéricum. A. ibéricum Bwb. Fl. Taur.
p. 247. — Leaves shining, glaucous beneath,
bluntly three-lobed ; lobes furnished with one
or two teeth ; lateral ones marked with the
middle nerve to the insertion o f the petiole.
Petioles a little shorter than the leaves. Tree
134. A . 0. coria ceum.
20 ft. in height. A native o f Georgia. (Don's Mill., i. p. 649.) As we
have only seen plants a few inches high, we may be mistaken in
considenng A. ibericnm as a variety o f A. obtusatum.
¥ A. 0. 4. lobàtum, A. lobàtum Fisch., lias the leaves 7-lobed, according
to Doris Miller, but the young plants bearing this name in the
Hort. Soc. Garden, which was raised from seeds received from Dr.
Fischer of Petersburg, appears obviously to belong to A. obtusàtum.
D. Leaves 5-, rarely 7-lobed.
¥ 10. A. O'PALus Ait. The Opal, or Italian, Maple.
Ideniijication. Ait. H o rt. Kew., 3. p .436. : D e c. P rod., 1. p. 594.: Do n ’s Mill., 1. p. 649. ; Webb Iter
Hispan., 60. » » »
Synonymes. A. rotundlfòlium L am . D ic t.Z . p. 382. ; A. italum L a u th Ac. No. 8. ; A. villbsum
Pi'esl \ I’E 'ra b le Opale, E 'ra b le à F euilles rondes, or E 'ra b le dTtalie, F r.; Loppo, Ital.
Derivation. T h e specific appellation of O'palus has been given to this species, probably from the
thick opal-like aspect of the leaves.
F.ngravings. Baudril. T ra ité , &c., vol. 5. p. 13. ; th e plate of this species in Arb. Brit., 1st edit.,
vol. v. ; our Jig. 135. ; and Jig. 156., o f th e leaves, of th e n a tu ra l size, in the plate forming
p. 115.
Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves more or less heart-shaped, roundish, 5-lobed, smooth
beneath ; the lobes generally obtuse, and coarsely serrated. Flowers in
drooping corymbs. Keys smooth. (Pen. Cyc.) A low deciduous tree.
Corsica. Height 8 ft. to 12 ft. Introd. 1752. Flowers whitish; May to
June. Keys small, brown; ripe Sept. Decaying leaves yellowish brown.
A branchy tufted tree, covered with smooth leaves, somewhat coriaceous,
roundish, indented, with five blunt lobes, deep green on the upper surface, and
somewhat glaucous underneath, with long red petioles. Its flowers are whitish,
in short racemes; and the small fruits, or keys, which succeed them, are
almost round. It is found in forests and on mountains in Corsica; in Spain,
on the Sierra Nevada ; and in Italy, where, from the densejness o f its shade,
it is sometimes planted by road sides, and in gardens near houses. The red
colour o f the petioles o f the leaves, o f the fruits, and even the red tinge o f
the leaves themselves, more especially in autumn, give it rather a morbid
appearance. I t pushes later in the spring than most of the other species.
¥ I I . r i . c i e c i n a ' t h m Pursh. The round-/»a»»i/ Maple.
Identification. P u rsh F l. Amer. Sept., 1. p .2 6 7 .; Dec. P ro d ., 1. p. 595.: D o n ’s Mill., 1. p. 651.
T o r. and Gray, 1. p. 247. . r > . k
Engravings. Hook. Amer., t. 3 9 .; our fig . 136,; and fig . 157. of th e leaves, of the n a tu ra l size, in
th e plate forming p. 116.
Spec. Char.,4c. Leaves orbicular, ra th e r cordate at the base, 7-lobed, smooth
on both surfaces ; lobes acutely toothed ; nerves and veins hairy at their
origin. (Doris Mill.) A deciduous tree o f the middle size. N. W. coast
of North America, between lat. 43° and 49°. Height 20 ft. to 40 ft. Introd.
1826. Flowers with the sepals purple, and the petals w h ite ; April and
May. Keys purplish brown, with thin straight wings, which are so divaricate
as to form right angles with the peduncle ; the lower margin scarcely