í)‘i ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUJ I BRITANNICUM.
large tree with numerous divergent slender branches. Canada to Florida.
Height in America 30 ft. to 80 ft. ; in England 30 ft. to 60 ft. Introduced
in 1656. Flowers small, dark red, appearing a fortnight before theleaves;
March and April. Kej’s brown ; ripe in September.
Variety.
¥ A. r. 2 intermedium Lodd. seems intermediate between this species
and A. eriocarpum.
In England distinguished at sight from A. eriocarpum by the leaves being
much less cut, and less white beneath, and by the tree being generally less vigorous.
The red-flowered maple, whether we regard the beauty of its flowers
and opening leaves in early spring, its red fruits in the beginning o f summer,
or its red fol'age in autumn, deserves to be considered one of the most ornamental
of hai’dy trees. Contrary to the general character of the maples,
this species is said to thrive best in moist soil, which must, however, at the
same time, be rich ; and, for the tree to attain a large size, the situation ought
to he sheltered. In Britain it is cliiefly propagated hy layers ; but, on the
Continent, almost always by seeds, which ripen before midsummer, even
sooner than those o f A. eriocarpum, and, if sown immediately, come up the
same season. The seeds, even when mixed with soil, do not keep well ; and,
in general, bnt a small proportion o f those sent home from America vegetate
in Europe
¥ 15. A. m o n spessdla'num L . The Montpelier Maple.
Identification. Lin. Spec., 1497. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. .595. ; Do n ’s Mill., 1. p .649.
Synonymes. A trilobum Moench; trifòlium DmA. ; trilobàtum L/rw. ; E 'ra b le de Montpelier,
F r ; Französischer Ahorn, Ger. ; Acero m in o re ,/ZerZ.
Engravings. Schmidt Arb., 1 . 1 .14. ; and Krause, 1 .101. ; th e plate o f this species in Arb. Brit.,
1st edit., vol. v. ; our fig . 139. ; and fig . 161. of the leaves, o f th e n atura l size, in th e plate forming
p. 120.
Sjiec. Char., Sfo. Leaves cordate, 3-lobed ; lobes almost entire, and equal.
Corymbs few-flowered, pendulous. F ru it smooth, with the wings hardly
diverging. A low tree. South o f Europe. Height 15 ft- to 40 ft. Introduced
in 1739 Flowers pale yellow ; May. Keys brown ; August.
however, has the leaves 5-lobed, while in A. monspessulânum they are only
3-iobed. See the figures of leaves in p. 120. and 121. The leaves, in mild
seasons, remain on through the greater part of the winter. Seeds ; which it
ripens in great abundance.
¥ 16. A. c a m p f / s t r e L . The common, or Field, Maple.
Identification. L in . Spec., 1497. ; Hayne Dend., p.211. ; Dec. P rod., 1. p. 595. ; Do n ’s Mill., 1. p.649.
Synonymes. E 'ra b le champêtre, Fr.; kleiner Ahorn, Feld Ahorn, Ge r.\ Galluzzi, or Pioppo, Ita l,
Engravings. Engl. Bot., t.304. ; Willd. Abbild., t.2 1 3 .; our/ig'.141. ; and Jig. 162. of the leaves,
o f th e n atura l size, in the plate forming p. 120.
Spec.Char., 4’c- Leaves cordate, with 5 toothed lobes. Racemes erect.
Wings o f fruit much divaricated. (Doris M ill.) A low tree or shrub-
Britain, Height 15 ft. to 30 ft., sometimes 40 ft. and upwards. Flowers
yellowish green ; May and June. Keys brown ; ripe in September. Decaying
leaves yellow. Naked young wood pale brown.
139. .id'ocr moribpcGSuJanum.
In general aspect the tree resembles A. créticum, which has much shorter
footstalks, and coriaceous leaves. It also resembles A. campestre, which.
Varieties.
¥ A. c. 2 fòiiis variegatis.— Next to the variegated-leaved variety of A.
Pseùdo-Plàtanus, this seems the handsomest o f all the variegatedleaved
maples ; the leaves preserving, with their variegation, the
appearance of health, and the blotches and stripes of white, or
whitish yellow, being distinctly marked.
¥ A. c. 3 hebecârpum Dec. Prod. i. p. 598. A. campèstre Wallr. in
Litt. Trat. Arch. i. No. 7 ; A. mòlle Opiz.— F ru it clothed with velvety
pubescence.
¥ A. c. 4 collinum Wallr. in Litt. Dec. Prod. i. p. 594. A. affine and
A. macrocárpuni Opiz. — Fruit smooth. Lobes of leaves obtuse.
Flower smaller. Native of France.
¥ A. c. 5 austriacum Tratt. Arch. i. No. 6. (T h e plate of this tree in
A rb .B rit.jlst.ed it., v ol.v.)—F ru it smooth. Lobes
of leaves somewhat acuminated. Flowers larger
than those of the species. Native of Austria,
Podolia, and Tanria. (Don’s Mill.) This variety
is larger in all its parts than the original species,
and is of much freer growth ; the main stem rises
erect and straight, and sends o ut its branches
regularly on every side, so as to form a sort of
cone, almost like a fir. A subvariety o f this sort,
with variegated leaves, is propagated in the Boll-
wyller Nursery.
Othei- Varieties. A. c. lævigàtum, leaves very smooth
and shining; A. c. nànum, habit dwarf; and, perhaps,
some others, are in the collection o f Messrs. Loddiges.
A. taúricum, leaves larger and less divided than in the
species; and A. hyrcànum (_^g.141.) with the leaves variously
cut, are also in some collections.
141. A . c h jrc iin um .
Differing from A. monspessulânum in having the flowers produced upon