. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . plit, it is well adapted for wooden pipes. On the banks of the Mole, in Surrey, the aldergrows very luxuriantly ; and it adds great beauty tothe landscape in the neighbourhood of Dorking andEsher. Maple. Of the ]\Iaple {Jeer) there are about thirty-sixspecies, natives of various countries. Six are indi-genous to Europe, about twelve to America, and theremainder to various parts of Asia. Most of them aredeciduous trees, but one is an evergreen shrub. Itwill be necessaiy to notice only tw o—tlie Grea
. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . plit, it is well adapted for wooden pipes. On the banks of the Mole, in Surrey, the aldergrows very luxuriantly ; and it adds great beauty tothe landscape in the neighbourhood of Dorking andEsher. Maple. Of the ]\Iaple {Jeer) there are about thirty-sixspecies, natives of various countries. Six are indi-genous to Europe, about twelve to America, and theremainder to various parts of Asia. Most of them aredeciduous trees, but one is an evergreen shrub. Itwill be necessaiy to notice only tw o—tlie Great Maple,or Mock-plane {Acer jjsendo-platanus); and theAmerican Sugar Maple {Acer saccharinum)—thefirst on account of its timber, and the last on accountof its sap. The Great Maple, called also the sycamore andthe plane-tree, is hardy ; stands the salt spray of thesea better than most trees; grows rapidly, and to agreat height. The timber is very close and compact,easily cut, and not liable either to splinter or to it is of uniform colour, and sometimes it is THE MAPLK. 117. Great Maple—Acer pseudo-platanus. very beautifully curled and mottled. In the latterstate, as it takes a tine polish, and bears varnishingwell, it is much used for certain parts of musical in-struments. IMaple contains none of those hard par-ticles which are injurious to tools, and is thereforeemployed for cutting-boards; and not being apt towarp, either Avith variations of heat or of moisture, itis an eligible material for saddle-trees, wooden dishes,founders patterns, and many other articles both offurniture and of machinery. Before the general in-troduction of pottei7 ware, it was the common mate-rial for bowls and platters of all sorts; and many arestill made of it. As the juice of the maple, both inthe leaves and in the tree, is s>>eet, it attracts num-bers of insects. At certain seasons, the wild beesand wasps may be seen about it in crowds; and ifthe timber be placed so that
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