. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. XIII. ^CERA^CEiE : ^VeR. Genus I. 79 ^'CER L. The Maple. Lin. St/st. Polygamia MonoeVia. Identification. Lin. Gen., No. IIIS.; Moench Meth., 334 ; Deo. Prod., 1. p. 593.; Don's MUL. 1. p. 648. Synonymes. E'rable, Tr.; Ahorn, Ger. ; Acero, Ital.; and Arce, Spanish. Derivation. From acer,
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. XIII. ^CERA^CEiE : ^VeR. Genus I. 79 ^'CER L. The Maple. Lin. St/st. Polygamia MonoeVia. Identification. Lin. Gen., No. IIIS.; Moench Meth., 334 ; Deo. Prod., 1. p. 593.; Don's MUL. 1. p. 648. Synonymes. E'rable, Tr.; Ahorn, Ger. ; Acero, Ital.; and Arce, Spanish. Derivation. From acer, hard or sharp, derived from ac, Celtic, a point. The name is supposed to be applied to this genus biecause the wood of some species is extremely hard, and was formerly much sought after for the purpose of making pikes and lances. Gen. Char. Sexes hermaphrodite, or monoeciously polygamous. Flowers with a calyx and corolla. Calyx divided into 5 parts, or some number be- tween 4 and 9. Petals the same in number. Stamens 8, or some number between 5 and 12. Anthers 2-lobed. Carpels 2, very rarely 3, each a samara; that is, a fruit which is called in Britain, vernacularly, a key. — Deciduous trees, natives of Europe, North America, and Asia. Leaves simple, opposite, exstipulate, deciduous, rarely evergreen; va- riously lobed, toothed. Vlowers axillary, corymbose. Fruit a samara. Decaying leaves ridi yellow in some, and red or brown in others. Several of the species produce useful timber; and sugar is one of the con- stituent parts of the sap of all of them. They all prefer a situation shel- tered rather than exposed; a free, deep, loamy soil, rich rather than sterile, and neither very wet, nor very dry. They are propagated by seeds and layers, or by grafting. The maturity of the seed may be proved by opening the kej', and observing if the cotyledons are green, succulent, and fresh ; if the green colour of the cotyledons is wanting, the seeds are good for nothing. The seeds of all t
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