. tted with white spots: that ofthe trunk is brown, and somewhat buds are large and red m autumn, becomingof a still darker hue in the course of the winter;those on the points of the shoots are always thelargest. The leaves are thin, green on bothsides, and shining. In an early or half-expanded state, they are of a delicate yellowish-green, and in autumn, before they fall,become of a clear red. or of a rich, warm yellow. They fall, in England, aboutthe end of October. When the petiole is broken, an acrid, milky sap issue
. tted with white spots: that ofthe trunk is brown, and somewhat buds are large and red m autumn, becomingof a still darker hue in the course of the winter;those on the points of the shoots are always thelargest. The leaves are thin, green on bothsides, and shining. In an early or half-expanded state, they are of a delicate yellowish-green, and in autumn, before they fall,become of a clear red. or of a rich, warm yellow. They fall, in England, aboutthe end of October. When the petiole is broken, an acrid, milky sap issues fromit, which coagulates on being exposed to the air. The leaves are about fiveinches long, and nearly of the same width. The petioles are longer than theleaves. The flowers appear just before the leaves, near the end of April, andform a short raceme, somewhat corymbose. They are yellowish-green, sweet-scented, and eagerly sought after by bees, to which they aflord an early, and atthe same time, a valuable pasture. The fruit or keys have their wings PLATANUS-LIKE MAPLE. 81 They ripen in England in September and October, and generally prove abortiveuntil the tree arrives at an age of nearly forty years. Varieties. At least four varieties of the Norway maple are known, and maybe distinguished as follows :— 1. A. p. LOBELii, Loudon. LobeVs Platanus-like Maple. The leaves of thisvariety are very slightly heart-shaped, irregularly toothed, five-lobed, with thelobes more or less abruptly pointed. The baric of the young wood is striped,somewhat in the manner of that of the Acer striatum; by which circumstancethe plant, in the young state, may readily be known. It is a large tree, nativeof the kingdom of Naples, and found on mountains. 2. A. p. PUBESCENs, Loudon. Downy-leaved Platanus-like Maple. This vari-ety may be distinguished by the pubescence of the leaves on their imder sides. 3. A. p. ALBO VARiEGATUM, Loudou. Silvery Variegated-leaved Platnniis-likeMaple. This vari
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