. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. \CERACEAE. Vol. II. 5. Acer Drummondii H. & A. Drum- mond's or Hard Maple. Fig-. 2808. Acer Drummondii H. & A.; Hook. Journ. Bot. i: 200. 1834- Acer rubrum var. Drummondii Sarg. loth Census U. S. 9: 50. 1884. A large tree, similar to the preceding species. Leaves 3'-6' long, tliicker, 3-lobed, or sometimes 5-lobed, obtuse or cordate at the base, densely whitis
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. \CERACEAE. Vol. II. 5. Acer Drummondii H. & A. Drum- mond's or Hard Maple. Fig-. 2808. Acer Drummondii H. & A.; Hook. Journ. Bot. i: 200. 1834- Acer rubrum var. Drummondii Sarg. loth Census U. S. 9: 50. 1884. A large tree, similar to the preceding species. Leaves 3'-6' long, tliicker, 3-lobed, or sometimes 5-lobed, obtuse or cordate at the base, densely whitish tomentose beneath when young, the tomentum persisting, at least along the veins, the lobes short, broad, acute or acuminate; young twigs and petioles more or less tomentose; flow- ers in lateral sessile fascicles unfolding much before the leaves; petals present; fruiting pedi- cels 1-2' long; samaras glabrous, more or less incurved, i*'-2l' long, the wing 5"-io" broad at middle. In swamps, southern Missouri to Georgia, Florida and Texas. Fruit brilliant scarlet, ripening in March or April. 6. Acer saccharum Marsh. Sugar or Rock :\Iaple. Sugar-tree. Fig. 2809. Acer saccharum Marsh. Arb. Araer. 4. 1785. Acer saccharinum Wang. Araer. 36. pi. -'. /. ^6. i/S". Xot L. 1753- Acer barhatum Michx. FI. Bor. Am. 2: 252. 1803. A large and very valuable tree, with height of ioo°-i2o° and trunk diameter of 2*°-3J°. Leaves z'-& long, dark green above, pale beneath, cordate or truncate at the base, 3-7-lobed, the lobes acuminate, irregularly sinuate, the sinuses rounded; flowers in sessile, lateral or terminal corymbs, green- ish yellow, drooping on capillary hairy pedicels, appearing with the leaves; petals none; samaras glabrous, slightly diverging, I'-ii' long, the wing 3"-5" wide. In rich woods, Newfoundland to Manitoba, south, especially along the mountains, to Florida and Texas. Its sap is the main source of maple sugar. Wood hard, strong, ligh
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