. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 15. Acer saccharinum (or A. dasycarpum). CO. Fls. in distinctly peduncled corymbs or short um- bellate racemes, mostly erect, with petals and distinct sepals. D. Jyvs. 3-5-lobed, with obtuse, entire or obtusely toothed lobes: corymbs short-stalked : ovary pubescent: winter-buds with several outer scales. 7. Its
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 15. Acer saccharinum (or A. dasycarpum). CO. Fls. in distinctly peduncled corymbs or short um- bellate racemes, mostly erect, with petals and distinct sepals. D. Jyvs. 3-5-lobed, with obtuse, entire or obtusely toothed lobes: corymbs short-stalked : ovary pubescent: winter-buds with several outer scales. 7. Itsklum, Lauth. Small tree, 30 ft.: lvs. 5-lobed, 3-5 in. long, glaucous beneath and at length glabrous; lobes obtusely dentate, the middle ones often 3-lobed: corymbs. 16. Red Maple.—Acer rubrum. b, staminate flowers; a, c, pistillate flowers. 8. camp^stre, Linn. Shrub or tree, occasionally 50 ft , with corky branches : lvs. 3-5-lobed, lK-3Kin. long, green and pubescent beneath or nearly glabrous; lobes entire or the middle ones slightly 3-lobed : corymbs erect, hairy : fr. with horizontally spreading wings. Eu., W. Asia. —Shrub ortreeof moderate, dense growth, with dull green foliage, valuable for planting as under- growth and on dry ground. Many varieties and garden forms : Var. argfenteo-variegatum, Hort. Lvs. with large white blotches. Var. pulverulSntum, Hort. Lvs. sprinkled with white. Var. Austrlacum, DC. Usually a tree ; lvs. 5-lobed, with acute, nearly entire lobes. Var. Taiiricum, Booth. Shrub: lvs. 5-lobed; small, lobes 3- lobed. Var. hebec&rpum, DC. Fr. and generally the lvs. beneath pubescent. 9. Monspessulanum, Linn. {A. trilob&tum. Lam.). Shrub or small tree, 25 ft.: lvs. 3-lobed, coriaceous, 1-3 in. across, shining above, glaucous and glabrous be- neath ; lobes entire or with few obtuse teeth : corymbs erect: fr. with slightly spreading wings. S. Eu., N. Afr., W. Asia. — Shrub or small tree of slow growth, with a dense, rounded head and in temperate
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