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Acer pseudoplatanus, Linn. Sycamore Maple. Tree, 70 ft. high: lvs. 5-lobed. coarsely crenate-serrate, 3 1/2-7 in. across, deep green above, glaucous and mostly glabrous beneath: racemes pendulous: fr. glabrous. Eu., Caucasus. Gt. 42:260, 261. H.W. 3:44, p. 39. F.S. R. 3, p. 181. F.E. 15, pl. 47 (habit).—Large tree of vigorous growth, with large, spreading head; thrives well even in exposed situations. Many varieties and garden forms: Var. villosum, Presl. Lvs. chartaceous, pubescent beneath. Var. erythrocarpum, Carr. Fr. right red: lvs. smaller and more lustrous. R.H. 1864: 171. M.D. 1905:1. Gn. 76, p. 540. Var. purpurascens, Pax (vars. purpureum and atropurpureum, Hort.). Lvs. purplish red beneath; of robust growth. Var. Handjeryi, Spaeth (var. Prinz, Handjery, Hort.). Lvs. purplish beneath, bright red when unfolding. Var. Worleei, Schwerin (var. lutescens, Hort.). Lvs. yellow. Var. albo-variegatum, Kirchn. Lvs. with white blotches and spots, reddish while young. Var. Leopoldii, Lem. Similar to the preceding variety; bright rosy pink while young. I.H. 1864:411. R.B. 1906:197. Var. bicolor, Spaeth. Lvs. light green while young, with yellow, finally whitish, spots. Var. tricolor, Kirchn. Lvs. purplish while young, spotted with yellow. Var. quadricolor, Schwerin (var. Simonii Pax. var. Simon-Louis freres, Deegen). Lvs. with large, white spots and also sprinkled with small dots; pink while young. Var. nervosum, Schwerin. Habit pyramidal, of slow growth: lvs. marked with yellow between the veins above, purplish beneath.
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