Sylva Florifera: the Shrubbery Historically And Botanically Treated: With Observations On the Formation of Ornamental Plantations, And Picturesque Scenery
Sylva Florifera: the Shrubbery Historically And Botanically Treated: With Observations On the Formation of Ornamental Plantations, And Picturesque Scenery
Henry Phillips
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Digifize3"by Google I 221 SYCAMORE, or GREAT MAPLE. — ACER PSEUDO-PLATANUS.
Natural order^ TrihilatiB. Acera, Juss. A genus of the Polygamia Mon(ecia class.
<< Nor unnoticed pass The sycamore, capricious in attire.
Now green, now tawny, and, ere autumn yet Have changed the woods." Cowper.
The great maple-tree was called, in Greek, ^(pivSaiivogy Sphendamnos ; but Saint Luke^ who wrote his gospel in Rome, probably changed the Latin name of this tree into Greek, as he calls it LvxofAfa^aiuj Sycomoraia^ (chap, xix, ver. 4.), from whence we have evidently derived the name of Sycamore.
The sycamore became celebrated as being the tree on which Zaccheus climbed to see Christ pass on his way to Jerusalein, when the people strewed leaves and branches of palm and other trees in his way, exclaiming, " Hosanna to the son of David ;'' and to commemorate which, the Catholic Church still retains the practice of blessing branches V\ r Digitized by VjOOQIC 222 SYLVA FJ.ORIFERA.
of the palm-tree on the Sunday before Easter, which is hence caviled Palm Sunday.
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