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IL— THE TREES UPON WillClI THE MISTLETOE 



GROWS IN HEREFORDSHIRE 



so far as I have been able to ascertain them by my own obser- 

 vation, and with the kind assistance of several members of our 

 Club, and of- ers, are as follows ; and I give the list, as closely as 

 may be, in the order of the frequency of its occurrence on the 

 trees at this time : — 



1st. — The Apple Tree, {Pyriis malus domestica) general through- 

 out the County. 



On the English Poplars. — 



2ud. — The xVbele Teke or White Poplar, {P. alba;)' 

 not common. 



3rd. — The Gkey Poplar, (P. canesevns ;) rare, 



4th. — The Aspen, {P. iremula ;) occasionally; 



and on the following introduced varieties of Poplar. 



5th. — TnE Black Poplar, {P. nigra;') the earliest intro- 

 duced species ; very common. 



J 6th. — The Black Italian Poplar, (P. monolifera;) 



introduced in 1772, and has now for the last 30 years been sub- 

 stituted by nurserymen for the Canadian Poplar ; very freely. 



7th. — TuE Canadian Poplar, (P. Canadensis) formerly 

 much more generally planted than at this time ; very common. 



8th — The Ontario Poplar, (P. candicans) a balsam 

 bearing Poplar, introduced from North America in 1772, and 

 now much distributed by Nurserymen ; common. 



