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THE BIRCH. 



BE TULA ALBA. PL 19. 

 3fif;t eig&ttoc r,:|) trjibffi biff?' <^ IT: i jwlj 



Fruflification. Barren flowers in a fcaly 

 catkin, each containing four chives. 

 Fertile flowers, on the fame tree, in a 

 fcaly catkin, each fucceeded by a fingle 

 feed. 



Specific character. Leaves oval, tapering to 

 a point, ferrated. Bark white. 



THIS is a tree of rather humble growth, 

 but valuable for cloathing foils which are 

 deferted by almoft all other trees. Thefe 

 arc the bogs and mofles, frequent in fome 

 parts of this kingdom, and ftill more in 

 fome countries of the North, as Sweden, 

 Norway, and Lapland. The watery parts 

 of forcfts which fcarcely produce any grafs, 

 are often covered with a thick growth of 



thefe 



