CANADIAN POPLAR: ALMOND WILLOW 



87 



Populus canadensis, Desf. Canadian Poplar. 



ft Fruiting catkins erect ; scales, entire, velvety 

 pubescent ; capsules ovoid-conical. 



Scales of the catkin pale yellow or reddish, [For(o 

 not dark at the tips. see P* 89 -- 



l~l Capsule glabrous. [For 



< n i i- m (OZ=7) 



Capsule pedicellate. see p. 89. 



% Catkin-scales persistent. 



Fig. 88. White Willow, Salix alba. 1, male catkin ; 2, a male 

 flower ; 3, shoot with female catkin ; 4, female flower ; 5, fruiting 

 catkin ; 6, fruit with escaping seeds ; 7, seed with its coma. 2, 4, 6 

 and 7, magnified (Sw). 



Salix triandra, L. Almond Willow. 



$3 Catkin-scales caducous. 

 Catkin-scales oblong. 



