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WHITE POPLAR 



Populus alba, L. White Poplar, Abele (Figs. 64 and 

 65). Large tree with very variable foliage, the lower 



/V, 



Fig. 64. Abele or White Poplar, Populus alba, p. 208 (Sc). 



surfaces of which are, like the shoots, petioles and buds, 

 covered with white or grey tomentum. The leaves, thin 



