THE POPLARS. 



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slenderer trees is the Lumbardy poplar {Populus 

 nigra, var. Italica ; also Populus dilatata), which 



Balm of Gilead 



ascends like a church spire some 100 feet or more to 

 the sky. It has a pretty, triangularly shaped leaf, 

 with a flattish stem, often red, and a smooth, thin, 

 leathery texture ; the teeth are not sharp ; the color 



