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as " the new sweet-scented poplar of the nurseries," and was stated to have 

 been offered in Loddiges' catalogue of 1836 ; but if the tree he mentioned was 

 the true P. suaveolens it has not made any progress in this country. It is 



now rarely seen, although it succeeds well in the Arnold Arboretum, and in 

 continental European nurseries. 



P. TREMULA, Linnaus. ASPEN. 



A tree rarely more than 50 ft. high in this country ; winter buds bright 

 brown ; young shoots smooth. Leaves greyish green, roundish to broadly 



