SUMMER KEY TO THE SPECIES OF POPULUS 



a. Leaf-petioles essentially terete. 



b. Petioles and lower sides of leaves pubescent; leaves heart- 

 shaped P. candicans, p. 55. 



bb. Petioles and lower sides of leaves glabrous; leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate P. balsamifcra, p. 53. 



aa. Leaf-petioles strongly flattened. 



b. Petioles and lower sides of leaves tomentose ; twigs 



pubescent P. alba, p. 47. 



bb. Petioles and lower sides of leaves glabrous; twigs glab- 

 rous. 



c. Leaves distinctly deltoid in shape. 



d. Leaves broader than they are long, abruptly acuminaie 

 at the apex; marginal teeth not conspicuously in- 

 curved; branches erect and more or less appressed to 

 the main stem, forming a narrow, spire-like crown.. 



P. nigra italica, p. 59. 



dd. Leaves longer than they are broad, more or less taper- 

 pointed at the apex; marginal teeth rather conspicu- 

 ously incurved; branches spreading, forming a broad 



crown P. deltoides, p. 57. 



cc. Leaves ovate to nearly orbicular in shape. 



d. Margin of leaves coarsely sinuate-toothed; leaves 3-5 



inches long P. grandidentata, p. 51. 



dd. Margin of leaves finely serrate; leaves less than 3 



inches long P. tremuloides, p. 49. 



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