POPLAR :;;,;, ; ;.;:-;;.; ro; 



tree labelled in the Royal Botanic Gardens as the 

 Western Plane is an error, and the same confusion 

 exists in other parts of London. 



The single fruit and decidedly three-cleft and 

 deeply indented, glabrous leaves are points of distinc- 

 tion in the Western species. 



The usual and quickest way of raising young Planes 

 is from layers or cuttings. In our public nurseries 

 cuttings, which root as freely as a Willow or Poplar, 

 are inserted in a light, free, loamy soil in September, 

 and are ready for transplanting after the second year. 

 Layering is also resorted to, which consists in bending 

 the lower branches downwards till they come in 

 contact with the ground, where they are kept in posi- 

 tion by stout wooden pegs until roots are formed. 

 The branch is then severed from the trunk, and the 

 rooted portion planted in the nursery border. 

 Previous to layering, the soil is loosened and made 

 free by the addition of sand and road grit. The Plane 

 produces seed in abundance, which, if wanted for 

 sowing, should be collected as it falls from the trees in 

 October and November. It may be sown at once in a 

 light, free soil or stored till required for planting in 

 spring. 



Poplar 



(Populus) 



MOST of the Poplars thrive well in London, but 

 with the exception of the White, Grey, and 

 Fastigiate, which are useful for hedge or screen pur- 

 poses, they are not to be recommended for general 

 planting. They produce heavy, ungainly branches 

 that, owing to the brittle nature of the wood, are apt 



