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leaf stalks and common to all the poplars, although more 

 marked in this species. This movement has been com- 

 pared to that of women's tongues " which seldom cease 

 wagging." 



Homer says of Penelope's maidens : 



"Their busy fingers wove 

 Like poplar leaves when Zephyr fans the grove." 



Every one knows Scott's 



"And variable as the shade 

 By the light quivering Aspen made." 



Black Willow. 



hybridized so much 

 that it is often dif- 

 ficult to separate 

 from each other the 

 different species. 



Coat Willow. 



Weeping Willow 



