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and the cotton which is shed from the capsules is so abundant as t 
pat the tree acai com 1 in the immediate Bes of dwellings. Tt 
ted in Sexpy’s History of British Forest Trees (1842) that ae 
orth American Continent is probably the “ real native country” 
this Poplar. Ifso, Arron’ : specific name (Gr@ca) was an fortuna 
misnomer ; a mistake, however, not uncommon in vulgar. 
4.'P. piuata’ta, Ait. eres much dilated, nearly deltoid, ae 
serrate, glabrous on both sides. 
Dutatep Porutvs. Lombardy Poplar. Italian Poplar. 
: Se Sag Italien. Ger. Lombardische Pappel. Span. Alamo de 
Stem 60 - and 1- ; branches numerous, nearly erect, 
forming a phage pods esearae f “4 cr AVES : 3 inches long, and wider than long ; 
seas about 2 inches long, laterally compressed near the leaf. Staminate aments 2-3 
gerry houses and along avenues : cultivated. Native of Italy. FU. April. Fr. 
Obs. This was a favorite ornamental tree, for a number of years; but 
a more correct taste has wal pens of late — , and w As longet see 
the long avenues ae these ungrace rees that were formerly so 
common. Mr. Watson, in “his Annals of Philadelphia, ptt it ye i 
troduced tg that city, from England, in the year 1784, by 
Hamitton, Esq., of the “ Woodlands,” tit side of the river Schuylkill. 
The Botanieal Editor of one a — a a they have 
stilla 
that was introduced AMILTO ney ait he ier tae procured it 
from Italy. by Mr Hay a oa rs that are, or haye been, in the 
U. States se si sonsierlg ongations, branches, or offvets, of 
the tree from which Mr. mae) thule ed his n. 
5 au’Ba, L, he ape heart-shaped, or often 3obed, 
coarsely ee smooth and green above, mostly white and tere to- 
Wie Porvuivus. Silver Poplar. Abele-tree. 
30 - 60 feet high, with spreading branches and smooth greyish-white bark. 
Stem Leaves 
2-3 inches long,—sometimes glabrous on both sides when old; petioles 1-2 inches in 
length. Aments 1-2 inches long, the bracts finely laciniate and ciliate with white hairs. — 
Obs. This species is often cultivated as a shade-tree. In point of 
; rs no comparison with numbers th the natives = our cial 
h it make it a real ni 
sance. Some of the grass-plats in the public pis of A Yok have 
been quite overrun by the wide-spreading suckers of this tree; even 
closely-paved streets they ‘work their way up between the stones. It 
should be discarded al a tal ther. 
The Balsam Poplar P, balsamifera, L. and its variet; y candicans, 
are found in the celica cette aie. i ‘ale bo 
buds easveeell with a fragrant resin or varnish. A tineture 
