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pies. (4) The Rues. (5) The Lindens. (6) The Pulses or 

 Butterflies (Leguminosse). (7) The Roses. (8) The Olives. 



III. (1)— CATKINBEARERS. 

 Or " Little Pussy-Cat bearers." — Fr. Chaton. 



A. Willows. 



Salix alba vitellina— Golden Osier. 



S. amygdaloides — Peach-leaved Willow. 



S. Bebbiana — Bebb's Willow. 



S. discolor — Glaucous Willow or Bog Willow. 



S. fluviatilis— Sand-bar Willow. 



S. fragilis — Brittle Willow. 



S. lucida- — Shining Willow (Bright-eyed Salix.) 



S. nigra — Black Willow or Black-eyed Salix. 



S. Wardii— Ward's Willow. 



B. Poplars. 



Populus alba — White Poplar. 



P. balsamifera — Balsam Poplar. 



P. grandidentata — Large toothed Aspen. 



P. monilifera — Cotton Wood. 



P. monilifera, Var. candicans — Balm of Gilead. 



P. tremuloides — American Aspen. 



VOL. III.— THE BIRCH. 



In my day this tree did nearly half the work of the school- 

 masters in England. The Headmaster of Marlborough shortly before 

 I taught there was a mannikin named Wool. The boys called him 

 "Much Cry, Little Wool." Of Dr. Hawkins of Eton it was said that 

 when upborne to Heaven by Cherubim he would be regretting all the 

 way that there was nothing to flog. 



Aln us incana — Speckled Alder. 



A. viridis — Mountain Alder. 

 Betula lenta (pliant) — Black Birch. 



B. lutea — Yellow Birch. 



B. papyracea — Silver-barked Birch or Canoe Birch. 

 B. populifolia — American White Birch. 



