GENERAL INDEX. 



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Uses of the wood, 153. 



Soil, 154. 



Insects which live upon it, 155. 



2. Russell, or Duke of Bed- 



ford's, Willow, 156 — 159. 

 Synonymes and specific characters, 



157. 

 Uses of the wood, 158. 

 bark, 159. 



3. White Willow, 160—166. 

 Sjmonymes and specific characters, 



160. 

 Picturesque character, 161. 

 Soil and propagation, 162, 163. 

 Uses of the wood and bark, 164. 

 Geographical distribution, 165. 

 Insects and birds which feed on 



it, 165. 



4. Large-Leaved Sallow, 167 



—172. 

 Synonymes and specific characters, 



167. 

 Picturesque character, 168, 169. 

 Soil and associations, 169. 

 Uses of the wood, 170. 

 Insects which feed upon it, 170, 



171. 



THE POPLAR. 



Remarks on the genus, 173, 174. 

 I.Grey Poplar, 175—180. 



S3Tionymes and distinguishing 



characters, 175, 176. 

 Picturesque character, 1 77, 1 78. 

 Propagation, 179. 

 Uses of the wood, 180. 

 Insects which feed upon it, 181. 



2. Abele, 181—183. 

 Synonymes, 181. 



Specific characters and soil, 182. 

 Geographical distribution and cha- 

 racter, 182. 

 Varieties, 182, 183. 

 Popuhis acerifolia, 

 „ tomentosa. 



3. Aspen, 184—189. 

 Synonymes and specific characters, 



184. 

 Picturesque character, 185. 

 Geographical distribution, 186. 

 Uses of the wood, bark, &c, 187. 

 Soil, 1 87. 

 Propagation, 188. 

 Insects living upon it, 189. 



4. Athenl\n Poplar, 190 — 193. 

 Origin of the name, 191. 

 Description of the tree, 192. 

 Propagation, 192. 



Insects which frequent it, 193. 

 Specific characters, 1 93. 



5. Black Poplar, 194—197. 

 Synonymes and specific characters, 



194. 

 Soil, 195. 



Uses of the wood and bark, 196. 

 Description of the tree, 195, 196. 

 Insects and propagation, 197. 



6. Black Italian Poplar, 198 — 



203. 

 Synonymes and specific characters, 



198, 199. 

 Obscurity of its origin, 1 99, 200. 

 Character of the tree and soil, 



200, 201. 

 Uses of the wood, 201. 

 Ornamental qualities, 202. 

 Insects which feed upon it, 202. 

 Propagation, 202, 203. 

 Large tree near Kelso, 203. 



7. Lombardy Poplar, 204 — 209. 

 Synonymes, 204. 

 Description of the tree, 205. 



Its origin, 206. 

 Uses of the wood, 207. 

 Ornamental character, 208. 

 Propagation and specific charac- 

 ter, 209. 



8. Balsam Poplar, 210—214. 

 Synonymes, 210. 

 Geographical distribution, 211. 

 Description of the tree and wood, 



212. 

 Insects which eat it, 213. 



9. Ontario Poplar, 213, 214. 



THE ALDER, 215—224. 



Synonymes and specific characters, 

 215. 



Soil and geographical range, 216. 



Picturesque character, 217. 



Not to be planted on wet land, 

 218, 219. 



Uses of the wood, 219, 220. 



Propagation, 221. 



Insects which live upon it, 222. 

 Variety, 223, 224. 



Alnus glutinosa kcci?iiata, or Cut- 

 leaved Alder. 



THE BIRCH, 225—237. 



Synonymes and specific characters, 



225. 

 Geographical distribution, 226 — 



228. 

 The Weeping variety, 228. 

 Value as a nurse to the oak, 229 



—231. 

 Picturesque character, 231, 232. 

 Uses of the wood and bark, 232 



—234. 



