6i6 DIOECIA OCTANDRIA. 



^^^ OCTANDRIA. 



: "■ POPULUS. Gen,pL 1123. 

 MASC. Amenti Cal. lar^iina lacera. Cof\ turbina- 

 ."-.'■•',' ta, obliqua, Integra.- . , \ . 

 i -••:■ FEM. Amenti Cal. UCor. marls. Stigma 4-fidum. 

 Caps. 2-locularis. Sem. muka, pappofa. 



alba * I. FOPULUS foiiis fubrotundis dentato-angulatis 

 fiibtus tomentofis. Sp. pi. 1463. {Ger.eni. 14S6. 

 I-.-.. /. 1 y 14H7./. 5.) 



T7 V White Poplar. Anglis 



'- 'T ' It occurs fometimes in the Icvlands near gentlc- 

 '. :■' men's houfes, and in plantations, but is adoubc- 



ful native. ^. IV. 



- . I he bark is fmooth and white. The leaves are 



..'; roundifli in the young trees, in the adult ones 



angular, divided into three, five or feven lobes, 



'. • of a firm texture, a dark green or blackifh co- 



. : Jour above, white and cottony underneath •, the 



t footftalks are cottony, and both thefe and the 



' ferratures of the leaves are deftitute of glands. 



■:,A.- : The catkins are cylindrical. 



It is a tree of fo quick a growth that in fome fitu- 

 ^ " ■■ ations it will attain to full maturity in 20 years. 



V ■ In low moift grounds it is efteemed a good tree to 



' form avenues. . ^'y 



tremuk 2. POPULUS foliis fubrotundis, dentaro-angulatis, 



otrinque 



