424 NEW EXGLAXD TREES IS WINTER. 



EUROPEAN WHITE BIRCH 

 European Paper Birch. 



Betula alba L. 



Tlie Euro]M-an r.iruh of wliirh our Ameriran Papor Birrh is consnlered 

 a "\'ariet >' is cIospU' related to tliis latt er siiecies. Tliere are many 

 lirirtii.'uli iiral \"ariHties. .A^ide frcini the "\v f e p 1 n .2: \'ariet\" the foi'ms most 

 f reqvient 1\' si-en in cii It i\'ation are erect \vitli line drooidng- svtra>'. Tlie 

 bark is ' if ten sUisliud at tlie base cif llie trunk "with deep "gusset" -like 

 furrows expdsing- the dark inner bark in sharp contrast to the whiteness 

 of the t.iuter la\"<-rs. The riuter bark is se]->arable into thin papery layers 

 but does not seem bo inclined to peel spon taneousl>" as our native Paper 

 Birch. 



