THE POPLARS. 



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Lombardy poplar ; its leaves are rather more deeply 

 divided than those of the var. nvvea. The white 

 poplars are rapid growers, and frequently attain a 

 height of from 50 to 80 feet. 



American Aspen, 



American Aspen, ^he American aspen is not com- 

 Poplar. monly known by this name ; it is 



Fopulws tremuloides. -^q^i^ frequently called by the coun- 

 try people "popple," a corruption of poplar. It 



