( io6 ) 



The Calyx is a common katkin, oblong, loofely imbricated, and 

 cylindrical; compofed of Scales which are one flowered, ob- 

 long, and plane, with the margin torn. 



The Corolla none, but 



A Ne&armn of one leaf, top fliaped and tubulous beneath, 

 but oblique and terminating in an oval border above. 



The Filaments are eight, very iTiort. The Anthem are four- 

 cornered and large. 



* V he Female. 



The Katkin, Scales, and Ne&aria^ are like the Male. 



The Germen is ovate-fliarp pointed. The Style is fcarce man!- 



feft. The Stigma is four cleft. 

 The Seed-vejjels are ovate capfules, two ceird and two valv'd : 



the valves reflexed. 

 The Seeds are numerous and ovate, with a volatile capillary 



pappus. 



^h^ Species, with us^ are^ 



I. PoPULUs deltoide. White Poplar y or Cotton 

 Tree of Carolina. > 



(Bartram's Catalogue.) 



This becomes a tall tree, with a large ereft trunk, 

 covered with a white, fmoothifli bark, refembling 

 that of the Afpen tree. The leaves are large, gene- 

 rally nearly triangular, toothed or indented with 

 ftiarp and deep ferratures, of a fhining full green 

 on their upper furface, but fomewhat lighter or 

 hoary underneath; (landing upon long flender foot- 

 ftalks, and generally reftlefs or in motion. The 

 timber is white, firm, and elaftic, principally ufed 

 for fence rails. It grows naturally upon rich low 

 lauds, on the banks of large rivers in Carolina and 

 Florida* 



2. PoPULUS 



