to a confiderable Bulk in a few 

 Years. 



The black Poplar is not fo apt to 

 take Root from large Truncheons ; 

 therefore 'tis the better Method to 

 plant Cuttings about a Foot and an 

 half in Length, thrufting them a Foot 

 deep into the Ground : thefe will 

 take Root i*ery freely, and may be 

 afterward tranfplanted where they 

 are to remain. This Sort will grow 

 upon almoft any Soil ; but will 

 thrive beft in moift Places. 



I have planted Cuttings of this 

 Tree, which in fourYears have been 

 bigger in the Trunk than a Man's 

 Thigh, and near twenty Feet in 

 Height, and this upon a very indiffer- 

 ent Soil ; but in a moift Soil, it is 

 common for thefe Trees to Ihoot ten 

 or twelve Feet in a Seafon : fo that 

 where a Perfon hath a mind to make 

 a Shelter in a few Years, there is 

 fcarce any Tree fo proper for that 

 Purpofe as this : but they mould 

 not be planted too near the Pleafure- 

 garden.becaufe theDown which falls 

 from thefe Trees will make a prodi- 

 gious Litter in the Spring. 



The white Sorts, as alfo the Af- 

 pen-tree, likewife caufe a great Lit- 

 ter in the Spring, when their Down 

 falls off ; and their Roots being ve- 

 ry apt to produce a large Quantity 

 of Suckers, efpecially thofe Trees 

 that came from Suckers, this renders 

 them unfit to be planted near an 

 Houfe or Garden ; but when they 

 are interfpers'd with other Trees in 

 large Plantations, they afford an 

 agreeable Variety ; their Leaves be- 

 in <? very white on their Under fides, 

 which, when blown with the Wind, 

 are turn'd ro Sight- 



A confiderable Advantage may 

 be obtam'd by planting tjiefe Trees 

 epon rno'il koggy Soils, where few 

 fit her Trees Will thrive : many fuch 

 Places thpc are in En?lana\ which 



dp not, at prefent, bring in much 

 Money to their Owners; whereas s 

 if they were planted with thefe Trees, 

 they would, in a very few Years, 

 over-purchafe the Ground, clear of 

 all Expence: but there are many 

 Perfons in England, who think no- 

 thing, except Corn, worth cultivate- 

 ing: or, if they plant Timber, it 

 muft be Oak, Alii, or Elm ; and if 

 their Land be not proper for either 

 of thefe, it is deem'd little worth ; 

 whereas if the Nature of the Soil 

 was examined, and proper Sorts of 

 Plants adapted to it, there might be 

 very great Advantage made of feve- 

 ral large Tracts of Land, which at 

 this time lie neglected. 



The Wood of thefe Trees, efpe- 

 cially of the Abele, is very good to 

 lay for Floors, where it will laft 

 many Years ; and, for its exceeding 

 Whitenefs, is, by many Perfons, 

 preferr'd to Oak ; but, being of a 

 foft Contexture, is very fubjeft to 

 take the Impreffion of Nails, &c* 

 which renders it lefs proper for thi§ 

 Purpofe : it is alfo very proper for 

 Wainfcotmg of Rooms, being lefs 

 fubjedr to fwell or fhrink, than moffc 

 other Sorts of Wood : but for Turn- 

 ery-ware, there is no Wood equal 

 to this for its exceeding Whitenefs, 

 fo that Trays, Bowls, and many 

 other Utenfils, are made of it ; and 

 the Bellows - makers prefer it for 

 their Ufe ; as do alfo the Shoema- 

 kers, not only forHeels, but alfo for 

 the Soles of Shoes : it is alfo very 

 good to make light Carts ; and the 

 Poles are very proper to fupport 

 Vines, Hops, &c. and the Lopping 

 will afford good Fuel, which in many 

 Countries is much wanted. 



The fixth Sort of Poplar-tree 

 grows by the Sides of Rivers, and 

 in other moift Places, in South-Ca- 

 rolina, where it riles to a very large 

 Tree. The young ^ranches of this 



Tree 



