THE BLACK POPLAR. 



PoPULUS NIGRA. 



The Black Poplar, according to Dr. Hunter, 

 derives its name from a black circle perceptible at 

 the centre of its trunk when felled; Loudon seems 

 to think that it received the name from the dark 



LEAF OF BLACK POPLAR. 



colour of its bark ; but it is far more probable 

 that it was originally so called from its having 

 darker foliage than the White Poplar. It may 

 well be distinguished from the other British 



