This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... 3. P. tremuloides--American Aspen. Leaves, roundish, heart-shaped, with a short, sharp point, and small, regular teeth, smooth on both sides, with downy margins; scales cut into three or four deep linear divisions, fringed with long hairs. This species of Poplar is abundant in the British Provinces, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... 3. P. tremuloides--American Aspen. Leaves, roundish, heart-shaped, with a short, sharp point, and small, regular teeth, smooth on both sides, with downy margins; scales cut into three or four deep linear divisions, fringed with long hairs. This species of Poplar is abundant in the British Provinces, and common in the northern part of the United States. It seldom exceeds thirty feet in height, and is a short-lived tree. The wood resembles that of other species. 4. Popitlus grandidentata--Large Aspen. Leaves, roundish-ovate, sinuately toothed with large, unequal teeth, very downy when young, afterwards smooth on both sides. This tree grows in the same localities as the preceding, but is of larger size and more rapid growth. It is easily distinguished by its larger leaves, which are coarsely toothed, and covered with a white, silky down when they first appear. The tree is sometimes hewn into square timber, which is used where it can be kept dry. It has considerable strength, and does not readily spring or settle. When large enough, it is sawed into lumber, which is employed in the finishing of houses, and does not warp easily. This, and the preceding species, are used in Northern Illinois for making fences--the trees being cut into lengths of eight feet, split when of proper size, and nailed upon posts. If cut in June or July, and peeled, these rails will last twelve or fifteen years, but if the bark be not removed, they very speedily decay. 5. Populus neteropliylla--Downy-leaved Poplar. Branches, round; leaves, heart-shaped, or roundish-ovate, obtuse, serrate, white, woolly when young, at length nearly smooth, except on the veins beneath. This species appears to be rare in the Northern States. It is found in Southern Illinois, but my acquaintance...
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