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Show PS. cae Ofthe Hiftory of Plants, 1486 Lin. 3, 1487 Ofthe Hiftory ofPlants. 3 Populus Libyca, q The Defiription, I ~Die. 3. eee, RCE ease ES ue.) The Afpentree. 4 Populus Americata, ' The IgdianPoplartree, He white Poplar tree commethfoone to perfection,and growethhigh in fhort time fil of boughes at the top: the barke of the body is {mooth,and that ofthe boughesis] ie wife white withall ; the wood is white,eafie tobecleft : the leaucs are braad deeply athed 8 Ee neredlike almoft to thofe of the Vine,but muchleffer,fmoothon the vpper fide plibeand fiie greene ; and on the netherfide white and woolly : the catkinsare long, downy. at thefirltofa 3 plithcolour: the roots {pread manywaies, lying vnderthe turfe,and not growing dec e, and fe fore it happeneththat thefe treesbe oftentimes blowne downe withthe winde, ¥ Populusalba. nic = 2 Populus niera, The white Poplar tree: p blacke Dp , The Poplartree, + 5 Populus alba folys minoribus, Theleffer leaued white Poplar, the Willow,full of ioints where the leaues do grow,ofa perfeé& roundneffe,faue where it cleaueth or growethto the ftalk: from the 2 Theblack Poplar tree i i houwhi ; Rou is as high asthe white,and nowand ( thenhigher, fullerfthe of3 are, Ol oftentimes Se oughes,and witha thicker body : the barke thereof is likewi(e pcestele sti ctschaiesa = ee : dy ¢ barke thereof is likewife fmooth, but the fubftance ot the if he C. cy fr 5 =) 6 f y Ower,and notf fowhite,> fuller ofveines,and notfo eafilycleft:the leaues be fom road below towards the ftem,fharp at the point, andalittle {hipt about the edges, eo Het white nor woolly, like the leaues of the former, but of a pleafant greene colour: among fhew themhich fhew thalbuds which tatocliers> the which come forth long aglets or catkins,which do @ turne intoclufters : 5 felues before the leaues {pri ofareafonable good fauour,ofthe whichis made that pf Ipring out,are ues Yneuentum . fi tableointment called Populeon t z ead S eee s 7 ie the barkeand fubftanceof the wood is fomegreat tree:with S ae ofthefo likehat <i peo idle e =e ane thisisalfoa tree 1s garnifhed manybrittle and tender brancl: caues,ina manner round,much blackerand harder than the blacke Poplar, ns hangir ooQ ee ea ere e = = beaten and flender ftems,whichare for the moft part ftil wauering,and make a great noife by b 5 2 rr ni ea thoughthe >" wi to en weather be= calme,andfearce2 any winde blowing:and it is knownt °F 2 Ratara ftronger, and ie grow deeper _ hat into the groundtaf tree:‘ the2 roots. hereofare ;heees the Afpen thofe ofthe white Poplar. a 1 ‘ cr ftrange Poplar,which fome docall Populus rotund folia,in Englifh,the roun ar sar ase eioby Soarbranches,tough St ae goodlytwiggie ese many BT acy with : waxetha great tree,bede& and|: Anca, bofoms or cornersof thefe leaues come forth {mall aglets, likevnto our Poplar, but {malJer : the leafe is thick,and very like the leaues ofArbor Inde, but broader, of an aftringent tafte, fomewhat heating the mouth, and {altifh. 5 Thereis alfo another fort of Poplar which groweth likewife vnto a great tree,the branches whereof are knotty and bunched forth as thoughit were full of {cabs orfores: the leaues comeforth in tufts moft commonly at the end of the boughes, not cutor iagged, but refembling the leaues ofthat 4tr7plex called Pes Anferinus ; in colourlike the former, but the aglets are notfo clofely packedrogether,otherwifeit is like. q The Place. : Thefe trees doe grow in low moift places, as inmedowes neere yato ditches, ftanding waters andrivers. The fir kinde of white Poplar groweth not very common in England, bur in fome places here and thére a tree: 1 found many both faall & great growing ina low medow turning ere |