. The Canadian forester's illustrated guide [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture. ILLUSTHATEl) (.IMDE. 79 Platan //s Orrif/enfa/is—But ton-wood. In rich, alluvial soils, and on river-banks, this tree does well. Eighty feet is its usual height. The seed ripens in autumn, and keeps well in a dry state. Spring" is the proper season for sovsing it, and the covering of earth should be slight. A pound of the seed co .. is about three hundred thousand pickles, of w^h^ch uuout twenty jx^r cent. grow, ^"hen young, the plants require protection, but they may be set out in
. The Canadian forester's illustrated guide [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture. ILLUSTHATEl) (.IMDE. 79 Platan //s Orrif/enfa/is—But ton-wood. In rich, alluvial soils, and on river-banks, this tree does well. Eighty feet is its usual height. The seed ripens in autumn, and keeps well in a dry state. Spring" is the proper season for sovsing it, and the covering of earth should be slight. A pound of the seed co .. is about three hundred thousand pickles, of w^h^ch uuout twenty jx^r cent. grow, ^"hen young, the plants require protection, but they may be set out in the nursery at the end of a year ; and three years from sowing may occupy the place of their per-. 61.—Leaf and nut of butteniut. manent abode. The button-wood is said to grow as fast as the poplar, and is equally suited to the system of propagation by cuttings. Its Avood is, in quality, &c., equal to that of the maple; and as an ornamental tree, it is very beautiful. Engraving No. 68, p 83 displays the leaf and seed-ball of the l)utton-wood, and No. 60, p. 84, the seed-ball with a seed. * PopNlns Grandidentata—L'trg'e-toothed Asjkh. This poplar rarely exceeds a height of forty feet by fifteen inches in diameter. The details of its treatment will ho found in the chai)ter devoted to a summary of the species common to all the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chapais, J. C. (Jean Charles), 1850-1926. Montreal : E. Senécal
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