Forest trees, for shelter, ornament and profitA practical manual for their culture and propagation . nning ofJune, and must be sown immediately, and the youngplants shaded from the sun as they come up. 4. Betula pa/pyracea—Canoe Birch. Leaves, ovate, taper-pointed, heart-shaped or abruptat the base; smooth above, dull underneath. The Canoe Birch is a northern tree, found fromNew England to Wisconsin, and northward. It israrely, if ever, met with south of latitude 42^. Itgrows to the height of seventy feet, with a diameterof three feet. It is said to be found eighteen or twentyfeet in circumfer
Forest trees, for shelter, ornament and profitA practical manual for their culture and propagation . nning ofJune, and must be sown immediately, and the youngplants shaded from the sun as they come up. 4. Betula pa/pyracea—Canoe Birch. Leaves, ovate, taper-pointed, heart-shaped or abruptat the base; smooth above, dull underneath. The Canoe Birch is a northern tree, found fromNew England to Wisconsin, and northward. It israrely, if ever, met with south of latitude 42^. Itgrows to the height of seventy feet, with a diameterof three feet. It is said to be found eighteen or twentyfeet in circumference in the British possessions nearthe Red and Saskatchewan rivers. The bark is of abrilliant white, and is used by the Indians and furtraders of the north in the construction of is easily divided into thin sheets, and constitutes aprincipal material in the Indian fancy work soldat Niagara, and other places of fashionable resort. The Canoe Birch is a beautiful ornamental tree,and will thrive in soils that are too wet for the BlackBirch and Sugar Maple. It affords excellent firewood,. Betula Papyracea—Papery-barked Birch. % FOREST TREES, 61 and is worth cultiyating where that is an ooject. ItgroAvs rapidly on rich prairie soil. The seed ripensabout the middle of July, and may be treated likethat of the Black Birch. 5. BeMa alba—European White Bircli. Leaves, ovate, acnte, somewhat triangular, un-equally serrate, nearly smooth. This species, which is cultivated for ornament inthis country, is, in the north of Europe, a lofty tree,reaching, according to Michaux, the height of seventyor eighty feet. In the south of Europe it is smaller,and the timber inferior; while in the extreme northit becomes a shrub. In the spring it yields abundanceof sap, from which a rich syrup may be made; butit will not crystallize. In the countries where it isnative, it is applied to a great variety of uses. Itsonly advantage over the Canoe Birch is its capabilityof thriving in the most
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