. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1516. A. cblniigfila. ¥ 3. A. inca'na WUld. The hoary-leaved Alder. Identification. "Willd. Sp. ,P1., 4. p. 335.; N. Du "Ham., 2. p. 215. ; Hoss Anleilung, p. 190. Synonymes. B. .4'lnus var. iuc^na Lin. Sp. Fl. 1394. ; B. incana Lin. Suppl. ; B. viridis Vill. Dauplt. 2. p. 789.
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1516. A. cblniigfila. ¥ 3. A. inca'na WUld. The hoary-leaved Alder. Identification. "Willd. Sp. ,P1., 4. p. 335.; N. Du "Ham., 2. p. 215. ; Hoss Anleilung, p. 190. Synonymes. B. .4'lnus var. iuc^na Lin. Sp. Fl. 1394. ; B. incana Lin. Suppl. ; B. viridis Vill. Dauplt. 2. p. 789.; weisse Erie, graue Else, or weisse Eller, Ger. Engravings. Hayne Abbild., t. 136. j and our Jig. 1517. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves oblong, acute, pubescent beneath ; axils of the veins naked. Stipules lanceolate. {Willd.) A deciduous tree. Lapland, Sweden, and Prussia; and on the hills in Aus- tria, Carniola, the Ukraine, Tyrol, and Switzerland ; also in North America. Height 30 ft. to 70 ft. Introduced in 1780. Flowers greenish; March and April. Fruit brown ; ripe in October. Varieties. t A. i. 2 laciniata Lodd. Cat, ed. 1836. niated. Horticultural Society's Garden. t A. i. 3 glauca. A. glauca Michx. N. Amer. Sylv. ; .Betula incana var. glauca Ait. ; Black Alder, Amer. — The leaves are dark green above, and glaucous beneath ; the petioles reddish. This is one of the most beautiful trees of the genus, ¥ A.;. 4 angulata Ait. — Leaves green underneath, with the petioles also of a dark green. Other Varieties. A. americdna Lodd. Cat., and A. canadensis Lodd. Cat., appear to belong to this species; but the plants in the Hackney ar- boretum are so small, that we have not been able to satisfy ourselves that they are sufficiently distinct to constitute even 1517. A. inciina. • The leaves are slightly laci-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these il
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