Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles . ivation, hut rej)resentcd by atree on the east side of the lake at Kew, now 20 ft. high It is sometimes ALNUS 179 regarded as a variety of A glutinosa, differing chiefly in the hairy shoots andleaves, and in the often pointed apex of the latter. Flowers and fruit the same. A. CORDIFOLIA, Tenore. ITALIAN Alder. (A. cordata, Des/ontaines.) A tree 80 (t. high, of pyramidal habit; young shoots smooth, angled ;winter buds stalked. Leaves roundish to broadly ovate, usually deeplynotched at the base, shortly and abruptly pointed or rounded at the apex,\h
Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles . ivation, hut rej)resentcd by atree on the east side of the lake at Kew, now 20 ft. high It is sometimes ALNUS 179 regarded as a variety of A glutinosa, differing chiefly in the hairy shoots andleaves, and in the often pointed apex of the latter. Flowers and fruit the same. A. CORDIFOLIA, Tenore. ITALIAN Alder. (A. cordata, Des/ontaines.) A tree 80 (t. high, of pyramidal habit; young shoots smooth, angled ;winter buds stalked. Leaves roundish to broadly ovate, usually deeplynotched at the base, shortly and abruptly pointed or rounded at the apex,\h to 4 ins. long, from three-fourths to as much wide ; finely and simplytoothed ; upper surface smooth, dark lustrous green ; lower one paler andalso smooth, except for tufts of brownish down in the vein-axils ; leaf-stalkslender, h to i\ ins. long, smooth. Male catkins three to six, in a terminalzigzag raceine, each catkin 2 to 3 ins. long, expanding in ALirch. Fruiterect, egg-shaped, i to i j ins. long and § to | in. wide, mostly in Alnus C0RDIK<)LIA. Native of Corsica and S. Italy; said to have been introduced in one of the handsomest of the alders, this tree is not plantedenough. Although it thrives on poor and dryish soil it is more at home nearwater, as a fine pyramidal tree over 70 ft. high on the banks of the pond atKew shows. Its deeply heart-shaped, glistening leaves and large fruits(larger than those of any other species in cultivation) make it very A. subcordata it is distinguished by its shorter male catkins, and byseveral other points mentioned under that species. A. CREMASTOGYNE, Burkill. A tree 40 to 80 ft. high, according to Wilson ; young shoots soon becomingsmooth. Leaves usually distinctly obovate, sometimes nearly oval, tapered orsomewhat rounded at the base, and shortly and abruptly pointed ; margins setwith small teeth ; i\ to 5!. ins. long, F^ to 3 ins. wide ; dark lustrous green andsnioolh above, paler beneath,
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