Archive image from page 396 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam03bail Year: 1900 1911. Populus balsamifera. var. candicang {X 1-5). riety. The Nolestii Poplar is now sold by eastern rserymen as an ornamental tree. Its strong habit and rk foliage adapt it admirably to planting near the rear rd
Archive image from page 396 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam03bail Year: 1900 1911. Populus balsamifera. var. candicang {X 1-5). riety. The Nolestii Poplar is now sold by eastern rserymen as an ornamental tree. Its strong habit and rk foliage adapt it admirably to planting near the rear rders of grounds. The Wobsky Poplar is one of the ;ent Russian introductions, with somewhat the habit of a cherry tn-c, and is much prized in the Northwest. Tlir liasiiiiHivslioi- l'o|.Uir appears to be of the same type. \ar. candicans, (iray {P. ctindicans. Ait. P. Oiilari- e'liKis and J', iiniriiqiiii'illu, Hort.). Balm of Fig. 1911. strong-growing spreading native tree, fre- quently planted, and esteemed for its vigor and hardi- ness and the resinous fragrance of its large buds in spring-time: Ivs. broad and heart-shaped, green above and veiny and rusty-white beneath, the leaf-stalk usu- ally hairy and somewhat flattened. New Brunswick to N. J. and W. to Minn. 9:491. Gn. 29, pp. , 12«. — It is very different from the Balsam Poplar in method of growth, as it has none of the pyramidal or spire-like tendency of that species, but usually makes a broad and irrt-ijnlarly spreading top. Wliile the tree is common in found in very large trees in iMichigan and other western states, and was used for sawing timber; and small iso- lated natural groves of it are still to be seen. The Balm of Gilead makes a good street tree, and is perhaps the best of the Poplars for shade. Well-grown trees have the darkest and richest foliage of any common Poplar, and this character makes the tree valuable in heavy groups about the borders of a place. The top is liable to become open an
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