. 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. LXIX. ^etula^ce^e: ^lnus. 835 A. incana differs from the common alder,in the leaves being pointed, in the leaves and the young wood not being glutinous, in their hoary appearance, and in the absence of tufts of hair in the axils of the nerves of the leaves It forms a very handsome tree,
. 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. LXIX. ^etula^ce^e: ^lnus. 835 A. incana differs from the common alder,in the leaves being pointed, in the leaves and the young wood not being glutinous, in their hoary appearance, and in the absence of tufts of hair in the axils of the nerves of the leaves It forms a very handsome tree, will grow in either dry or moist soil, and well deserves a place in ornamental plantations. s 4. A. serrulaVa WUld. The saw- leaved Alder. Jdentfflcttlton. Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 336. ; Pursh Sept., 2. p. 623.; Michx. N. Amer. Syl., 2. p. 113. Synortymes. .S^tula serrulata Ait. Hort, Kew. 3. p. 338.; B. rugbsa Ehri. Bq/tr. 3. p. 21.; ? A. americ^na Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836 ; ? A. canadensis Lodd. Cat. 1836; commoD Alder, Amer. ; Hazel- leaved Alder. Engravings. Wang. Amer., t. 29. f. 60.; Michx. N. Amer. Syl., t. 76. f. 1.; and our flg. 1518. from a livlDg specimen. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves obovate, acu- minate; veins and their axils hairy on the under side. Stipules elliptic, ob- tuse. {Willd.) A deciduous shrub. North America, in swamps and on river sides. Height 6 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1769. Flowers greenish; March and April. Fruit brown ; ripe in October or November. .green, Its leaves are of a beautiful giccn, ^3==.- about 2 in. long ; oval, distinctly furrowed *^^ on the surface, and doubly denticulated at the edge. The wood, when cut into, is white ; but like that of all the alders, it becomes reddish when it comes in con- tact with the 1518. A. Eemil& 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 ori
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