. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . poplar, or poplar of the valley of the Po {Populusdilalata), which is spire-shaped, has its branches atvery small angles with the trunk, and nuis up to agreat height. The abele. tree {Populvs alba) is dis-tinguished by its broad leaves. AH the poplars arefond of moisture, and may be planted near marshyplaces, where few other trees, save the alder, will grow. The small-leaved white poplar is a native of mostparts of Europe ; but it is doubtful whether the large-leaved one, the abele, be a native of
. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . poplar, or poplar of the valley of the Po {Populusdilalata), which is spire-shaped, has its branches atvery small angles with the trunk, and nuis up to agreat height. The abele. tree {Populvs alba) is dis-tinguished by its broad leaves. AH the poplars arefond of moisture, and may be planted near marshyplaces, where few other trees, save the alder, will grow. The small-leaved white poplar is a native of mostparts of Europe ; but it is doubtful whether the large-leaved one, the abele, be a native of England,—atall events, the plants of it were obtained chiefly from M 2 124 VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES. Flanders in the seventeenth century. The poplararrows very rapidly. In favourable situations it willmake shoots three inches in diameter, and sixteen feetlong;, in the course of a sinc;le season. The loppingsof the poplar are not very inflammable, and thus theyare superior to those of the elm, and many othertrees, for heating ovens, and for other purposes inwhich the loppings of trees are JVhitc Poplar—Populus canescens. The wood of the poplar is soft, and it is far fromdiuable ; but it is not apt either to swell and shrink,or to warp, and it is vei-y light, so that it is em-ployed for butchers trays, hogs troughs, and otherarticles, in which lightness and cheapness are pre-ferred to durability. It is possible, in consequenceof the rapidity with which the poplar grows, and theease with which it can be worked, that, on the spotwhere it is produced, it may be more economical forcommon household purposes, and for casks andpackages for dry goods, than more durable is a tree largely cultivated by the Dutch, beingwell adapted to their moist soil and climate. On the THE POPLAR. 125 Continent a species of poplar is manufactured intothin slices, called sparterie, which is made up intoladies bonnets. The seeds of the white poj^lar, also,are surrounded with a sort of cotto
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