. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 55 PLATANUS. Plane-Tree. Platane, Ger. P. occidentalis. American Plane, Sycamore or Buttonwood. A. A well known tree. Leaves heart-shaped at base, the short lobes sharp-pointed. 50c. *P. orientalis. Oriental Plane. A. Similar to the above, but leaves more deeply cut. Extensively used for street and park planting. 75c. POPULUS. Poplar. Pappel, Ger. Peuplier, Fr. P. alba. White or Silver Poplar, or Silver Abele. B. From Europe. A tree of wonderfully rapid growth, and wide spreading habit. Leaves large, lobed, glossy green above a
. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 55 PLATANUS. Plane-Tree. Platane, Ger. P. occidentalis. American Plane, Sycamore or Buttonwood. A. A well known tree. Leaves heart-shaped at base, the short lobes sharp-pointed. 50c. *P. orientalis. Oriental Plane. A. Similar to the above, but leaves more deeply cut. Extensively used for street and park planting. 75c. POPULUS. Poplar. Pappel, Ger. Peuplier, Fr. P. alba. White or Silver Poplar, or Silver Abele. B. From Europe. A tree of wonderfully rapid growth, and wide spreading habit. Leaves large, lobed, glossy green above and white as snow beneath ; prefers a moist soil, but flourishes anywhere. 50c. var. Bolleana. B. A very compact upright grower, resembling the Lombardy Poplar, with leaves glossy green above and silvery beneath. 75c. var. canescens. Gray or Common White Poplar. B. A native of Great Britain. Branches upright and compact. Leaves roundish, waved and toothed, downy beneath. A fine tree for marshy soils. CAROLINA POPLAR. Used as a Screen. var. globosa. Globe-headed White Poplar. C. A dwarf growing variety. 50c. var. nivea. B. Foliage larger than that of the species, white and very downy underneath. Produces a fine contrast with the green foliage of other trees. 50c. P. angustifolia. B. A native tree of medium size, pyramidal habit with narrow leaves. 50c. * P. balsamifera. Balsam Poplar or Tacamahac. B. A native species of remarkably rapid, luxuriant growth, with large, glossy foliage. 50c. P. Canadensis. Cottonwood or Canadian Poplar. A. A tall native tree growing 80 feet high, with broadly deltoid, glabrous shining serrate leaves. 50c. var. aurea Van Geertii. Van Geert's Golden Poplar. B. Has fine golden yellow foliage, retaining its brilliancy throughout the season ; effective in masses. 75c. * P. monolifera. Carolina Poplar. B. Pyramidal in form and robust in growth; leaves large, glossy, serrated, pale to deep green. One of the best. Valuable for street planting, also for
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