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425&#93; POP hark Is uncommonly light, resem- bling cork, and is therefore em- ployed by lishermcn to support their nets : the inner-rind is used by the inhabitants of Kamschatka as an ingredient in their bread. — The buds, which appear early in the spring, contain an unftuous, yellow, frjigrant juice, which is the basis of Bee-glue (PropoUsj, and is employed only in ointments for plasters; though its medicinal pK)- perties recommend it for internal vise : — if formed into a tincture, by means of rectified spirit, and then inspissated, the buds yield an odor- ous resin, that is reputed to be equal to many of the expensive re- sinous drugs imported from foreign countries. — The leaves afford a good winter fodder for cattle, and should be colleAed in Octobei", be- fore the branches are cut for fag- gots. — Lastly, the roots of the bhick poplar dissdve into a kind of jelly, — The wood is useful for the en- graver; and,when sawed into boards, and sap-dried, is uncommonly dur- able. — DioscoRiDEs asserts, that ■the bark of trns tree, wiien chopped small, sown in richly -manured ground, and well watered, will produce an abundant crop- of eat- able mushrooms : yeast diluted with warm water, and poured on a stump of the black poplar, will be attended with a similar elfect ; but these fungous plants ought to be gathered after the lirst autunuial rains. 4. The fastigaia, Po-Foplar, JtALUN, or LoMBAIxDY-PoPL.^K, is a native of the northern parts of Italy : it also flourishes in moist situations ; but will not succeed if its roots are too long covered with ■water. — On account of its rapid growth, this species is greatly es- teemed for ornameutal plantations; POP [425 its cuttings are tiseful for hop- poles : the wood being soft, free from knots, and easily worked, it is much employed by joiners, car- penters, and cartwri^hts ; it may be wrought-into very flexible shafts for carriages, or fellies for wheels. Farther, it forms excellent masts of small vessels, and is particularly serviceable for packing-boxes; be- cause the plank, yielding to the nail, is not liable to be split ; and, in case the box, &c. be accidentally .dropjied on the grour.d, the boards are not so easily broken or splin- tered, as those of oak and other trees. Lastly, it appears from numerous experiments made by D.MBou.RNEY, that the Italian Poplar a tfords a dye of as delicate a lustre, and equally durable, as the finest yellow wood : its tinging matter is more readily extraded ; but, instead of striking a proper green with indigo, it changes to an olive shade. I'he dry branches are prefeiable to those in a ;irecn state; nor should lht;y be cut or bruis. d ; bfing possessed of the property of fixing the colours obtained from Brazil and logwood. 5. Thp bakamij'era, or Caro- LiXA PoPLAK, is a native of Caro- lina, where it attains a consider- able size. It is best adapted to boggy soils ; and, as it grows with greater rapidity than any of the other species, it soon repays the expence of planting. Its wood is very soft, spongy, light, and prin- cipally employed for packing-boxes, though it also furnishes good posts for fences. — Dambourney obtain- ed from the Carolina, as well as the other poplars, a fine fawn, nut, and similar grave colours for wool, according to the quantity of wood employed, and die length of time it was boiled. — The balsamic juice, expressed