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207.- Populus tremuloides. - Sheet 339. - Spec 1-4. - Wright's Canon,
W. Humboldt Mts. - Aug. 21st 1863. - Very common on banks
of streams in canons of the E. W. Humboldt ranges. Usually
5'-12' high. Seen 20' high + nearly 12' in diameter.
Granite Peak. To an elevation of 7,000 ft.- "Single".
208.- Populus (a) - Sheet 340. - Spec 1-3. - W. Humboldt Mts.
Elev. 15°-20°. "So.-S."
(a') - Sheet 341. - Leaves only. - Truckee River
Bottom. 30'-50'. - Nov. 5th 1863. - The most common species.
(a'') - Sheet 341. - Leaves only. - Lassen Peak Canons,
W. of Winnemucca Lake. - Nov. 10th 1863. - 20' high, low + spready
branched. Twig smooth + round, reddish. Older branches
smooth + greenish grey. Trunk with thick, corky, slaty
bark. Perhaps a distinct species.
209.- Populus (b). Sheet 342. - Leaves only. - Bank of
the Truckee, in the Glendale Pass. - Nov. 28th.
117. - 20'-30' high.