...unexposed to the atmosphere or to water, will hold out remarkably well : witness the old distich — " Though heart of oak be e'er so stout, Keep me dry, and I'll see him out." But the citizen ought to love the poplar, for the poplar loves the citizen. It has...

...purposes it is, however, said to be excellent. Hence the following couplet appertaining to it : — " Though heart of oak be e'er so stout, Keep me dry, and I'll see him out." We believe we have been told that poplar wood, moreover, ignites very slowly; and...

...purposes it is, however, said to be excellent. Hence the following couplet appertaining to it : — " Though heart of oak be e'er so stout, Keep me dry, and I'll see him out." We believe we have been told that poplar wood, moreover, ignites very slowly ; and...

...purposes it is, however, said to be excellent. Hence the following couplet appertaining to it : — ' Though heart of oak be e'er so stout, Keep me dry, and I'll see him out.' " I cannot speak from experience of the timber, but have always heard it represented...

...it proves durable, and hence the old adage, said to have been inscribed on a plank of poplar . — Though heart of oak be e'er so stout, Keep me dry, and I'll see him out. The leaves, young shoots, andbuds of all the species, are given as fodder to cattle...

...catches fire, and the slowness with which it burns. In these respects, it is the very reverse of pine. Poplar, like other soft woods, is generally considered...Though heart of oak be e'er so stout, Keep me dry, and I'll see him out,' may be considered as strictly correct"* •Loudon, Vol. Ill, p. 1637. Insects on...

...requires to be seasoned two or three years. He considers the old * Penny Magazine. distich quite correct, said to be inscribed on a poplar plank : " Though heart of oak be e'er so stout, Keep me dry, and I'll §ee him out.'1 In January, 1756, my grandfather, William Sheppard, composed some lines, which...

...catches fire and the slowness with which it burns. / Li these respects, it is the very reverse of pine. Poplar, like other soft woods, is generally considered...inscribed on a poplar plank, — ' Though heart of onk be e'er so stout, Keep me dry, and I'll gee him out,' may be considered as strictly correct." 1...

...catches fire and the slowness with which it burns. In these respects, it is the very reverse of pine. Poplar, like other soft woods, is generally considered...old distich, said to be inscribed on a poplar plank, — 1 Though heart of onk be e'er so stout, Keep me dry, and I'll see him out,' may be considered as...

...; but an old couplet, said to have been found inscribed on a poplar plank, teaches differently : " Though ' heart of Oak ' be e'er so stout, Keep me dry, and I 'II see him out." Fig. 46. — Downy-leaved Poplar, River Cottonwood, Swamp Cottonwood. P. heteropJiylla,...