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For the Literary Magazine.

italian poplar.

THE Italian poplar, so fashiona-
ble in America, has been chiefly
valued for its hardy constitution, its
quick growth, and a regular spiry
form, which ornaments without en-
cumbering, and affords a shade,
friendly to man, but harmless to ve-
getables. Nothing forms so advan-
tageous a fence or enclosure, and
such beautiful and convenient ave-

nues in cities. The timber, how-
ever, has generally been thought
worthless. It has, however, been of
late very warmly recommended by
a corresponding member of a
French agricultural society at Poi-
tiers, as flooring, as a preventative
against the destruction of corn in
granaries, &c. by weevils, insects,
&c. A series of experiments made
by him on this subject, at first acci-
dentally discovered, have been at-
tended with complete success.