ABELE (a-beel’ or ay’-bel). A name for the white poplar (Populus alba), a large tree with coarsely-lobed, triangular leaves, hardy even along the N. Atlantic coast. Its var. nivea, with leaves white and cottony beneath, is sometimes, but wrongly, called “silver-maple.” ABELIA (a-beel’-i-ah) – Native of Asia and Mexico, this genus of several small shrubs, […]

Abutilion (ah-beu’-ti-lon). A genus of tropical or semi-tropical plants, shrubby, or less often herbaceous, known as Flowering maple. Many species produce numerous, long-lasting beautiful blossoms – red, yellow, white or striped. Some species are erect, tree-like and handsome. Others resemble miniature maple trees in form and leaf, which explains the popular name. These are grown […]