53^ The yolinial of Forcslry. 



ill abuiidcUice, ^vllicll protect the bank, wliilu the aiiiiuul cuUiugs of' 

 tlie wood will in most instances be equal to the lieritablc value of 

 the land they occupy. 



Every admirer of the picturesque will admit with regret that trees 

 which add so much to the adornment and embellishment of a district 

 are injurious to the sides of streams. Trees are injurious general!}', 

 but some more so than others. Large trees are liable to be shaken, 

 and at times blown down, which commences what ultimately proves 

 a serious breach in the bank. In some parts of Ireland poplars arc 

 planted along sides of rivers for the double purpose of fencing and 

 providing fuel. When large, the trees are decapitated and made 

 pollards, a practice which answers the purpose A\ith admirable 

 effect. 



There are many instances to be met with where much valuable 

 land is lost tlirough neglect, and landowners and tenants would not 

 only be adding countless and varied charms to the landscape, but 

 improving and enriching the district, were proper attention bestowed 

 to the utilizing of river sides. 



That river sides can be utilized to return a fair remunerative rent 

 must be admitted as a fact if we calculate that 6,000 tons of willows 

 al"e annually imported and sold in the English market at £"> lOs. per 

 ton. Surely L'ritish economy can compete with foreign industry, and 

 the £33,000 worth of willows annually brought from Holland and 

 Erance successfully cultivated at home. Willow is easily propagated, 

 and requires little or no attention either in planting or after treats 

 ment. Black willow, or " sallow," forms an excellent hedge planted 

 along the verge of rivers, and beyond the cost of planting is attended 

 with no expense. 



