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MS 



I cannot refrain fmin mentioning another beauti- 

 ful effect arisiiiL; from x'ouul; buds in the case of a 

 /V<"<v///r'/;//^\i/"A///tv^ which Ioul,^ name simply means 

 a sea-i,n'een siKer-fir, slamhiiL; on our hiwn. In 

 the sunnner its terminal buds are a \ery pale sea- 

 i^reen, and as they Ljrow and iV 



are seen a^^ainst the (hirk L,freen 

 of the rest (jf the folias^e the 

 effect is \ ery curious, as though 

 each branch had become tij^ped 

 with frosted siKer. 



The soft silk)- buds of the 

 willow, and especialK' those of fl 

 the low L^rtjwin^:, sallow uhicii 

 are gathered as " palm " for 

 church decoration, are auKjngst 

 the welcome signs of early 

 spring. The sallow has its 

 male blossoms on one tree, 

 but not far away we shall 

 find the female tree bearing tkki:. 



the flowers which will eventually produce the seeds. 

 We may therefore seek for three kinds of buds, 

 those which produce the flowers on each tree, and 



lil 1)S OK W.VVIAKIM, 



