Deci&uous crees. 



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glutinosa lacinicOa or imperialis) is the only really valuable 



tree of the sreuus. It lias slender branches and beautiful 

 fern-like foliage and forms a fine and very ornamental lawn 

 tree. 



THE WILLOW FAMILY. 



Willow, Salix. — The willows are rapid-growing trees, 

 found in moist places, in marshes and meadows on lake and 



FIG 93.— WEEPING WILLOW (SALIX BABYLONICA). 



liver shores. They have all more or less narrow, lanceolate 

 leaves of a glaucous or silvery color on the lower side. 

 Their branches are gray or silvery, sometimes bright red or 

 yellow, and many species are very attractive in winter 

 because of the highly colored twigs. All are of a more or 

 less bushy habit when young, but eventually grow into 

 trees of considerable size. 



