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thriving in any soil ; excellent for small grounds, D. 

 Three-Colored Goat Willow (var. tricolor), has blotched 

 foliage of three distinct colors, it is usually grafted from 

 five to seven feet high, when it forms a handsome, small, 

 round-headed tree, D. 



The American Weeping or Fountain Willow 

 {S. purpurea-pendnla) , a variety of an European species, 

 is a small, slender-growing willow of European origin, 

 which forms a remarkably handsome weeping tree when 

 grafted on a large stem, D. 



The Rosemary-leayed Willow (,S'. rosmarmifolia), 

 with small, silvery leaves so arranged on the branches as 

 to give them a feathery appearance, D. 



The Royal Willow {S. regalis), is an elegant tree with 

 silvery leaves, which are larger than those of the last 

 named, both are of great value for contrasting with 

 other trees, on account of their whitish appearance and 

 handsome growth, D. 



The Laurel-lea YED Willow {S. laurifolia), and the 

 Shiny-leaved Willow {8. hicida), are both rapid growing 

 trees, usually kept in a bush form, both have dark, glossy 

 leaves ; those of the former species being the largest, C. 



Other Willows worthy of note, are the Silky Weeping 

 Willow {S. sericea pendula) , with small leaves and long, 

 slender branches ; Wolsey's Weeping Willow (*S'. Wolsey- 

 ana pendula), a small leaved, dwarf species ; Wisconsin 

 Weeping Willow, highly recommended in the West ; Ja- 

 pan Weeping Willow (>S'. J'a/?ow/c6f />e?i/7wZ«), Palm-leaved 

 Willow {S. imlmmfolia), a distinct-red stemmed tree 

 with large leaves, and the Ring-leaved Willow {S. Bdby- 

 lonica, var. annularis), a useful variety of the Weeping 

 Willow, the leaves of which are curiously curled. 

 THE maiden-hair OR GINKGO. Ginlcgo. A. 



The common species (6^. adiantifolia), an introduction 

 from Japan, is a remarkable and elegant tree ; the leaves 



