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THE CRACK WILLOW. 

 SALIX FRAGH.IS. PL 21. 



FruElification. As the former. 



Specific character. Leaves oval-lanceolate, 

 ferrated, fmooth, with toothed, glan- 

 dular foot-ftalks. 



THIS fpecies alfo grows to a pretty tali 

 tree. Its name is derived from the brittle- 

 nefs of its branches, which, if ftruck with 

 the finger, break off at the year's fhoot. It 

 grows quickly, and will thrive in raoft foils. 

 Its leaves are of a fhining green on both 

 fides, and of great length ; which give it an 

 elegant appearance. 



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