CRACK AND BEDFORD WILLOWS 



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Fig. 87. Crack Willow, Salix fragilis, p. 246 (Ett). 



8. Russelliana, the Bedford Willow, appears to bo 

 a hybrid with 8. alba. The slender shoots bear leaves 

 which resemble those of S. fragilis in shape and toughness, 

 and in being at length glabrous, pure green, &c.; while 



