LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



PEELING FOR WHITE .... Frontispiece 



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1. PLANTING CHAIN 8 



2. GRUBBER 8 



3. HOOKS SUITABLE FOR CUTTING WILLOWS . . 19 



4. RODS IN THE COUCH ..... 54 



5. MACHINES FOR PEELING WILLOW RODS . . 56 



6. BRAKES ,, . . 56 



7. WHITE RODS OUT TO DRY .... 69 



8. GRADING WILLOWS INTO DIFFERENT LENGTHS . 69 



9. MACHINE FOR TYING WILLOW RODS FOR EXPORT 72 



10. STEEL PEG AND CHAIN FOR TIGHTENING THE 



BUNDLE ....... 72 



11. MACHINE FOR TYING WILLOW RODS . . .73 



12. )j ,) )t j> ,, . . . 73 



13. A WILLOW TREE 88 



