TREE WILLOWS 93 



The first growth must all be cut off, because the shoots, 

 being short and spriggy, are useless for good trees. 

 Open up the soil and add some farmyard manure to 

 stimulate the growth. The following seastm the 

 shoots will reach from 4 ft. to 6 ft. in length, or 

 grow even longer. Cut a\vay all shoots excepting 

 the straightest and cleanest and leave the one single 

 shoot. At twenty years, with favourable conditions, 

 the growth should be sufficient to cut four bat 

 lengths. 



Pollarding trees destroys their value as timber. 

 The produce of a pollard tree can only be used for 

 fencing purposes. Moreover, it harbours obnoxious 

 insects, fungi, etc., and the wet gets in and deteriorates 

 the ulterior of the wood. 



With all cuttings and trees that I supply, I give 

 a guarantee that they are the best cricket -bat strain 

 of the Caerulea. The stock was originally obtained 

 from Kew Gardens, and is certified by the authorities 

 as the true variety. At the tune of writing Decem- 

 ber, 1918 I have an unusually well-grown stock of 

 two- and three-year-old rooted plants which I am 

 prepared to offer at exceedingly reasonable prices. 



Cuttings from two-year-old wood, 12 in. to 14 in. long, 

 los. per 100. 



Two-year-old rooted trees, 4 ft. to 6 ft. long, 355. per 

 100. 



Three-year-old rooted trees, 6 ft. to 8 ft. long, 505. 

 per 100. 



If the trees are selected and pruned, 10 per cent, 

 extra. Net cash, carriage forward, packing charges 

 extra. 



