EUCALYPTUS TREES. 243 
Salix alba, L.—The Huntingdon or Silky Willow of 
Europe and Middle Asia. Height eighty feet, cir- 
cumference of stem twenty feet ; wood light and elas- 
tic, available for carpenter’s work and implements, 
bark for tanning. The golden Osier (Salix vitellina, 
L.) is a variety. The shoots are used for hoops and 
wickerwork. 
se, Salix Babylonica, Tournefort.—The Weeping Wil- 
low, indigenous from West Asia as far as Japan. Im- 
portant for consolidating river-banks. 
Salix caprea, L.—The British Sallow, or Hedge 
Willow ; grows also to a tree; wood useful for han- 
dles and other implements; bark for tanning. It is 
the earliest flowering willow. 
Salix cordata, Muehlenb. —One of the Osiers of 
North America. 
Salix daphnoides, Villars. — Middle Europe and 
Northern Asia, as far the Amoor. A tree of remark- 
able rapidity of growth—twelve feet in four years. 
Salix fragilis, L.—The Crack Willow. Height, 
ninety feet, stem to twenty feet in girth. A variety 
of this species is the Bedford Willow, Salix Russelli- 
ana, Smith, which yields a light, elastic, tough tim- 
ber, more tannin in its bark than oak, and more sali- 
cine (a substitute for quinine) than most congeners. 
Salix lanceolata, Smith.—One of the Basket Wil- 
lows, cultivated in Britain. 
Salix lucida, Muehlenb.—One of the Osiers of North 
America, 
Salix purpurea, L.—Of wide range in Europe and 
West Asia. One of the Osiers. 
Salix rubra, Hudson.—Throughout Europe ; also 
West Asia and North Africa; is much chosen for 
