Varieties of better than give you the benefit of my experience by making 

 Willow a short list of those which I consider most striking among the 

 many varieties that exist ; several of them are easily obtainable 

 in England, and others I have got from Herr R. Larche, 

 Baumschulen, Muskau, Silesia, who possesses a fine collection of 

 forest trees. They are as follows : 

 Salix grandifolia moscbata (black). 

 daphnoides (chalky grey), one of the very best. 

 uralensis (dark). 

 laurina (dark plum). 

 cardinal!* (bright red). 

 alba britzensis (scarlet). 

 incana (rich brown). 

 " Jaune des Ardennes " (yellow). 

 alba vitellina (yellow). 



Owing to the length to which this paper has already run, 

 I have confined myself to the colour of the woods and not 

 attempted to describe the foliage of the above varieties, which 

 often differs materially and adds to the charm. 



While on this subject, although not strictly germane to the 

 matter in hand, I cannot resist mentioning Salix annularis, which 

 may be unknown to some of you, and which presents one of 

 Nature's most curious " freaks " in the way of leaf-production. 



Willows naturally are found, and look more at home by 

 the riverside, but I have observed that they do perfectly on high 

 ground far removed from water ; at any rate, that is the case 

 on a strong soil. 



Colutea arborescent (Bladder Senna) forms a cheap and 

 free-growing bed. It stands annual cutting-down well, and 

 the greyish-green bark with whitish stripes, as well as the large 

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