AGRICULTURAL TEXT-BOOK. 



Long-leaved Triandrous Willow, (S. Tnandra.) very vigorous and pro 

 ductive, excellent for basket work, and especially for &quot;split work.&quot; 

 (h) 8. Forbyana, emphatically excellent in all respects, (i) Purple 

 Willow (S. purpurca,) &quot;If there were but one ozier in existence, this 

 would supply more of the wants of willow-workers than any other one.&quot; 

 It is so intensely bitter that neither animals nor insects will touch it. 

 In the West, a decoction of the bark would be valuable in place of Qui 

 nine. It is also well adapted for bands and withes for nurserymen. 

 O ) A new species from the county of Suffolk, England; it grows with 

 astonishing vigor and is in every respect valuable. (For particulars, see 

 Farmer s Companion and Horticultural Gazette, Vol. iii, p. 13.) 



629. Willows will grow in a great variety of soils, especially 

 if moist, but not profitably in any greatly unsuited to their 

 habits. Drained swamps, when brought into tillage, afford fine 

 sites for willow plantations, or &quot;halts.&quot; Deep, rich intervale, if 

 with a little inclination the better, having a retentive subsoil, 

 with a warm exposure, and some protection from wind, would 

 leave nothing to be desired. A deep rich bottom of sandy 

 loam, that is occasionally overflowed, such as would yield ex 

 cellent potatoes, but subject to June freshets, not so much ele 

 vated above the summer level of the stream, that by penetra 

 ting to the depth of 3 feet, the roots would find moisture, 

 would have no superior. Any amount of overflowing, not in 

 the growing season, would do no damage, but increase the fer 

 tility. Richness of soil is important, great depth indispensable, 

 and easy culture desirable and profitable. 



630. Having sufficiently drained, plow deeply, or dig and 

 trench thoroughly, and prepare the field as if for corn. Then 

 insert the cuttings, (which should be two feet long,) perpendic 

 ularly and firmly in the soil, leaving only 2 inches above the 

 surface. Plant in rows 3 or 4 feet apart, and one foot between 

 the plants. Keep clean from weeds, at least for the two first 

 years, with the hoe or cultivator. At the end of the second 

 year, the oziers will be ready to harvest. There is a difference 

 of opinion as to the proper season, some recommending the 

 fall, or winter after the stopping of the circulation of the sap ; 



