Parkways and Willows 



Much as I love these shaggy old 

 albas, the nigras with their diverging 

 trunks are a source of even more de- 

 light. I have always been fond of trees 

 having the multiple-body habit, which 

 is characteristic of the yellow or Golden 

 Osier willow, as well as of the black. 

 The osier, however, is not so common 

 here in the west, and I once consulted 

 the famous tree expert Romeyn B. 

 Hough as to its foliage, so that I might 

 not fail to recognize one if by chance I 

 came upon it during the early spring or 

 summer months, and this was his reply. 

 I did not know before that such a sim- 

 ple question in reference to such dainty 

 growths could call forth such an explo- 

 sion, and will quote verbatim et litera- 

 tim for the benefit mainly of any little 

 ones who may wish to get on familiar 

 terms with the yellow willow's plumage : 



"LEAVES lanceolate, 2-5 in. long, tapering 

 to base, long acuminate, finely serrate, silky 

 hairy both sides when young, glabrous at 

 maturity and dark green above, paler and 



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