Parkways and Willows 



the Trees" concerning these old-world 

 willows was to learn about their 

 "fruit." I just dote on long-pointed, 

 narrow-ovoid capsuled fruits ; espe- 

 cially if they be glabrous! Don't you? 

 And when you make certain that the 

 pedicel is short, then you will begin to 

 suspect that you are at last face to face 

 with the real Salix Vitellina. Before 

 committing yourself positively, how- 

 ever, it may be just as well to look for 

 those nearly-sessile stigmas, and if 

 these measure up to specifications you 

 need only bear in mind further that 

 the Golden Osier shows a fine bright 

 yellow when the sap begins to rise; and 

 that it has a short thick trunk some- 

 times as much as five feet in diameter 

 at the base, which divides at or near the 

 ground into various sturdy branches. 

 To see old black and yellow willows 

 at their best you should approach 

 them from the water-side. You may 

 find them inland of course, but they 

 are happiest with their feet in a gently- 

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