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well suited, not only from its colour, but from the 

 facility with which it is scoured, and the slowness 

 with which it catches fire and burns. In this last 

 respect it is exactly the reverse of deal. From its 

 softness, it cannot be expected to be very durable; 



NET-LEAVED WILLOW. 



but this defect is only marked when it is exposed 

 to the changes of the external atmosphere or to 

 injury by water. Nails can be driven into it near the 

 edge without danger of splitting, so that it is par- 

 ticularly well adapted for the manufacture of 



