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factory of the weeping trees. It is especially effective with 

 a background of evergreens or in winter in contrast with 

 red- or yellow-twigged willows. It grows well in poor soil 



FIG. 85. CUT-LEAVED WEEPING BIRCH (Betula alba, laciniata 

 pendula), 



and is easily transplanted while young, but not so readily 

 when it reaches two or three inches in diameter. This 

 variety is commonly grafted or budded on the common 

 form of B. alba. 



