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The Dwarf Willow (S. repens), creeps upon the moors near 

 Middleham, entangling its branches with those of the Heath 

 and Crowberry ; and the Long-leaved Triandrous Willow (S. tri- 

 andra), adorns the riverbanks near Easby with its graceful 

 branches, light shining foliage, and long, slender, primrose- 

 coloured catkins. 



The Busty-branched Willow and the Eosemary-leaved Wil- 

 low (S. Doniana and rosmarinifolia), were given to me by 

 Mr. Ward. He, in conjunction with the Rev. John Leefe, has 

 made a first-rate collection of Willows, which he has published 

 for the instruction and pleasure of the botanical world. 



Edward has the Tarnished Willow (S. decipiens). It grows 

 near " Cockshot gate," at Hawkhurst. Its bark is shiny, and 

 its delicate leaves and graceful catkins resemble the Long- 

 leaved Triandrous species. 



A handsome tree of the Bedford Willow (S. Eusselliana), 

 grows by a small farm-house in the same neighbourhood, and 

 he has found the Crack Willow there too ; it is distinguishable 

 by the extreme brittleness of its branches. 



The common White Willow (S. alba), grows to a good-sized 

 tree, with greyish foliage. It is also found about Hawkhurst. 

 It is rapid in its growth, and produces a great bulk of timber 

 in a short time. When well ventilated and dry the wood lasts 

 well, and has been found in a sound state in buildings a century 

 old. 



The pretty little Eared Sallow (S. aurita), having ears by 

 the side of its leafstalks, and roundish yellow catkins, grows 

 frequently on plots of ground by the roadsides, there called 

 " shores." 



In some of the woods I have found the Prostrate Willow 

 (S. prostrata), growing in an entangled mat. 



The Willow family numbers sixty-four species, the smallest 

 of all being only a couple of inches in height, but with all the 

 accompaniments of a tree. 



The Weeping Willow is a foreign species, a native of 



