4 BULLETIN No. 18. 



Osier Willows. Several varieties of the Osier willow were 

 received from the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 

 So far they have proven perfectly hardy and adapted to this sec- 

 tion of the country. Many of the cuttings are producing this, the 

 third, year as many as forty strong branches suitable for basket 

 work. The maximum growth is about 6 ft. 6 in., and the average 

 about 5 ft. 



Plane tree, Buttonwood or Sycamore (Platanus Occident alts'). 

 Maximum ^growth the first year i ft. 4 in. and the average growth 

 9 in.; maximum growth second year I ft. 7 in.; average i ft. 

 2 in.; has not proven altogether hardy; the ends of the limbs 

 kill back during the winter. Several plants grown from the seeds 

 on the grounds seem to stand the winter better, however. 



Linden or Basswood (Tilia Europea). Has not winterkilled or 

 been injured in any way, but so far the growth has been rather 

 slow. The first year the maximum growth was 9 in., and the 

 average 8 in.; the second year the maximum growth was i ft. 9 in- 

 and the average i ft. 3 in. The trees are in an exposed position 

 and get the full effect of a strong east wind, and the wood being 

 soft and easily bent, the branches are all turned toward the west , 

 thus making the tree rather ill-shaped; ordinarily, however, the 

 tree is one of the finest for lawn planting where a fine large tree 

 is/je sired. 



J . European Alder (Alnus incann.a.) A tree belonging to the 

 birch family that promises to do well here. It is not easily affect- 

 ed by the winds and makes a shapely tree with dark green foliage. 

 It made a maximum growth the first year of i ft. 8 in., and an 

 average of i ft. i in. ; the second year a maximum growth of 2 ft. 

 6 in. and an average of 2 ft. 



American or White Elm ( Ulmus Americana.} Is strong 

 and healbhy but has not done as well as it otherwise would, owing 

 to its being located on a gravelly knoll where the soil does not re- 

 tain the moisture very well. It made a maximum growth the first 

 year of i ft. and an average of 10 in.; the second year the maxi- 

 mum growth was i ft. 8 in., and the average i ft. 2 in. 



Silver Maple (Acer dasycarpum.} Has made just a fail- 

 growth but will not succeed well on the College grounds on ac- 

 count of the wind splitting and breaking off the branches. In lo- 



