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lanceolate, light green above and silvery white below. It is suitable 

 tor hedges, screens, windbreaks, and groups. It endures considerable 

 drought and alkali. 



Willow, Diamond, (Salix vestita) is native to Montana and 

 is hardy. It is considered valuable for fence-post material. 



Willow, Golden, (S. vitellina) is hardy. It does not give a dense 

 shade and the leaves and small branches fall throughout the summer, 

 which makes it undesirable for a street and shade tree. 



Willow, Laurel-Leaved, (S. pentandra) has glossy dark-green 

 leaves. It is desirable for producing quick effects in shrubbery 

 groups. It is more adapted to dry weather than other willows. 



Willow, Russian Golden, (S. vitellina, var. aurea), has golden 

 yellow bark and is superior to the common golden willow, with which 

 it should not be confused. The young twigs have a reddish cast in 

 the fall. 



Willow, White or Gray, (S. alba) has not been tested at the 

 higher altitudes of the State. It is considered a desirable tree for 

 windbreaks on the prairies of North Dakota and will no doubt prove 

 suitable for the prairies having climatic conditions similar to those of 

 that State. 



EVERGREENS 



Arbor Vitae, Common, (Thuya occidentalis) has broad, scale- 

 like leaves. It is adapted to evergreen hedges where there is plenty 

 of irrigation water and no alkali in the soil. 



Cedar, Red, (Juniperus Virginiana) is one of the largest 

 junipers, sometimes reaching 100 feet. Native forms and most of 

 the cultivated varieties are entirely hardy. Where it thrives it makes 

 a desirable tree, but at Bozeman the growth is so slow that it seems 

 advisable to plant it only where a large assortment of trees is desired. 

 The junipers have more or less scale-like leaves, inconspicuous rhm 

 crs, and berry-like fruits. 



Pine, Austrian, (Pinus Austriaca) grows 40 to 50 feet high. It 

 is hardy but does not seem adapted to open exposures like the Scotch 

 pine. 



Pine, Dwarf Mountain, (P. montana, var. Mughus) is a dwarf 

 pine desirable in ornamental evergreen groups. 



Pine, Jack, (P. divaricata) has not been tested on the station 



