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doctrine, that "a rose by any other name will 

 smell as sweet," has been inverted in this case, 

 and that the name " willow" has become so 

 associated with the idea of a swamp, except in 

 the instance of the Baby Ionian, that all willows 

 seem to "smell swampy" to the ornamental 

 planter. But though many of them thrive 

 in moist places, it is not so in all the kinds. 

 Some of them do well in the driest soils, and 

 are adapted to ornament every situation. 

 They are destined yet to receive considerable 

 attention. So far there are but few in culti- 

 vation; the following kinds are for the most 

 part to be found growing only in the collec- 

 tion of my friend Evans. 



1. S. ACUMINATA, Smith. Stamens 2. 

 Leaves lanceolate oblong, pointed, wavy, 

 finely toothed, glaucous and downy beneath. 

 Large-leaved willow. Native of England. 



It grows twenty or thirty feet high, with 

 an erect, coarse, and stiff habit; its chief 

 beauty consisting in its fine foliage. It 

 thrives best in a low wet situation, but will 

 do very well in a dry one. 



Like all the willows, this may be readily 

 struck by cuttings or "truncheons" of the 



