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X SALIX BLANDA WISCONSIN WEEPING WlLLOW 



This hybrid Willow, in addition to being more hardy than S. babylonica, 

 has wider-spreading main branches and dull green or brown branchlets. 



Salix elegantissima THUKLOW WEEPING WlLLOW 



Another Weeping Willow which is hardier and of greater stature than S. 

 babylonica. 



Salix herbacea PyGMY WlLLOW 



A dwarf alpine Willow with shining leaves and creeping stems reaching but 

 a few inches in height. Of rock-garden interest only. 



Salix humilis PRAIRIE WlLLOW 



Growing to a height of some eight feet, this somewhat variable deciduous 

 shrub can be used to fill up on dry barren upland areas. Flowers in spring 

 before leaves unfold. 



SALIX MATSUDANA var. TORTUOSA CONTORTED HANKOW WlLLOW 



A somewhat tender-twigged Willow of general upright habit, which has a 

 spiral twist in each of its shining, olive-green branches. It has possibilities 

 for screen planting. 



SALIX PENTANDRA LAUREL WlLLOW 



Though capable of growing into a sixty-foot tree, its green stems, yellow 

 buds, dark, shining foliage, and yellow spring catkins have made this Willow 

 popular as material for large hedges and screens, both pruned and natural. 



Salix reticulata 



A procumbent, deciduous shrub with gray-green, rounded leaves. Suitable 

 for the large rock garden. 



Salix retusa 



A prostrate Willow which has small, rounded leaves and smooth stems 

 which root down as they extend. For ground cover or rockery. 



Salix tristis DWARF PUSSY WlLLOW 



Of interest in gardening because of an ultimate height of but eighteen inches 

 and catkins which are prominently displayed before the leaves. It can be 

 used to cover up open spots in dry, upland areas. 



Salix uva-ursi BEARBERRY WlLLOW 



Another prostrate alpine Willow which bears small rounded leaves on 

 short branchlets. A rock-garden plant. 



SAMBUCUS CANADENSIS AMERICAN ELDERBERRY 



The coarse, sucker-spreading shrub commonly seen in low, moist spots 

 throughout the eastern United States. As seen in the wild, it is attractive when 

 covered in June and July with large cymes of white flowers. In some parts of 

 the country, the purple-black fruits rival those of the blueberry as material 

 for pie-making as well as supplying food to birds. Numerous popular varieties 

 based on color or shape of leaves are in cultivation. It also has pomological 

 varieties such as some of the Adams varieties. 



SAMBUCUS PUBENS SCARLET ELDERBERRY 



A native deciduous shrub capable of growing to a height of fifteen feet in 

 open places in rocky woods. Valued for the bright red, non-edible fruits which 

 ripen in June. A plant for wild gardening or roadside development. White- 

 and yellow-fruited varieties are listed. 



