30 THE TREE PROPAGATOR AND PLANTER. 



from the pulp, in the same way as for the Arbutus, and 

 the seed sown in the ground or in seed-pans during 

 the month of February, March, or April. Cover the 

 seed one inch with fine soil, and keep it moderately 

 moist. Many of the seeds may not vegetate till the 

 following season. The after-treatment of the seedlings 

 may be referred to the Holly, or any of the hardy 

 seedling shrubs in planting out, &c. 



The common Yew does not transplant well when 

 large, unless it has been frequently shifted. It may be 

 propagated by cuttings also, planted in a shady border. 

 These cuttings must be firm, and nine or ten inches 

 long, planted half-way in the soil. 



The Willow. 



There are a great number of species and varieties of 

 the Willow, but I may only mention the Weeping 

 Willows. The propagation of the species is nearly one 

 and the same. Some of the more tender sorts will re- 

 quire to be struck in pots under glass, while the hardy 

 ones merely require stout cuttings to be inserted in 

 the open ground. The pendulous or weeping sorts 

 must be grafted at the top, like the Weeping Ash, on 

 stout stems of the common erect-growing variety — 

 Alba or Nigra. 



The American Weeping Willow is a most desirable 

 tree if planted near a pond, canal, or stream. It is 

 a very rapid grower, and quickly forms a handsome 

 pendulous specimen. This and Babylonica Napoleona 

 are the most suitable subjects to plant near the tombs 

 of our departed friends, which trees always seem to say, 

 " I mourn," and to participate in the grief of those left 

 behind for the departed. The Napoleon a is somewhat 

 better suited for this purpose than the American, on 

 account of its finer growth, i.e. it does not grow so 

 rank. 



When the Weeping Willow is to be planted on 

 ground of a dry nature, as is frequently the case in 

 burying- grounds, it will be necessary to provide in 



