CHICO FORESTRY SUBSTATION, SACRAMENTO VALLEY. 



THE COLLECTION OF WILLOWS. 



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A good deal of correspondence has resulted from the establishment of 

 the willow grove at the station. About 4,0;)0 cuttings were distributed 

 to various points in California in the spring of 1898, and another dis- 

 tribution was made in the spring of 1899. All the plants grew from 

 cuttings planted in 1895, and were moved to the arboretum in February, 

 1896. The soil is a rich, sandy loam, eminently suitable for willows! 

 When planted the willows were cut to a uniform height of 4 feet. 

 Three species and varieties, it will be noted, have not increased in 

 height since being planted, but have spread out, forming bushes. In 

 the table, the different sorts are arranged in order of present height. 



STATISTICS OF WILLOW PLANTATION. 

 (Fifteen of the best species ; from cuttings ; 10 months in nursery ; 21 months in grove.) 



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