THEIR PROPERTIES, &C. 105 



The mod natural fituation for the willow is in 

 low moift ground by the fides of rivers, brooks, 

 lakes, &c. ; and many of the kind, by the light- 

 nefs of their branches, and the elegance of their 

 foliage, being planted in groups or in mixture 

 with other aquatics, give much life and beauty to 

 fuch fcenery. The willow, however, efpecially 

 the Huntingdon, will grow and thrive well in 

 higher and drier grounds : and if this kind were 

 planted in the grove manner, perhaps, no other 

 plantation, excepting larches, would give fo quick 

 a return for the trouble and expenfe of planting. 

 It is an excellent coppice wood, grows extremely 

 faft, and is very valuable. It is likewife an ex- 

 cellent nurfe to other plants placed in humid li- 

 tuations, as in fuch it outgrows all other trees. 



The timber of the willow is ufed in turnery , v in 

 mill work, in coopery, for boarding, &c. ; the 

 ftronger moots and poles ferve for making hoops 

 and handles ; and the twigs are employed in wick- 

 er work. 



The bark of the Huntingdon Willow has lately 

 been found to be a tan equal in value to that of 

 the birch or the mountain-am. This kind muft, 

 therefore, as faid above, be a mod valuable cop- 

 pice wood, on account of its rapid growth. The 

 bark of the Bedford Willow is of equal value as 

 a tan. 



Charcoal of the Sallow (Salix caprea) is a chief 



ingredient 



