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BAY-LEAVED WILLOW. 



BAY-LEAVED WILLOW (Salix Pentandra). 



This Willow is also grown with the true Osiers, and is said to 

 give a useful product (Salix Cuspidata) when crossed with the Crack 

 Willow, one of the true Osiers. In parts of Yorkshire it is used 

 for forming hedges, the branches when notched and pegged down 

 soon forming a strong substitute for rails, and the twigs, when set, 

 quickly taking root from the uprights. When used for this purpose, 

 the Bay-leaved Willow is often found at a fair altitude, more especially 

 where the ditch which it banks is fed by running streams from 

 the hills. 



PLAN OF LEAF 

 (BAY-LEAVED WILLOW; 



