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SALICAOE/E. 



seed, and trees when cut down, often throw up from the 

 stock shoots of four or five feet in length the first year ; the 

 leaves of these shoots are very large, and the bark of 

 a rich reddish brown. As an undergrowth it may be 

 cultivated to profit, as its rapid growth quickly furnishes 

 a supply of rods fit for corfs, crates, or basket-making. 



