THE WEEPING WILLOW. 467 
Willows naturally prefer soil that is cold and 
moist, although it is not often that they grow on 
soil that 1s very wet and marshy. They delight, 
however, in the proximity of water, and it is only 
in such situations that they attain their full 
luxuriance. They can be readily propagated both 
from seeds and from cuttings, and they grow, as 
we have seen, with great rapidity. 
