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total neglect of the fine necklace poplar, is one of the 

 curious anomalies in tree culture in this region. 



The willows and poplars are well known to be among 

 the trees most easily reproduced from cuttings, in 

 striking contrast to such trees as the oaks, hickories 

 and elms. So readily do willow branches take root, 

 that we often hear of trees said to have grown from 

 willow canes cut for use on some walk and left, 

 thrust into the ground, when no longer needed. About 

 ponds and along the rivers the willows are especially 

 abundant, even the introduced species. This no doubt 

 arises from the growth of branches broken off during 

 the storms of winter, which are washed about and half 

 covered with soil in the spring, when they at once 

 become rooted and soon form trees. 



August eighteenth. 



