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SAIilSBTJRIA. Maiden-Hair Tree or Glngko. 



S. adiailtifolia. A remarkable tree from Japan, combining in its habit 

 characteristics of the conifer and deciduous tree. The tree is of medium size, rapid 

 growth, with beautiful, fern-like foliage. Eare and elegant. $1.00 to $2.00. 



SALIX. Willow. Weide, Ger. Saule, Fr. 



The Willows are a most useful and ornamental class of trees. Of rapid growth, fine habit, 

 hardy, adapted to a great variety of soils, and easily transplanted, they can be used by planters 

 to great advantage. Several sorts are well known ; others have not received the attention they 

 deserve, for example, the Royal Willow, with its silvery foliage, is a striking tree, and most 

 effective in landscapes; the Laurel-leaved, with handsome, shining, laurel-hke leaves, and 

 bright green bark in winter; the Palm-leaved, with glossy, beautiful leaves, and bright red 

 bark in winter; the Golden, with bright yellow bark in winter, and the Rosemary, with silvery 

 foliage, are all meritorious. The ease with which they can be transplanted, and the brief time 

 they require to form good sized trees, are strong arguments in favor of their employment. 



S. Babylonica. Babylonian or Weeping Willow. A native of Asia. 

 Our common and well known Weeping Willow. 



var. Salamonii. From France. More vigorous and upright than the 

 species, while it retains its weeping habit. 



S. caprea var. pendula. Kilmarnock Weeping Willow. A variety 

 of the Goat Willow or common Sallow. Grafted five to seven feet high upon the 

 Comewell stock, it forms, without any trimming, an exceedingly graceful tree, with 

 glossy foliage and perfect umbrella head, unique in form. Vigorous and thriving 

 in all soils, it is probably more widely disseminated than any of the finer ornamental 

 trees. $1.00. 



var. tricolor. Three-Colored Goat Willow. Worked four or 

 five feet high it forms a very pretty round-headed tree, with distinct, tri-colored 

 foliage. 



S. lauriiolia. Laurel-leaved Willow. A fine ornamental tree, with very 

 large, shining leaves. 



S. palmsefolia. Palm-leaved Willow. A vigorous growing variety, foli- 

 age deep green. Young wood reddish purple. 



S. pentandra. A distinct and handsome species, with broad, thick, shining 

 foliage. 



S. purpurea pendula. American Weeping or Fountain Wil- 

 low. A dwarf slender species from Europe. Grafted five or six feet high it makes 

 one of the most ornamental of small weeping trees, hardier than the Bahylonica. $1.00. 



S. reg'alis. Eoyal Willow. An elegant tree, with rich, silvery foliage. 

 Very effective in groups. 



S. rig-ida pendula. When grafted five or six feet high this makes a fine 

 weeper; the branches are long and slender; the leaves large, glossy, and pale 

 green. $1.00. 



S. rosmarinifolia, or petiolaris. Eosemary-leaved Willow. When 

 worked five to seven feet high, a very striking and pretty round-headed small tree. 

 Branches feathery ; foliage silvery. 



S. Kusseliana. An upright grower with dark green foliage. 



S. vitellina aurantiaca. Golden Willow. A handsome tree. Con- 

 spicuous at all seasons, but particularly in winter on account of its yellow bark. 



S. Sieboldii. An elegant tree with long graceful branches and long narrow 

 deep green leaves. 



var. pendula. Siebold's Weeping Willow. Drooping in habit, 

 and apparently very hardy. 



