20143. SALIX SP. Willow. 



From Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Guldscha, 

 Russian Turkestan. A moderate sized, 

 hard wooded, willow tree with long, 

 very narrow leaves and reddish twigs. 

 Of value for windbreaks and as an 

 ornamental garden and park tree in 

 alkaline sections of the United States. 

 The young twigs are very pliable and 

 may be employed as a tying material. 



'30052= SAL IX SP. Willow. 

 Through Mr. Frank N. Meyer, from 

 Khanaka, Chinese Turkestan. Grows 

 to be very old and large when not 

 continually pollarded ; bark of young 

 branches of a mahogany- brown color. 

 Resistant to alkali, great heat and 

 drought. Recommended as an orna- 

 mental tree in the United States where 

 the rain fall is light and summer tem- 

 peratures high. 



19857. SALJX BABYLON!CA. 

 Weeping Willow. From St. Luzia, 

 Madeira. Secured by David Fairchiid. 

 These plants are descendants of a tree 

 growing at St. Helena over the former 

 grave ox Napoleon i. 



24418. SALIX BABYLONICA, 



Weeping Willow. From Frank Meyer, 

 Fengtai, China. 



Used as o. shade tree in the streets 

 of Peking under trying climatic and 

 other conditions; succeeding well on 

 very dry places. Recommended for 

 trial as an ornamental. 



28710. SALIX HUMBOLDT- 

 IANA. Willow. From Mr. Jose D. 

 Husbands, Limavida, Chile. The Chil- 

 ean "Castilla." A tali growing willow 

 found growing in arid clay soils. 



'9356. SALIX VIMINAL1S. Osier 

 Willow from FunchaL Madeira. Secur- 

 ed by David Fairchiid. This willow is 

 grown in themountainsand is pollard- 

 ed to make it produce long branchless 

 shoots, which are used for the manu- 

 facture of baskets, chairs, etc. 



