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SALIX • Willow 



WILLOW' flourishes in wet ground and absorbs and transpires immense quantities 

 of moisture. But while most Willows may be found along streams or in wet places they 

 may be cultivated under various conditions. They are all very interesting in habit and 

 have many uses. Willows are quick growing, therefore are very good for immediate effect 

 as screens. Most effective in the landscape when its trailing, sweeping, pendulous branches 

 are reflected in the water of a beautiful lake. 



S)opliora japonica 

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One of the first trees to be introduced 

 from the Orient to the western world. 

 It was sent to France as long ago as 

 1747. The pointed leaves are dark 

 green above, gray underneath. The 

 bark is deeply fissured and corrugated. 

 It is especially valuable because of 

 its late flowering habit. The flowers, 

 which appear in early August, are 

 cream-colored and borne in large, 

 much-branched panicles at the end of 

 every shoot. They are followed by 

 slender, jointed pods. In Asia trees 

 grow eighty feet tall with trunks 

 twelve feet in girth and an abundance 

 of picturesque, gnarled, wide-spread- 

 ing branches. 



SALIX babylonica (Babylon Weeping Willow). 



The long, slender, drooping branches of this tree give 

 it a picturesque weeping form. Makes a beautiful 

 specimen. Most appropriate for waterside planting. 



S. discolor (Pussy Willow). One of the earliest 

 plants to blossom in the spring. Its blooms, which 

 rank up and down the branches, are small, grayish 

 catkins that are interesting and attractive. A very 

 rapid grower. 



S. elegantissima (Thurlow Weeping Willon ). 



Spreading, drooping, of rapid growth. Similar in 

 form to the Salix babylonica, except for its yellowish 

 green bark, which is pleasing in the winter landscape. 



S. matsudana (Hankow Willow). Grows 40 feet 

 in height and has attractive, narrow, lance-shaped 

 leaves, light green on the upper surface and whitish 

 underneath. Bears attractive catkins. Beautiful and 

 useful when used in damp situations where many 

 other trees will not survive. Valuable for guarding 

 stream banks against erosion and as a "nurse tree" 

 for other plants that need shade and protection. 



SORBUS aucuparia (European Mountain Ash). 



Showy, of outstanding and distinctive beauty and 

 charm. Flowers in the spring with large, pure white 

 clusters that turn to brilliant bunches of orange-red 

 fruit. These adhere to the tree far into the winter 

 and are one of the cheerful notes in the sombre 

 landscape. Foliage is an individual, blue-green, and 

 turns to the softest golden yellow in the fall. Of 

 rapid growth. Flourishes in nearly any location where 

 the soil is good. Requires practically no maintenance. 

 We recommend it to all home owners whose object is 

 to obtain a maximum of color and variety with the 

 minimum of plants. 



STYRAX japonica (Japanese Snow bell). Small, 

 decorative, bears myriads of fragrant white bells in 

 June. Will provide a very pleasing touch in the 

 shrub border. 



In the old-fashioned garden 

 the Weeping Willow lends 

 quaint charm to its sur- 

 roundings. 



