SAL 
SAL 
is decidedly worth most consideration; 
and, when enjoying the most appropriate 
situation for it, namely, the margin of a 
stream or piece of water, is certainly one 
of the handsomest trees we possess. The 
notion that Pope’s tree at Twickenham 
was the first of the species grown in 
England, is erroneous. There is a va¬ 
riety, with dark purplish-brown wood, 
common in parts of our island, but whe¬ 
ther this distinctive mark is permanent, 
or merely the effect of soil and seasons, 
is not sufficiently known to render its 
adoption desirable. Only the female of 
this species is yet known in England. 
Salix annularis, ring-leaved willow, is 
another pendulous species, more tender 
than the preceding, as the young shoots 
are often injured by frosts in severe 
winters, much sooner and to a greater 
extent than those of S. Babylonica. The 
Napoleon willow is a weak, pendulous 
kind, which appears to be distinct from 
either of the above, and is, in all pro¬ 
bability, a variety of S. purpurea. 
OF ERECT HARIT. 
Salix pentandra. This attains a height 
of twenty feet, has large glossy leaves of 
a light pleasing green,. The male plants 
have numerous handsome catkins; the 
leaves emit an agreeable fragrance, and 
a copious yellow resin exudes from their 
margin. 
Salix triandra. This species is rather 
smaller than the last, the leaves are light 
green, and smooth, and it has very showy 
catkins. 
Salix Caprea. The goat willow ; has 
large, broad, woolly leaves, and particu¬ 
larly showy and fragrant catkins, which 
furnish the “ palm” so much sought 
about Easter; the plant is naturally of a 
dwarf scrubby habit, but may be trained 
to a more ornamental form. 
Salix vilellina. Valuable in shrub¬ 
beries on- account of its bright yellow 
twigs, which harmonise well with those 
of the Virginian dog-wood, and some 
species of euonymus. The twigs are 
among the toughest of the genus, but 
being small, are seldom grown, except by 
market-gardeners to bind their produce. 
Salix amygdaloides has very large, 
coarse foliage; its rods are of no value, 
being brittle, but if left uncut, it becomes 
a good sized tree, and its large woolly 
catkins are effective in spring; the 
cotton produced by the male flowers 
of this 'species, has been found a useful 
adulteration in stuffing cushions, making 
candle-wicks, &c. 
Salix Villarsiana. A beautiful species 
attaining about five and twenty feet in 
height, has handsome bright yellow cat¬ 
kins, and narrow, smooth, light green 
leaves. 
OF SPREADING HABIT. 
These are chiefly shrubs of diffuse 
growth, varying in stature from one foot 
to ten; they may be usefully employed 
in filling plantations where the ground is 
naturally wet, and consequently unsuited 
to more valuable forms. 
Coruscans, falcata, myrtilloides , parvi- 
folia, pliylicifolia, Bontederana , pruni- 
folia, Sluar liana, sericea, tenuifolia, 
tetrapla, vacciniifolia. 
OF PROSTRATE, OR VERY DWARF HABIT. 
These are very low-growing species, 
their heights ranging between three 
inches and one foot: in the formation of 
verdant banks on loamy soil, or for filling 
the fronts of shrubbery borders in shaded 
places, they are often useful. Some are 
also cultivated among alpines, with which 
such species as arctica and herbacea group 
very well. 
Adscendetis, arbutifolia, arctica, her- 
bacea, Jmmilis, Kitaibeliana, prostrata, 
retusa, reticulata, serpyllifolia, ulmifolia, 
uva ursi. 
As regards the cultivation of Willows 
for useful purposes, we believe them, on 
the whole, to be profitable, and the growth 
of rods particularly so; the returns are 
certainly quicker than those derivable 
from any other woods, and proportioning 
them with the management and demand, 
seem at least equal in am omit. The 
ground most suited to the formation of 
osier beds, as they are called, is found 
on the margins of streams; it should be 
of considerable depth, and partake largely 
of a loamy character, gravelly beds, or 
banks entirely of an argillaceous nature 
