xas, and from
Michigan to Florida. Not common.

WHITE WALNUT (See Butternut)

WHITE WOOD (See Tulip and also Basswood)

WHITE WILLOW

=107. White Willow= (_Salix alba_ var. _vitellina_) (Willow, Yellow
Willow, Blue Willow). The wood is very soft, light, flexible, and
fairly strong, is fairly durable in contact with the soil, works well
and stands well when seasoned. Medium-sized tree, characterized by a
short, thick trunk, and a large, rather irregular crown composed of
many branches. The size of the tree at maturity varies with the
locality. In the region where it occurs naturally, a height of 70 to
80 feet, and a diameter of three to four feet are often attained. When
planted in the Middle West, a height of from 50 to 60 feet, and a
diameter of one and one-half to two feet are all that may be expected.
When closely planted on moist soil, the tree forms a tall, slender
stem, well cleared branches. Is widely naturalized in the United
States. It is used in cooperage, for woodenware, for cricket and
baseball bats, for basket work, etc. Charcoal made from the wood is
used in the manufacture of gunpowder. It has been generally used for
fence posts on the Northwestern plains, because of scarcity of better
material. Well seasoned posts will last from four to seven years.
Widely distributed throughout the United States.

=108. Black Willow= (_Salix nigra_). Small-sized tree. Heartwood light
reddish brown, sapwood nearly white. Wood soft, light, not strong,
close-grained, and very flexible. Used in basket making, etc. Ranges
from New York to Rocky Mountains and southward to Mexico.

=109. Shining Willow= (_Salix lucida_). A small-sized tree. Wood in its
quality and uses similiar to the preceding. Ranges from Newfoundland
to Rocky Mountains and southward to Pennsylvania and Nebraska.

=110. Perch Willow= (_Salix amygdaloides_) (Almond-leaf Willow). Small
to medium-sized tree. Heartwood light brown, sapwood lighter color.
Wood light, soft, flexible, not strong, close-grained. Uses similiar
to the preceding. Follows the water courses and ranges across the
continent; less abundant in New England than elsewhere. Common in the
West.

=111. Long-Leaf Willow= (_Salix fluviatilis_) (Sand Bar Willow). A
small-sized tree. Ranges from the Arctic Circle to Northern Mexico.

=112. Bebb Willow= (_Salix bebbiana_ var. _rostrata_). A small-sized
tree. More abundan