Plate XVITHE GOAT WILLOW1. Goat Willow or Sallow Tree2. Leaf Spray3. Pussy Buds4. Stamen Catkins5. Seed Catkins
Plate XVI
THE GOAT WILLOW1. Goat Willow or Sallow Tree2. Leaf Spray3. Pussy Buds4. Stamen Catkins5. Seed Catkins
The wood of the White and of the Golden Willow is valuable, and is much used by builders for floors and rafters. Coopers say it makes excellent casks, and many of our best cricket bats are made from Willow wood. When straw is scarce people are said to make hats from Willow sprays. They gather the small branches and split them into long, thin strips, and these are woven into fine plaits, which are then joined together.