=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 abundant in British America than in the United States, where it ranges southward to Pennsylvania and westward to Minnesota. =113. Glaucous Willow= (_Salix discolor_) (Pussy Willow). A small-sized tree. Common along the banks of streams, and ranges from Nova Scotia to Manitoba, and south to Delaware; west to Indiana and northwestern Missouri. =114. Crack Willow= (_Salix fragilis_). A medium to large-sized tree. Wood is very soft, light, very flexible and fairly strong, is fairly durable in contact with the soil, works well and stands well. Used principally for basket making, hoops, etc., and to produce charcoal for gunpowder. Very common, and widely distributed in the United States. =115. Weeping Willow= (_Salix babylonica_). Medium- to large-sized tree. Wood similiar to _Salix nigra_, but not so valuable. Mostly an ornamental tree. Originally came from China. Widely planted in the United States. YELLOW WOOD =116. Yellow Wood= (_Cladrastis lutea_) (Virgilia). A small to medium-sized tree. Wood yellow to pale brown, heavy, hard, close-grained and strong. Not used to much extent in manufacturing. Not common. Found principally on the limestone cliffs of Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina. SECTION IV GRAIN, COLOR, ODOR, WEIGHT, AND FIGURE IN WOOD DIFFERENT GRAINS OF WOOD