A subscriber at Lewistown desires to know-how he may get from Russia a stock of this willow which he has read of in the Western papers, as being introduced into that section from Russia for tanning purposes.

We have seen no accounts of any such introduction in the West, nor would there be any occasion for such a direct introduction, for it has been introduced a hundred years ago, and is in abundance everywhere. It is the leading willow in the East grown for basket making, and our correspondent could no doubt find lots of it along the Juniata River, near his own home. It ought to be also very common in the West, for a few years ago when the willow fence craze went like a prairie fire over the West, despite the caution of this magazine, tons of cuttings - carloads on carloads - of this and its neighbor, the White willow, were sent to that region; and there ought to be enough plants left lingering to furnish cheap cuttings, without investing a small fortune in sending to Russia for them.

Perhaps there may be such a craze for the Red willow as our correspondent unknown to us, for, judging by Russian Mulberry, and Russian other things which have had a run at high figures in the West, there is room for little speculations of this sort.