WI>was fresh cuttings of pussy willow, I can't imagine that it wouldn't
WI>you  understand   :)  However, if it is a *dried* twig, dried with the
WI>or liners,  as they are called, but I don't think I've ever seen just the
WI>cuttings sold.  However, I'm sure this isn't necessarily the case, the
Thanks for all this. I might have bought live-that-are-almost-
dead. There was a trace of water in the bottom of the tub,
although the twigs do look dormantly-dead. 
I have given them two separate night's soaking, and will cut and 
plant them today. If there is any sign of budding in the next two 
weeks, I will assume that they are live. Else they can be made 
into leadless-pencils for writing invisible messages (g!) 
Christopher.Greaves@CapCanada.Com    www.interlog.com/~cgreaves
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