MYRICACEAE (BAYBERRY FAMILY) 



7 a Shrub with leaves silky beneath until nearly mature, 



green above ; branchlets purplish 



SILKY WILLOW. (S. sericea.) 

 b Shrubs or trees not completely as in a 8 



8 a Leaves Vi-Vz in. broad, 1-3 in. long, somewhat oblance- 



olate; stipules always wanting; branchlets purplish 



PURPLE WILLOW. (S. purpurea.) 

 b Leaves usually 1/2-2 in. broad, not oblanceolate 9 



9 a Mature leaves %-$ in. broad; branchlets often hairy 



when young 10 



b Mature leaves %-% in. broad u 



a Mature leaves woolly beneath; cultivated tree or shrub 



GOAT WILLOW. (S. cdprea.*) 

 b Mature leaves not woolly beneath; native tree or shrub 



PUSSY WILLOW. (S. discolor.) 



1 a Large tree with branchlets usually shining and yellow 



WHITE WILLOW. (S. dlba.) 

 b Shrubs or small, slender trees with branchlets very 



brittle at base 12 



2 a Slender tree; branchlets reddish-green, very brittle at 



base ; leaves whitish beneath . CRACK WILLOW. (S. frdgilis.) 

 b Shrub 5-12 ft. high; branchlets purplish to yellowish; 

 leaves only slightly paler beneath 



SLENDER WILLOW. (S. petiolaris.) 



3 MYRICALES. Bayberry Order, 

 i MYRICACEAE. Bayberry Family. 

 i MYRlCA. 



1 a Shrub in wet places ; fruit nearly enclosed by 2 bracts 



SWEET GALE. (M. gale.) 

 b Shrub in dry places; fruit not enclosed by bracts 



BAYBERRY. (M. carolinensis.) 



2 COMPT6NIA SWEET FERN. (C. peregrlna.) 



4 JUGLANDALES. Walnut Order, 

 i JUGLANDACEAE. Walnut Family. 

 i JCGLANS. 



1 a Leaflets 5-13; cultivated tree. ENGLISH WALNUT. (J. regia.*) 

 b Leaflets 11-23 2 



2 a Nut oblong, pointed ; leaves with clammy hairs 



BUTTERNUT. (J. cinerea.) 

 b Nut globose; leaves not with sticky hairs 



BLACK WALNUT. (J. nlgra.) 

 2 HIC6RIA. 

 i a Bark of trunk splitting into shaggy strips; leaflets 5, 



sometimes 7 2 



b Bark somewhat furrowed, not splitting into shaggy strips 3 



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