GENUS 2. 



WILLOW FAMILY. 



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2. Salix amygdaloides Anders. Peach-leaved Willow. Fig. 1452. 



Sali.r amygdaloides Anders, Ofv. Handl. Vet. Akad. 

 1858 : 114. 1858. 



A small tree, similar to the preceding species, 

 sometimes 70 high and the trunk 2 in diameter, 

 the brown bark scaly. Leaves lanceolate or ovate- 

 lanceolate, pubescent when young, glabrous when 

 old, dark green above, paler and slightly glaucous 

 beneath, long-acuminate at the apex, narrowed at 

 the base, 3 '-5' long, about i' wide, sharply serru- 

 late, slender-petioled ; petioles 3 "-7" long, glandless ; 

 stipules commonly fugacious ; aments appearing with 

 the leaves, terminal on short lateral branches, the 

 staminate i'-2' long, the pistillate loose, spreading 

 and 2i'-4' long in fruit ; stamens more than 2 ; fila- 

 ments distinct, pubescent at the base ; bracts decidu- 

 ous ; stigmas nearly sessile; capsule narrowly ovoid, 

 acute, glabrous, at length about as long as its fili- 

 form pedicel. 



On lake and river shores, Quebec to British Columbia, 

 New York, Ohio, Missouri and New Mexico. Wood 

 soft, weak, light brown ; weight 28 Ibs. Black or 

 almond-leaved willow. April-May. 



3. Salix Wardi Bebb. Ward's Willow. 

 Fig- 1453- 



Salix nigra var. Wardi Bebb; Ward, Bull. U. S. Nat. 



Mus. 22 : 114. 1 88 1. 

 Salix Wardi Bebb, Card. & For. 8: 363. 1895. 



A tree, sometimes 30 high, the trunk reaching 8' 

 in diameter, the branches spreading or drooping, the 

 bark dark reddish brown. Leaves lanceolate or 

 oblong-lanceolate, long-acuminate or acute at the 

 apex, rounded, subcordate, or narrowed at the base, 

 2j'-7' long, \'-\\' wide, bright green above, silvery 

 white and usually somewhat pubescent beneath ; 

 stipules often large, sometimes persistent; aments 

 expanding with the leaves, terminal, the staminate 

 2'-4' long, the pistillate as long or shorter; stamens 

 3-6, separate; filaments pilose at the base; bracts 

 villous without, deciduous; capsule conic, glabrous, 

 about twice as long as its pedicel. 



Along streams and lakes, Maryland to Kansas, Florida 

 and Arkansas. Wood dark brown. March-May. Has 

 been confused with 5". longipes Shuttlw. 



4. Salix lucida Muhl. Shining Willow. Glossy Willow. Fig. 1454. 



Salix lucida Muhl. Neue Schrift. Ges. Nat. Fr. Berlin, 

 4: 239. pi. 6. f. 7. 1803. 



A tall shrub, or sometimes a tree 20 high, the 

 bark smooth or slightly scaly, the twigs yellowish- 

 brown, shining. Leaves lanceolate, or ovate-lanceo- 

 late, mostly long-acuminate, narrowed or rounded 

 at the base, sharply glandular-serrulate all around, 

 green and glossy on both sides or bearing a few, 

 scattered hairs when very young, 3 '-5' long, i'-i^' 

 w r ide when mature or sometimes persistently pubes- 

 cent; stipules small, semi-cordate or oblong, very 

 glandular, commonly persistent ; petioles stout, 3"-6" 

 long, glandular at the base of the blade ; aments 

 hairy-stalked on short, lateral leafy branches, the 

 staminate stout, i'-2 long, the pistillate 2'-3' long in 

 fruit; bracts deciduous; stamens about 5; filaments 

 pubescent below; stigmas stalked or nearly sessile; 

 capsule narrowly ovoid, acute, glabrous, much longer 

 than its pedicel. 



In swamps and along streams and lakes, Newfound- 

 land to Athabasca, New Jersey, Kentucky and Nebraska. 

 April-May. 



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