SALICACE.'E. 350 



* * * Leaves closely and acutely serrate, cotemporary (S. grisea excepted), 

 with ihe aments. 



9. S. Babvlo'nica. 



Branches pei\du\oQs; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, smooth, glaucous be- 

 neath; itipul.cs roun'lish, oblique, acuniinate; ocaries sessile, ovate, smooth. 

 This elegant species has been introduced from the East, and cultivated until 

 nearly naturalized. Tlie long, slender, drooping branchlets very niturally 

 indicate the English name of the tree, and give it a place in the churcii-yard 

 to " Vv'eep" over the remains of the departed. Tiie Latin name was iiappily 

 suggested to LinuKus by the 137th Psuhn : 



By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down: 



Yea, we wept, when we retnembered Zion. 



We hanged our harps upon the wiUuws in the midst thereof. 



iVi.cping WUloiD. 



10. S. NIGRA. Marshall. 



Lciioe.s lanceolate, acute at each end, serrulate, smooth and green on both 

 sides ; 'iirUiu c and vudri.b above tonientose ; stipules dentate : amntUa erect, 

 cylindric, villous; icrt/c5 oblong, very villous; Jilantcnts 3 — 6 (generally 5), 

 bearded at base ; 0'fa7-if5 pedicellate, ovoid, snrooth ; ftijle very sliort; stigmas 

 bilid. A sm:ill tree, on the banks of rivers, cliiefly in i\. Y. and l^enn. 

 Branches very brittle at base, pale yellow. The trunk has a blackish bark. 

 Sterile aujents 3 inches long. May. Black IVilloiD. 



11. S. LU'CIDA. 



Leaves ovate-lanceolate, long-pointed, rounded at base, smooth and shining; 

 slipucs oblong, serrate ; umnn/.s U'landTous ; scales lanceolate, obtuse, serrate 

 and smooth at the tip, hairy at the base ; ovaries lanceolate-subulate, smooth ; 

 style bilid ; stigmas obtuse. A small tree in low, swampy woods, very smooth 

 and h;uidsi>me, with yellowish brown branches. Aments sliort, appearing 

 wilh the leaves in .May. . Shining IVdloic. 



12. S. corda'ta. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, cordate at base, smooth ; stipules 

 large, roundish-ovate, serrate ; aments triandrous ; scales lanceolate, woolly, 

 black; ovaries pedicellate, lanceolate, smooth; styles very short; &ti(r/nas 

 bifid. An elegant shrub, G — d feet high, in swamps throughout the Middle 

 States. Branches green and Sinooth, with light green leaves an inch wide 

 and 3 inches long. Aments an inch long, accompanying the leaves in April 

 and May. Hcart-icaved Wdiuw. 



13. S. Ri'GinA. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, subcordate, rigid, smooth, coarsely 

 serrate, the lowest serratures elongated; petioles villous; stipu ns large, 

 cordate, obtuse, glandular-serrate; aments triandrous; seal's lanceolate, 

 wroolly, black ; ovaries on long pedicels, lanceolate, smooth ; style very short ; 

 Stigmas L'-parted. A small tree, 10 — 15 feet high, growing in swamps. 

 Branches green, red tov/ards the end, the younger ones pubescent. Much 

 used in basket-making. April. May. Utijf-leavcd JVilluw. 



14. S. VlTELLl'NA. 



Lhavcs lancef)liite, acuminate, with thickened serratures, smooth above, 

 paler and somewhat silky beneath ; stipules 0; «me«^v cylindric ; w«/c.9 ovate- 

 lanceolate, pubescent outside ; ovaries sessWe , ovate-lanceolate, smooth; stig- 

 mas subsessile, 2-lobed. This willow was probably introduced, but is now 

 very oonimon by roadsides, &c. It is a tree of moderate hight, with shining 

 yellow branches. JNlay. Yellow lyUlow. 



