428 SALICACEJE. (WILLOW FAMILY.) 
12. S. l’OStrata, Richardson. (Long-beaked Willow.) 
Leaves oblong or obovate-lanceolate, acute, obscurely toothed, downy 
above, prominently veined, softly hairy and glaucous beneath ; stipules 
semilunar, toothed; catkins cylindrical, the fertile becoming loose in 
fruit; pods tapering into a long beak, on stalks longer than the yellow 
lanceolate scales. — Borders of woods and meadows, New England to 
Michigan, northward. — A shrub or small tree, 4° -15° high, with 
soft velvety leaves, somewhat variable in form. A transformation of 
the anthers into imperfect ovaries is frequently observable in this 
species, and occasionally in some others. 
13. §• phylicifolia, L. (Smooth Mountain Willow.) 
Leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, somewhat pointed, or obtuse at 
each end, remotely and minutely repand-toothed, smooth and shining 
above , glaucous beneath ; fertile catkins ovoid; ovary ovoid-conic, 
very short-stalked ; style elongated ; stalk of the mature pods about 
twice the length of the gland ,* scales black, sparingly clothed with long 
white hairs. — Moist ravines, on the alpine summits of the White 
Mountains, New Hampshire, Oakes, Tuckerman.—A low spreading 
shrub, with leaves of a coriaceous texture when old. 
§ 4. Catkins peduncled (long and loose), borne on the summit of lateral 
leafy branches of the season, appearing in May and June: scales 
greenish-yellow, more or less hairy, falling before the pods arc ripe: 
filaments slightly united , hairy below. — Shrubs and trees, with the 
branches very brittle at the base. 
* Ovary sessile , smooth : stamens 2. 
14. S. alba, L. (White Willow.) Leaves lanceolate or el¬ 
liptic-lanceolate, pointed, toothed, clothed more or less with white and 
silky hairs , especially beneath ; stipules lanceolate; stigmas nearly ses¬ 
sile, thick and recurved. — Var. 1. vitellina, has yellow or light red 
ranches ; leaves shorter and broader. (S. vitellina, Smith Bsf 
rer. 8. Parneachikna, Barratt.) —V ar. 2. c^lea, has the leares 
nearly smooth at maturity. (S. caerulea, Smith.) — An introduced 
tree, of rapid growth, attaining a height of 50°-80°. Var. 2. greatly 
resembles the next. 
* * p Tar V stalked, smooth : stamens 2-6. 
‘ _ irAgllis, L. (Brittle Willow.) Leaves lanceolate, 
taper-pointed, smooth, glaucous beneath (slightly silky when young), 
serrate with inflexed teeth; stipules half-heart-shaped; stamens com* 
mon y 2. Var. 1. decipiens, has dark brown buds, and the lowest 
leaves on the branches broadly obovate, very obtuse. (S. decipiens, 
Var. 2. RusselliAna, has the leaves long and bright, strong* 
y serrate, the younger ones, and upper branches of the annual shoots, 
silky-downy towards autumn; stipules large and taper-pointed. (»• 
Russellian a, Smith.)- A tall and handsome tree, with smooth polish¬ 
ed branches; introduced from Europe, and cultivated for basket-work. 
