654 Obdeb 122.— SALICACEJ3. 



rous; ovaries sessile, lanceolate, glabrous; style short; stig. lobes biQd. — On the 

 alpine regions of the White Mountains, N. to Lab. and the Arc. Islands. An in- 

 teresting little shrub, the smallest of its tribe. Stem ascending, 1 — 2' high. 

 Leaves about 3' diameter, smooth and shining on both sides. Stipules wanting 

 Roots long, creeping, branching. Jn., Jl. 



18 S. fragilis L. Crace Willow. Bedford Willow. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, 

 glabrous, whole margin serrate, acuminate, petioles glandular ; stip. semiccrdate, 

 pointed, dentate ; ova. on short pedicels, oblong-ovoid, glabrous ; stig. bifid, longer 

 than the styles ; scales oblong, about equaling the ovaries, pubescent, ciliate; $ 

 with an abortive ovary. — A tall tree, 60 or 80f high, native in Great Britain. It 

 has a bushy head, with numerous oblique, irregular branches. The twigs break 

 off at base by a slight touch. The wood i3 of a salmon-color. (S. Russelliana 

 Sm.) § Eur. 



19 S. decipiens Hoffm. Branches smooth, highly polished ; lvs. lanceolate, glab- 

 rous, serrate, acuminate, floral ones often obovatd and recurved, petioles somewhat 

 glandular; stip. small, semi-ovate, acute, dentate, often 0; ova. pedicellate, glab- 

 rous, acuruinato ; sty. longer than Vie 2-cleft stigma. — A small, elegant tree, re- 

 markable for the polished, light, reddish-brown twigs, appearing as if varnished. 

 The young twigs stained with crimson. It is often set in rows for ornament and 

 shade. § Eur. 



20 S. nigra Marshall Black Willow. Lvs. lanceolate and lance-linear, attenu- 

 ate at each end, serrulate, smooth and green on both sides, petiole and rnidvein 

 above tomontous ; stip. dentate, caducous; am ents erect, cylindric, villous; scales 

 oblong, very villous ; fil 3 to G (generally 5), bearded at base ; ova. pedicellate, 

 ovoid, smooth ; sty. very short ; stig. bifid. — A large shrub or small tree, 10 to 16 

 to 20f high, on the banks of streams, Can. to Fla. and Ark. Branches very brittle 

 at base, palo yellow. The trunk has a blackish bark. Lvs. narrow, 4 to 8' long. 

 Sterile aments 3' long. 



J3. falcata. Lvs. long and moro or less falcate. (S. Purahiana Spr. S. fal- 

 cata Ph.) 



21 S. lucida Muhl Shis'in'G Willow. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate long-pointed, rounded 

 at base, smooth and shining ; stip. oblong, serrate ; stam. 3 to 5, mostly 5 ; scales 

 lanceolate, obtuse, serrate and smooth at the tip, hairy at tho base ; ovaries lan- 

 ceolate-subulate, smooth ; style bifid ; stigmas obtuse. — A small and beautiful tree, 

 common in N. Eng., Middle States, Mich, and British Am. Trunk 12 — 15f high, 

 3 — i' diam. Branches smooth, dark, shining green. Leaves broad and glossy, 

 dark green above, tapering to a long point. May. 



22 S. cordata Muhl. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, cordate at base, 

 smooth ; stip. large, roundish-ovate, finely serrate ; stam. sometimes 3 ; scales lan- 

 ceolate, woolly, black, twico shorter than the pedicel of tho lanceolate, smooth. 

 ovary ; 6ty. very short ; stig. bifid. — An elegant shrub, G to 8f high, in swampa 

 throughout tho Mid. States. Branches green and smooth, with light-green lvs. 

 an inch wido and 3' long. Aments an inch long, accompanying the leaves i» 

 Apr. and May. (S. Torreyana Barratt.) 



23 S. rigida Muhl. Stiff-leaved Willow. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, subcordato, rigid, smooth, coarsely serrate, the lowest serratures elongated, 

 petioles villous ; stip. very large, reniform-ovate, obtuse, glandular-serrate ; an> 

 ents triandrous; scales lanceolate, woolly, black, a third shorter than the pedi- 

 cel of the lanceolate, smooth ovary ; sty. very short ; stig. 2-parted. — A small 

 tree, 10 to 15f high, growing in swampa Branches green, red towards the end, 

 the younger ones pubescent. Much used in basket-making. Apr., May. 



24 S. myricoides Muhl. Gale-leavf.d Willow. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute, with 2 glands at base, obtusely serrate, smooth, glaucous beneath, stip. ovate, 

 acute, glandular-serrate; aments villous, black; ova. on long pedicels, glabrous; 

 sty. bifid; stig. bifid. — Swamps, N. Eng. to Va. A small shrub, with green 

 branches, the branchlets purple, smooth. Lvs. at length thick and coriaceous, 

 the serratures each tipped with a gland. Apr. 



25 S. augustata Ph. Lvs. lanceolate, acute, very long, gradually attenuated d 

 base, very glabrous, serrulate, nearly Vie same color both sides ; stip. semi-cordate; 

 aments erect, somewhat glabrous ; ova. pedicellate, ovoid, glabrous sty. bifid ; stig. 



