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leaves, centrifugal. Scales turning black. Stamens 2, free or united: Ova. stipi- 
tate, a Barratt. on , 
4. S. piscétor. Muhl. To-colored or Bog Willow. 
Evs. oblong, rather acute, glabrous above, entire at the end, glaucous 
beneath; stip. lanceolate, serrate, deciduous; aments cotemporary with the 
leaves, oblong, downy, diandrous; scales oblong, acute, black, hairy; ova. ses- 
sile, downy; stig. 2-parted.—A shrub, 8—10f high, in swampy grounds, Can. to 
Car., with tough brown twigs, and-white, glossy catkins. Leaves 1—3’ long, 
finely serrate except at the end. Sterile aments about }’ long, fertile 1’. Fila- 
ments white, anthers at length yellow. April. 
8. Monadelphia. Barratt. Tree 10—15f high. Filaments 3—4, half-united. 
‘ratures ; 
ong, densely villous.—A small tree, p : large and 
exceedingly woolly catkins in April. Grows in swamps, N. Eng. 
6. S. prindipes. Ph. Prinos-leaved Willow. 
Branchlets puberulent when young, at length glabrous and dark brown; 
lws. oval-oblong or lance-oblong, glabrous, glaucous beneath, cuneate at base, 
remotely serrulate, acute or abruptly acuminate; stip. semicordate, incisely 
serrate; aments preceding the leaves, hairy; ova, ovoid, acuminate, silky; sty. 
long ; stig. bifid——Shrub 6—8f high, N. Eng. to Penn., W. to Mich. Catkins 
appearing in April, 1—2’ long. Ovari inctly stipitate, tapering at apex 
into the long, exserted style. 5 
7. S. crassa. Barratt. Dense-flowered Early Willow. —__ 
Es. pagers om remotely serrate, entire towards the base, 
glabrous and dull green above, veiny and clothed with short, ferruginous hairs 
beneath, adult poeta stip. small, lanceolate, serrate or often wanting ; 
o aments ovate, sessile, densely clothed with yellowish-white, silky hairs; scales 
obovate.—A hairy and beautiful willow, rare in N. Eng. ‘Tree about 15f high, 
with rough, ash-colored bark. Branches irregular and knotty, with thick, 
densely: fio twigs in April. Leaves 3)’ by 1’.. fcatkins 1—2’ long. 
8. S. sensitTiva. Barratt. Frost or Tender Willow. 
Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, cuneate and entire at base, finely serrate 
at the apex, more distantly and strongly serrate towards the base, glabrous 
and rather thin; stip. subfalcate, serrate; ¢' aments rather lax; scales rather lax, 
lightly clothed with grayish-black hairs—A small tree, about 15f high, found 
in various parts of N. Eng., &e. The aments an requently destroy- 
ed by frost at flowering-time, being thinly protecte _ Leaves smooth, 
3—5' by 142’. Aments 14/ long. Apr.—This and e next preceding 
species are very closely allied, as ss ae , Rep., p. 262, and 
it is possible that they may hereafter be united under species. 
§ 3. Grisem. Borrer. Shrubs with branches brittle at base, and an intensely bitter 
bark. Leaves lanceolate, serrate, grayish-silky beneath, turning black in drying. 
Aments cylindrical, rather short, preceding the leaves, with 2 or 3 minute leaves at 
base. Stamens 2, beginning to appear from the middle of the ament. Ovaries 
grayish-silky. Barratt. 
9. S. criska. Gray Willow. 
Las. lanceolate, serrulate, acuminate, smooth above, sillky beneath; stip. 
ovate-oblong, denticulate, deflected, deciduous; scales oblong, hairy, black at 
the tip; ova. oblong, pedicellate, silky ; stig. sessile, obtuse. A shrub 6—8f 
high, in inundated meadows. Branches purplish, long and slender, very tough, 
except at the base, where they are very brittle. Leaves 2—4’ by 3—1’ © aments 
very abundant, 3’ long. Apr. 
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Be ar 10. S. periotaris. Smith. Long-stalked Green Osier. 
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Lis. lanceolate, serrate, smooth, glaucous beneath, silky at base, mostly 
unequal, stipules lunate, dentate ; aments appearing before the leaves; scales lax, 
_ obovate, obtuse, hairy, black; ova. on long pedicels, ovate, silky; stg. sessile, 
