876 THE POPLAB FAMILY. 



B. — Female plants. (Ovaries silky or downy.) 

 * Stems procumbent. 

 Stems creeping extensively under ground, and rising six to twelve inches 

 above the surface. Ovaries on long stalks, lanceolate, and very silky. 

 Leaves, when they appear, as described above .... 9. Creeping Willow. 

 ** Stems erect. (Shrubs or small trees.) 

 Branches very long, straight, slender, wand-like, and pliant. Leaves, when 



they appear, as described above. Style very long 6. Common Osier, 



Branches spreading. 



Ovaries very obtuse, oblong ovate, usually sessile, and cottony-white. 

 Catkins very compact. Leaves, when they appear, as described 



above 5. Purple Willow. 



Ovaries tapering and pedicellate. 

 Bracts on the peduncles several. Catkins, when in fruit, two inches 

 long or more. Leaves, when they appear, as described above 



7. Common Sallow. 

 Bracts on the peduncles few. Catkins, when in fruit, an inch long. 



Leaves, when they appear, as described above. 8. Ear-leaved Sallow. 



Section 2. 



Cations and leaves appearing at the same time, the former on leafy twigs. 



A. — Male plants. 



Stamens five. Catkins numerous, large, and handsome, one and a half to 



two inches long, upright, yellow and fragrant, and terminating the 



new shoots of the year. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute, serrate, 



bright dark glossy green, glabrous, and exuding an aromatic odour 



from minute black glands along the edges. A shrub or small tree, 



six to twelve feet high 1. Sweet Bay-leaved Willow. 



Stamens three. Catkins conical at first, cylindrical afterwards, upright, an 

 inch to an inch and a half long, bright yeUow, and fragrant. Leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, acute, serrate, glabrous, white underneath, but 

 not silky, and rather unequal at the base. Bark yellowish-green. 



A shrub or small tree, six to eight feet high 4. Smooth Willow. 



Stamens two. Catkins lax and elongated. Large trees. 



Leaves lanceolate, several inches long, seirate, acute, silky white on both 

 sides, especially while young ; often glabrous when old, but never 



bright green 3. Common White Willow. 



Leaves ovate-lanceolate, four to five inches long, acute, serrate, glabrous, 



dark green, and shining on the upper surface. 2. Common Crack Willow. 

 B. — Female plants. 

 Leaves green on both sides, and glabrous, or nearly so. 



Shrub or small tree, six to twelve feet high, with aromatic foliage, as 



described above 1. Sweet Bay-leaved Willow. 



Large tree, with scentless foliage, as described above. 2. Common Crack AVillow. 

 Leaves white on both sides ; a large tree, with foliage as described above . 



3. Common White Willow. 

 Leaves green above, white underneath. 



Branches spreading. Leaves as d^jscribed above 4. Smooth Wiixow. 



