THE WILLOWS OF OHIO. 263 
Synoptic TABLE OF OHIO WILLOWS. 
Stamens 3 or more, filaments pubescent at base, catkins appear- 
~ ing on leafy branches. Polyandrae. 
Trees with rough, flaky, brown bark and brown twigs. 
Amygdaleneae. 
Capsules short pedicelled, short globose conic, forming dense 
thin catkins; leaves green on both sides, glabrous, pri- 
maries distant, very fine net veined, with a marginal 
running nearly to the base of the leaf, linear-lanceolate 
when mature, often, falcate; of very scragly growth, 
seldom upright; frequenting streams. S. nigra. 
Capsules long pedicelled, short conic, in lax aments; leaves 
sometimes 15 cm. long, typically oblong with straight 
sides, glaucous beneath, generally hairy, primaries 
ascending, but scarcely forming a marginal; sprawling 
shrub or straggling tree; southern, river banks. 
S. Longtpes. 
Capsules long pedicelled, long conic, forming large loose 
catkins; leaves glaucous beneath, glabrous, primaries 
close, reticulation not so fine, marginal seldom running 
below the middle of the blade, broadly lanceolate, 
petiole often red; an elegant shapely tree; northern, 
prefers swamps. S. amygdalordes. 
Shrub, twigs shining brown, scales often dentate, capsules 
large and glossy, aments thick; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
often very long attenuate, sub-coriaceous, glossy above, 
light green, glands very prominent, especially on stipules; 
mostly in rocky wet places, northern. S. lucida. 
Stamens less than 3. 
Stamens 2. Diandrae. 
Filaments pubescent, catkins appearing with the leaves, 
on leafy branches, except early flowers of S. interior, 
scales nearly as long as the ovularies at anthesis. 
Large trees with bark rough but not flaky, leaves glaucous 
below, capsules glabrous, short pedicelled. Fragzles. 
Not weeping, primaries and secondaries close and 
regular. 
Bark greenish, leaves glabrous, rather coarsely ser- 
rate, and strongly glandular; capsules long 
conic, remaining green. S. fragilis. 
Bark yellowish, leaves pubescent at least when 
young, fine serrate; capsules short conic, turning 
yellow in fruit. S. alba. 
Bark golden yellow, leaves glabrous in age 
S. alba vitellina. 
