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generally accompanied by large stipules. The flowers differ 

 from those of our other species of cordatae in having broader 

 bracts, much woolier before anthesis; in fruit by the denser rat- 

 kins with shorter pedicelled capsules which are smaller than 

 those of S. glaucophylla and rather larger than the average of 

 5. cordata. 



In typical forms the wooly broad leaves will distinguish it 

 from everything else in our area. It is sometimes diflicull 



parate, however, from >'. cordata in its more tomentose forms, 

 and intermediates seem to occur. In shape the leaves are no1 

 different from S. bebbiana but they will be quickly distinguished, 

 among other things, by the sharply serrate margins of the present 



5 dix adenophylla is our rarest willow. It is a plant of the 

 Western Great Lake region and reaches its best development in 

 Michigan, being rare east of that state. Until recently it was 

 not supp >sed to extend into Ohio but I have seen several speci- 

 mens collected at Erie, Pennsylvania. It should therefore ex- 

 tend the whole length of the Ohio Lake Shore. Hut it is very 

 scarce indeed. Though I have hunted for it on Cedar Point and 

 m Ashtabula Countv I have seen from Ohio hut a single undoubt- 

 ed specimen which was taken by A. I). Selby on Cedar Point. 



Salix glaucophylla Bebb. Broad leaved Willow. 



A shrub sometimes 5 m. tall, growing m clumps like >'. cor- 

 data; leaves mostly broad, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, shiny above 

 except in rank growth, with very tine irregular venation and 

 stiff midribs which hold them up at an acute angle with the Stem 

 so as to display the white under surfaces. In character the leaves 



mble much the narrower leaves of S. petiolaris and like them. 

 when succulent have a strong tendency to blacken in drying. 

 Flowers appearing before the leaves, bracts mostly narrow, glau- 

 laminate anients generally larger than those of >. cor- 

 data with smaller bracts; carpellate long, lax in fruit, capsules 

 very lot m. or more) glabrous, sometimes rostrate, long ped- 



icelled, turning brown. 



Bebb labelled ome of the first material of tins species he 



I out, Salix cordata x 5. lucida. Tins determination though 

 very far from correct as he himself soon recognized, is descriptive 

 of the --i"- [1 affinity to Salix cordata is evidenl at 01 

 from '. toin "i either leaves or flowers but vet in both there 

 is a st ron eblance to Salix lu< ida. The large thick catkins 



with the lot and the beautiful glossy leaves cannot but 



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Plate X V s.iii x glatu ophyL 



I pical leaves and aments, natui d three tirrn 



