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HAB. Shady woods. N. J. and Penn. April. 1? . A low shrub, 

 with brown smooth branches and yellow buds. 



6. 8. pedicillaris Pursh : branches smooth ; leaves obovate-laneeo- 

 late, acute, very entire, smooth and of the same colour on both sides ; 

 stipules none ; aments pedunculate, very smooth ; scales oblong, half 

 the length of the pedicel, scarcely hairy ; germs ovate-oblong, on a 

 very long pedicel ; stigmas sessile, bifid. 



HAB. Catskill mountains, N. Y. April. ^>. Pursh. 



7. S. rosmarinifolia Linn. : leaves straight, linear-lanceolate, acute 

 at each end, very entire, pubescent above, silky beneath ; stipules lan- 

 ceolate, erect ; aments appearing before the leaves.; scales oblong, ob- 

 tuse, ciliate ; germs pedicellate, lanceolate, villous ; stigmas subsessile, 

 bifid, 



HAB. Wet meadows and mountain swamps. Penn. to Car. 

 March. *>. A shrub 1 3 feet high ; the branches silky pu- 

 bescent. Leaves 1 1-2 inches long, becoming smooth when old. 

 According to Sprengel, the Linnacan S. rosmarinifolia is iden- 

 tical with S. depressa of Hoffmann. ,*' ; - 



8. S. repens Linn. : creeping ; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, very entire, 

 acute, smooth, somewhat silky beneath ; stipules none ; aments ap- 

 pearing before the leaves, ovate, diandrous ; scales obovate, obtuse, 

 hairy, fuscous at the point ; germs ovate-oblong, on pedicels, pubes- 

 cent ; style very short ; sigmas 2-lobed ; capsule smooth. & depressa 

 Ho/. 



HAB. Can. and N. Y. 1 May. *?. A very small creeping spe- 

 cies. 



** Leaves remotely and obtusely serrate. 



9. $. conifera Wangh. : leaves oblong-lanceolate, flat, remotely ser- 

 rate, acute, smooth above, tomentose beneath ; stipules lunate, sub- 

 dentate ; aments appearing before the leaves, diandrous ; scales lance- 

 olate, obtuse, villous ; germs on pedicels, lanceolate, silky ; stylo 

 bifid ; stigmas 2-lobed. S. longirostris Mich. 



HAB. Shady woods. N. Y. to Car. April. T?. Shrub 48 

 feet high, with cone-like excrescences at the end of the branch- 

 es. Style long. 



10. 8. myricoides MuhL: leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, biglandu- 

 lar at base, obtusely serrate, smooth, glaucous beneath ; stipules ovate, 

 acute, glandular-serrate ; aments viilous, leafy at the base ; scales lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, villous, black ; germs on long pedicels, lanceolate, 

 glabrous ; style bifid ; stigmas bifid. 



HAB. Woods and meadows., N. Eng. to Vir. April. T?. A 

 small shrub. Branches green ; younger ones purple, smooth. 



11. S. prinoides Pursh : leaves oval-oblong, acute, remotely undu- 

 late-serrate, glabrous, glaucous beneath ; stipules semicordate, iccise- 

 ly toothed ; aments appearing before the leaves, .villous ; germs pedi- 

 cellate, ovate, acuminate, silky ; style long; stigmas bifid. 



