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FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. 



Western Black The Western black willow is 

 Willow, found from central New York 



Salix amygdaLoides. wegtward to Missouri. The 



leaves are rather oval-lance-shaped, pale or 

 often hairy beneath, and have long, slen- 

 der stems; the little stipules (encircling 

 the stems like leaflets) fall off when the 

 leaves are yet young. This tree grows 

 from 15 to 40 feet high, and is common 

 on the banks of streams from Ohio to 

 Missouri. 



Shining Willow. The shining willow may 

 Salix lucida. \y e recognized at once by 

 its bright leaf, which is shiny on both 

 sides, deep green above and lighter be- 

 low; the shape is elliptical, with an extremely 

 elongated, sharp point. The branchlets are 

 also shiny and olive-green. The shining 

 willow is rather a shrub than a tree, and 

 grows only 15 feet high at most. It 

 is extremely beautiful in bright sun- 

 shine by reason of its glossy leaf, 

 and it commonly grows on the 

 banks of streams from Maine to 

 Pennsylvania, westward and 

 northward. It is sometimes called 

 American bay willow, 



Western 

 Black Willow. 



Shining Willow. 



