SALiCACE.i:. (willow family.) 481 



ofton downy wlicii young, at lengtli green aud (jlnhroita except the petiole and 

 midrib; stipules large, seniioordate, pointed and persistent, or small, ovoid 

 and deciduous; fruiting ainents (l^-.'J' long) more or less dense; capsules 

 ovate conical, shortly pedicelled. — Hanks of streams ami lakes, bending over 

 the water; common. — Var. falc.Vta, Torr. Leaves narnjwer and scythe- 

 shaped. — Var. WAhdi, IJcbb. Leaves broader, often 1' wide, glaucous and 

 veined beneatii ; stipules large, round-reniform ; aments long, loosely How- 

 ered ; capsules globose-conical, hjng-pedicelled. Kocky islands of the Totumac 

 {Ward); Falls of the Ohio {Short); Mo. The leaves alone are easily mis- 

 taken for those of n. 14. — A hybrid of this species with S. allja, var. vitelliiia, 

 is found in Wayne Co., N. Y. (A'. L. llankenson). 



2. S, amygdaloid.es, Anders. Leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 2-4' 

 long, attenuate-cuspidate, /)a/<? or glaucous beneath; petioles long and slender; 

 stipules minute, very early deciduous ; yer^//e aments becoming very loose in 

 fruit from the lengthening of the slender pedicels. — Central X. Y. {Dudlei/) 

 to Mo. ; common westward. 



*-*■•*-*■ A shi'ub vr small bushy tree, 6- 15° higJi, with smooth baric and rather stout 

 polished twigs ; petioles glandular; sterile aments thick, oblong-cylindrical, 

 densely Jlo were d ; stamens commonly 5 ; scales dentate, hairy at base, srnooth 

 above. 



3. S. lucida, Muhl. (SiiixiNG W.) Leaves ovate-lanceolate or narrower, 

 tapering to a very long acuminate point, at length coriaceous, smooth and shin- 

 ing both sides ; stipules small, oblong ; fruiting aments often persistent, the 

 capsules becoming rigid and polished, as in the nearly allied S. pentandra 

 of Europe. — Banks of streams, N. Eng. to Penn., west and northward. A 

 beautiful species on account of its showy stamiuate aments and large glos.\v 

 leaves. 



i- H- Stamens mostly 2; capsules subsessile or very shortly pedicelled ; leaves 

 lanceolate, long-acuminate. 



S. frAoilis, L. (Crack Willow.) Lea s green and glabrous, pale or 

 glaucous beneath, J - C long ; stipules when present half-cordate ; stamens 

 rarely 3-4; capsule long-conical, shortly pedicelled. — A tall an<l handsome 

 tree, which was planted at an early day about Boston and elsewhere. — The 

 var. DEcfpiKNS, Smith, with yellowish-white or crimson twigs, buds black in 

 winter, and smaller and l)ngliter green leaves, ought ])erhaps to be excluded, 

 the plant so named by Barratt, etc., being one of the hybrids mentioned below. 

 (.Vdv. from YjM.) 



S. Alha, Ij. (WniTK W.) Leaves ashy-gray or silky-white on both sides, 

 except when old, 2-4' long; stipules ovate-lanceolate, deciduous; capsules 

 ovate-<'onical, sessile or nearly so. — \'ar. c.imjulka, Koch; twigs olive; old 

 leaves smooth, glaucous beneath, dull Iduish green. — \'ar. viTKi.LixA, Koch; 

 twigs yellow or reddish ; old leaves glabrous al)ove. — A familiar tree of rapid 

 growth, attaining a height of .')()- 80*^. The typical form, with olive twigs and 

 old leaves silky on both sides, is rarely found with us, but the var. vitki.i.ina 

 is c<mimon. I'ure S. fha<;ii.is is al.><o scarce, but a host of hvbrids between 

 the two, representing S. viridis, /V/V.s, S. Kusselliana, Siiiitli, etc., are the 

 commonest of introduced willows. These forms are rendered almost inextri- 

 cable l)y a further crt)ss, by no means rare, Aviih our native S. luciila. (Adv. 

 from Eu.) 



S. Bai5Vl6nka, Tourn. (Wi.kimn*. W.) Extensively planted for orna- 

 ment, and in some places widely spread along river-banks and lake-shores by 

 the drifting of detached limbs. (.\dv. from Eu.) 



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