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SALICORNIA— SALIX. 



ovate, slightly acuininate, straight. Var. 

 wf/^o?-, leaves lirge, abruptly acute; scape 

 8ub ramose. Var. e-/-a'tv7/.s-, leaves linear; 

 lobes 2«nch spreading, linear, long, acute. 

 Var. Jtasfa'td, 'leave.s oblong-lauceolate. 

 sagittate ; lobes expanding, long, very nar- 

 row. Var. p7ibes"ceiis, leaves, ttenis, bracts, 

 and calyx, very pubescent. l-'2 f. 



hcterophi/l'la, (w. Au. Z/.) leaves sim- 

 ple, linear, and lanceolate, acute at each 

 end, or elliptical and sagittate, with the 

 lobes linear and divaricate ; scape simple, 

 few-flowered ; fertile flowers sub-sessile ; 

 bracts short, sub-orbiculatc. 1 f. 



obtii'sa, (w. J. li.) leaves sagittate, di- 

 lated-ovate, rounded at the extremity, 

 mucronate ; lobes approximate, oblong, 

 obliquely acuminate, straight ; scape sim- 

 ple ; bracts ovate, acute. DicEciou.s. Ponds. 



rig"id(i, (w. Ju. 2^.) leaves narrovi'-lance- 

 olate, carinate below, rigid, very acute at 

 each end ; scape ramose. Monoicious. 

 Deep water. 



acutifo'lin, (w. Ju. 11) leaves subulate, 

 sheathed at the base, convex on the back ; 

 scape simple, few-flowered ; bracts dilated, 

 acuminate. 6 i. 



na'tans, (w. Ju. 2^.) leaves floating; 

 lance-oval, obtuse, 3-nerved, attenuated at 

 base, Vower ones sub-cordate ; scape sim- 

 ple, few-flowered ; lower peduncles elon- 

 gated. 3 6 i. 



grainin"ea, (w. Ju. Zf .) leaves lance-lin- 

 ear, glabrous, long, 3-nerved, somewhat 

 perennial ; bracts ovate, acuminate. Mo- 

 r.0Dcious. 



lancijo'lia, (w. J. 2^.) leaves broad, lance- 

 olate, acute at each end, glabrous, coria- 

 ceous, entire, somew^hat perennial ; scape 

 Simple ; seed compressed, sub-falcate. 2-3 i. 

 Marshes. 



pusiV'la, (Au. %.) leaves linear, obtuse 

 and short; summits foiiaceous ; scape sim- 

 ple, shorter than the leaves ; flowers, mo- 

 noecious, few ; fertile one solitary, deflexed ; 

 stamens mostly 7. Muddy banks. 2-4 i. 

 SaLICOR"NIA. 1—1. (AtripUces.) [From 



sal, salt, and cornu, a horn.] 



herba'cea, (samphire, glasswort. Au. %.) 

 herbaceous, spreading ; joints compressed 

 at the apex, emarginate-bifid. Var. vir- 

 gta"ica, has the branches undivided, and 

 thoiuointed spikes long. The fructification 

 is very obscure, but it may be known by 

 its leafless, nearly cylindric, jointed branch- 

 es. It grows in salt marshes along the sea- 

 board. Onondaga salt springs. 12-18 i. 



ambig^'ua, (shrubby samphire, Ju. 2^.) 

 perennial, procumbent, branching; joints 

 crescent-shaped, small ; spikes alternate 

 and opposite ; calyx truncate. 



mucrona'ta, (dwarf samphire, Au. 0.) 

 low, herbaceous ; joints 4-angled at base, 

 compressed, and truncate at the top ; spikes 

 oblong, with mucronate scales. 

 SA'LiX. 20—2. (Amentacex.) [From sal, 



near, and lis, water.] 



vimina'lis, (osier, basket- willow, Ap. ^ .) 

 branches slender and flexible , filamenta 

 yellow; anthers orange; aments appear 

 before the leaves ; leaves white, silky be- 



neath. Banks of streams. Middle-sized 

 tree. Introduced. 



babyh)' nicn , (weeping-willow, M. ^.) 

 branchlets pendent; leaves htiiceolate. acu 

 rainate, iserrate, glaln-ous, upper and lower 

 eide.s of diil'erent colors ; stipules roundish, 

 contracted ; aments flower as soon as the 

 leaves appear ; germs sessile, ovate, gla- 

 brous. Supposed to be the willow on 

 which the Israelites hung their harps when 

 captive in Babylon. Introduced. 



can"dida, (white willow, Ap. ^.) leaves 

 lance-linear, very long, ob.scurely denticu- 

 late at the extremity, pubescent above, 

 white-downy beneath ; margins revolute ; 

 siipules lanceolate, as long as the petioles ; 

 aments cylindric; scales lance-obovate, very 

 long, villose. 3-4 f Shady woods. 



mnh'lenberg"ia'na, (dwarf or speckled 

 willow, Ap. Ip.) leaves lanceolate, acuti.sh, 

 sub entire, white-hairy, rugose veined be- 

 neath ; margin revolute ; stipules lanceo- 

 late, deciduous; aments precede the leaf- 

 ing ; scales oblong ; margins villose ; germs 

 lance-ovate, silkvillose, long pedicelled ; 

 styles short ; stigmas bifid. 



tris"tis, (mourning willow, Ap. "^ .) leaves 

 lance-linear, acute at each end ; margins 

 revolute, smoothish above, rugose-veined 

 and downy beneath ; stipules none. 3-4 f 



re'pens, (creeping willow, J. ^ .) creeping; 

 leaves lance oval, entire, acute, glabrous, 

 somewhat silky beneath ; stipules none 

 aments appearing before the leaves, ovate, 

 diandrous ; scales obovate, obtuse, hairy, 

 fuscous at the point ; germs ovate-oblong, 

 pedicelled, pubescent; style very short; stig- 

 mas 2-lobed ; capsule smooth. Very small. 



obova'ta, ( ^ .) diff"use ; leaves obovate, 

 obtuse, very entire, glabrous above, silky- 

 villose beneath ; stipules none ; ament3 

 flower at leafing-time, sessile, oblong, dian 

 drous ; scales obovate ; apex black, pilose. 



lambertia' 7ia, (Ap. Tp .) leaves lance-obo- 

 vate, acute, glabrous, sub-serrate at the 

 apex, discolored ; scales round, black ; fila- 

 ment 1 ; anthers 2 ; germs sessile, oval- 

 ovate, silky; style short; stigmas ovate, 

 emarginate. Introduced. 



fuscn'ta, (sooty willow, Ap. ^.) leaves 

 lance-obovate, acute, glabrous, sub-serrate, 

 glaucous beneath, when young, pubescent, 

 stipules very narrow ; aments nodding ; 

 scales obtuse ; germs short-pedicelled, ovate, 

 silky ; stigma sessile, 2-lobed. 



pedicel" la' ris, (stem-beiTied willow, Ap 

 ^) .) branchlets smooth ; leaves lanceobo 

 vate, acute, entire, both sines glabrous, and 

 colored alike ; stipules none ; aments pe- 

 dunculate, glabrous ; scales oblong, half the 

 length of the pedicels, .scarcely pilose; 

 germs ovate-oblong, glabrous, long-pedi- 

 celled ; stigmas sessile, 2-cleft. Catskill 

 Mountains. 



rosmarin"ifo'lia, (rosemaiy willow, Ap. 

 ^.) leaves straight, lance-linear, acute at 

 each end, entire, pubescent above, silky 

 beneath ; stipules lanceolate, erect ; amenta 

 precede the leafing ; scales oblong, obtuse, 

 ciliate ; germs pedicelled, lanceolate, vil- 

 lose ; stigmas sub-eessile, bifid. 3 f 



