Tkkks of thk Xokthkkn UxiTKi) Statks II-') 



7. Leaves lanceolate or oblanceolate, acuminate, linely ser- 

 rate with minute gland-tipped teeth, pale and glaucous 

 l)eneath ; twigs -of the season pubescent or puberulent ; 

 capsule glabrous. S. cordata. 



7. Leaves obovate, oblong or oblanceolate. rather thin, acute 

 at both ends ; irregularly or indistinctly toothed, 

 ■glaucous and nearly white beneath ; bracts fuscous, 

 ol)ovate or cuneate. long-hairy : capsule silky or to- 

 mentnse, stalked. -V. discolor. 



S. Petioles short; leaves narrowly lanceolate, usually fal- 

 cate, narrowed at the base, glabrous or slightly i)ubes- 

 cent, green on both sides or slightly paler beneath. 

 .V. itic/ra. 



S. Petioles rather i)rominent and slender except, in some 

 individuals ; leaves lanceolate or broader. !). 



!». Leaves dark-green al)ove, glaucous or whitish Iteneatli 

 no.t coriaceous. lO. 



f». Leaves yellow-green and glossy on both sides, thick, nor- 

 mally ovate, very long acuminate witli a slender tip ; 

 catkins thick and dense, stamens mostly '■■), flower bracts 

 dentate; capsule large, short-pedicelled : twigs l)rown, 

 polished. ..S". Incida. 

 10. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, broadest below the middle, acu- 

 minate, petioles often red: stamens o-12\ capsule nar- 

 row-conic, pedicel slender, 8-5 times as long as the 

 gland: bark rough, brown. .V. aiiiyadaloidrs. 

 !<•. Leaves lanceolate, long-acute; stamens _, capsules very 

 narrow-conic, pedicel short, about twice as long as the 

 gland : bark gray. V. fragilis. 

 Hi. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, rounded, suli- 

 cordate, or narrowed at the base, 0-8 in. long; very 

 wliite and somewhat pubescent beneath: capsule conic. 

 pedicel slender, '\-^) times as long as the gland; bark 

 dark i-e(ldish-l)rown with small scales. -S". i^'ordi. 



I. Salix amygdaloides And. Peachleaf Willow. .\ 

 tree with rough, brown, scaly bark. Leaves pubescent when 

 young, glabrous when old, dark green al)Ove. pale and slightly 

 glaucous beneath, narrowed at the base, -S-o in. long, l-'i in. 

 wide; capsule narrowly o\oid. acute, glabrous, fmally about 



