12 SALICACEAE. 



1. C. ceriferus (L.) Small. Tree becoming 12 m. tall or shrub: leaf -blades 

 oblaneeolate to oblong-oblaneeolate, 3-10 cm. long, toothed or individually 

 entire: staminate aments 1-1.5 em. long: nuts 2-3 mm. in diameter. [Myrica 

 cerifera L. MoreUa cerifera (L.) Small.] 



The WAx-MYitTLE grows in swamps, wet woods, and hammocks nearly through- 

 out Florida. The brown heart-wood is rather close-grained, but light, soft, and 

 brittle. {Cont., W. I.). 



2. C. inodorus (Bart.) Small. Tree 6 m. tall or shrub: leaf-blades elliptic- 

 obovate or sometimes spatulate, 4-8 cm. long, entire: staminate aments 1-1.5 

 cm. long: nuts 5-7 mm. in diameter. [MoreUa inodora (Bartr.) Small.] 



The Odorless wax-myrtle grows on the edges of pineland ponds and swamps 

 in northern Florida, from Wakulla county westward. The light-brown heart-wood 

 is close-grained, soft, and weak. iCont.) 



Order SALICALES. 

 Shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate : blades simple, entire or toothed. 

 Flowers dioecious, in aments, the staminate consisting of an andi-oecium 

 of 2 or more stamens, the pistillate consisting of a gyrjoecium of 2 or 4 

 united carpels. Ovules numerous. Fruit capsular. 



Family 1. SALICACEAE. Willow Family. 



Shrubs or trees with soft wood. Leaf-blades very narrow to very 

 wide. Aments erect or drooping, the bracts mostly ciliate or toothecl. 

 Capsules narrowed to the apex. Seeds usually with a tuft of hairs. 



Bracts incised : disk cup-shaped : stamens usually 10 or more, or rarely 7 or 8 : 

 stigmas elongated and expanded. 1. Populds. 



Bracts entire : disk reduced to 1 or more axillary glands : stamens less 



than 10 : stigmas short, not expanded. 2. Salix. 



1. POPULUS [Tourn.] L. Trees, the buds with several scales. Leaf- 

 blades palmately veined, relatively long-petioled. Stamens more than 10, or 

 rarely 7 or 8 : anthers purple or red. Ovary sessile : stigmas dilated. — 

 Poplar. 



1. P. deltoides Marsh. Tree becoming 45 m. tall, widely branched: leaf- 

 blades ovate to deltoid, 9-19 cm. long, acute or acuminate, serrate or crenate- 

 serrate: staminate aments 8-12 cm. long: stamens numerous: capsules 8-10 

 cm. long. — Spr. 



The Cottonwood grows on river banks in western Florida. The brown heart- 

 wood is light, soft, and weak. Also known as Necklace-poplar. {Cont.) 



2. SALIX [Tourn.] L. Shrubs or trees, the buds with a single scale. 



Leaf-blades pinnately veined, relatively short-petioled. Stamens 2, or rarely 



1-7: anthers yellow or reddish. Ovary stipitate: stigmas not dilated. — 



Winter & spr. — Willow. 



Leaves with narrow blades : stamens 3-7. 

 Leaf-blades green beneath. 



Bracts of the pistillate aments obtuse : fruiting aments 



usually dense: ennsules 3-4. .5 mm. long. 1. S. nigra. 



Bracts of the pistillate aments acute or abruptly pointed : 



fruiting aments usually lax : capsules 4. .5-5 mm. long. 2. S. marginata. 

 Leaf-blades glaucous beneath. 



Capsules ovoid in outline, not veined, the body globose to 



ovoid. 3. 8. longipes. 



Capsules conic in outline, veiny, the body oblong to oval. 4. jS. amphiUa. 



Leaves with broad blades : stamens 2. 5. 8. floridana. 



1. S. nigra Marsh. Tree becoming 40 m. tall, the twigs brown: leaf -blades 

 narrowly lanceolate, 6-12 cm. long, acute at both ends, or acuminate at the 



