SALIX 



SALPICHROA 



3055 



31. sitchensis, Sans. SITKA WILLOW. A shrub, 10-12 

 ft. high and more: Ivs. obovate, glabrous, clothed 

 beneath with silky hairs which have a beautiful satiny 

 luster: aments appearing with Ivs., long, cylindrical and 

 graceful, also satiny. N. W. N. Amer. This willow, 

 which, so far as known, has not been used as an orna- 

 mental plant, is one that would be at once novel and 

 beautiful. The characteristic luster 

 of the Ivs. is preserved in plants in 

 cult. 



32. Cottetii, Kerner. A low shrub 

 differing from S. retusa mainly in the 

 larger size of the whole plant as well 

 as its Ivs. Cent. Eu. G.W. 9, p. 542. 



33. herbacea, Linn. A very dwarf 

 species usually not more than an 

 inch or so in height, forming dense 

 mats: Ivs. orbicular, serrate, usually 

 emarginate at both base and apex. 

 Alpine regions of Amer. and Eurasia, 

 White Mts.. X. H. 



34. myrsinites, Linn. (S. Jdcquinii, 

 Host). An alpine shrub a foot or less 

 high, either erect or more or less 

 creeping: Ivs. short-petioled, lanceo- 



3530. Leaves of late, coriaceous, shining, green both 

 Salix cordata show- sides. Arctic and alpine regions, 

 in* stipules. (XH) 35. pyrenaica, Gouan. A dwarf 

 caulescent shrub usually more or less 

 depressed in habit, with slender brown shining twigs : 

 Ivs. membranous, about 1 in. long and half as wide, 

 entire, ciliate on the margin. In the alpine regions of 

 the Pyrenees. 



36. repens, Linn. A shrub of variable stature and 

 vesture: Ivs. oval to linear, entire or remotely serrulate, 

 shining above, silver-silky or glabrous beneath, stip- 

 ules wanting. X. Eu. and Asia. Var. argentea has 

 silvery-silky Ivs. G.L. 22:325. 



37. reticulata, Linn. A depressed shrub with few 

 oval or orbicular Ivs. glaucous beneath, green above, 

 rugose-reticulate: aments slender, borne on a long 

 peduncle. Arctic regions of both hemispheres. 



38. retusa, Linn. (S. serpyllifblia, Scop.). A de- 

 pressed shrub: Ivs. characteristically "parallei"-veined, 

 obtuse or slightly retuse at the apex, entire, less than 

 J^in. wide. Alpine regions of Eu. and Asia. 



S. aglaia, Hort.=S. daphnoides. S. amygdalina. Linn. (S. 

 triandra. Linn.). Usually shrubby, to 12 ft.: branchlets glabrous, 

 rarely slightly silky: Ivs. lanceolate, glabrous, pale green or bluish 

 below, to 5 in. long: fls. shortly before or with the Ivs.; stamens 3; 

 ovary long-stalked, glabrous. Eu. S. B&keri, Seemen, is probably 

 a form of S. lasiolepis. S. Bockii, Von Seemen. An ornamental 

 dwarf species: Ivs. oblong or oval, Ji-J^in. long, mucronate, dark 

 green and glabrescent above, silvery with silky appressed hairs 

 beneath: aments 1-2 in. long, produced in Oct. and Nov. before the 

 fall of the Ivs. China. S. chrysocoma, Dode, is a hybrid between 

 S. babylonica and S. vitellina. S. daphnoides, Vill. Ten to 20 ft. 

 high: twigs violet: Ivs. narrow-oblong or linear-lanceolate, very 

 acuminate, 3-6 in. long. S. Hdnkensonii, Dode. Apparently a 

 natural hybrid between a species of the group of S. nigra and one of 

 the group of S. babylonica. S. heter&ndra, Dode. Possibly hybrid 

 between a species of the S. purpurea group and one allied to S. 

 pentandra. Shrub: Ivs. lanceolate-obovate or narrowly lanceolate, 

 3-4 in. long, remotely serrate, glabrous, light green above, whitish- 

 glaucous beneath: male aments about 1 '4 in. long: Caucasus. S. 

 hypoltiica, Seemen. Shrub, to 10 ft. : Ivs. elliptic to lanceolate, acute, 

 glabrous at maturity, glaucous below, 1-2 in. long: aments with the 

 Ivs. 1-2 in. long. Cent. W. China. S. japdnica, Thunb. (S. baby- 

 lonica var. japonica, Anderss.). Shrub, to 6 ft.: Ivs. ovate-oblong to 

 lanceolate, remotely serrate, glabrous, grayish green beneath, to 3 

 in. long: aments slender, 2 >-3 V in. long; ovary glabrous. Japan. 

 S. lasiolepis, Benth. ARROYO WILLOW. Shrub or tree, .8-25 ft. high: 

 Ivs. oblong, suborbicular, obovate or linear acute, obscurely serru- 

 late, 1 1 2-5 in. long: aments appearing before the Ivs., sessile, densely 

 silky-tomentose in the bud, suberect: caps, glabrous or puberulent, 

 short-pedicelled. Calif. S. lispocladus, Dode. Lvs. ovate-lanceo- 

 late, about 2H in. long, serrate, light green and shining above, 

 whitish glaucous beneath: male aments appearing late. Caucasus. 

 S. magnified, Hemsl. Shrub, to 20 ft. : Ivs. oval to obovate, shortly 

 and obtusely acuminate, glabrous, pale beneath, to 8 in. long and to 

 5 in. wide; petiole purplish: stammate aments to 7 in., pistillate 

 to 11 in. long. W. China. A remarkable willow, but tender X. J. 



H.S. 39, p. 137, fig. 148. S. MatsuMna, Koidzumi (S. baby- 

 lonica var. pekinensis, Henry). Tree, to 40 ft.: branchlets ascend- 

 ing or pendulous, greenish: Ivs. narrowly lanceolate, serrulate, 

 glabrous, 2-1 in. long: aments with the Ivs., about Viin. long. N. 

 E. Asia. S. Medemii, Boiss., of the Armenia-Persia region is an 

 upright species 12 ft. and more high with oblong somewhat serrate 

 Ivs. abruptly pointed. S. Medwedewii, Dode. Shrub or small tree: 

 Ivs. very narrow, up to 4 in. long: female aments appearing late, cylin- 

 dric, 1 & in. long. Caucasus. P. oxica, Dode. Lvs. large, glauces- 

 cent, giving the tree a bluish appearance. Cent. Asia. S. persica, 

 Boiss. Similar to P. babylonica. Trunk pale ashy gray or brownish: 

 Ivs. very shortly stalked, somewhat falcate, long-acuminate, serru- 

 late. Persia.-^->S. RehderiAna, Schneid. Shrub, to 10 ft.: branchlets 

 sparingly hairy or glabrous: Ivs. lanceolate, crenulate, whitish and 

 silky beneath, with yellow midrib, 2-5 in. long: aments precoci9iis, 

 about 1 in. long; anthers purple at first ; ovaries glabrous. W. China. 

 S. renecia is a hybrid, of which S. cinerea is a parent. S. Tominii, 

 Dode. Tree with spreading branches: Ivs. obovate to lanceolate, 

 3Ji~^ in. long or more, remotely serrate: male aments at first coni- 

 cal and rosy at apex, afterward ovate-cylindric, Ji'in. long. W. 

 Asia. S. trfdndra, Linn.=S. amygdalina. S. Wallichiana, Anderss. 

 Shrub or small tree: Ivs. ovate- to oblong-lanceolate, entire, silky 

 beneath like the young branchlets, 2-3 in. long: stamina te aments 

 1 in. long, pistillate 3-5 in.: caps slender, silky. Himayalas, Cent, 

 and W. China. S. zygostemon. Hook. f. & Thorn. Probably a 

 natural hybrid between S. purpurea and S. Medeniii.-piS. Wtnt- 

 icorthii, Hort., is described as a tall upright rapid-growing willow 

 with brignt red bark: botanical position to be determined. 



W. W. ROWLEE. 



SALPICHROA (Greek, tube and skin; in reference to 

 the form and texture of the flower). Syn. Scdpichroma. 

 Solanacex. Shrubs, subshrubs, or herbs, sometimes 

 grown in the warmhouse and now used for outdoor 

 planting in southern California. 



Leaves often small, entire, long-petioled: fls. white or 

 yellow, 2-3 in. long (Section Eusalpichroa) or only 

 about y<$&. long (Section Perizoma); calyx tubular or 

 short, 5-cleft or -parted, the lobes linear; corolla tubular 

 or urn-shaped, without a crown in the throat; lobes 5, 

 acute, often short induplicate-valvate: berry ovoid or 

 oblong, 2-celled; seeds numerous, compressed. About 

 10 species, extra-trop. S. Amer. The species described 

 below is said to have the advantage of being an exceed- 

 ingly rapid climber, covering walls within one season 

 with a thick mass of foliage and will thrive in alkali 

 soil and under intense heat. The small white berries 

 are sold everywhere in Paraguay as "cock's eggs." It 

 grows with astonishing rapidity from the fleshy roots, 

 which, however, are destroyed by frost. If black scale 

 secures a foothold, it is well to cut the plant down to the 

 roots. 



rhomboidea, Miers 

 (Salpichrbma rhom- 

 baideum, Miers). A 

 half-hardy climber, 

 somewhat woody, 

 with green, flexuous 

 branches: Ivs. small 

 (blade J^-%in. long), 

 ovate - rhomboid: 

 fls. small, usually less 

 than Kin- long, soli- 

 tary, nodding, white; 

 corolla short, con- 

 stricted at the middle 

 and at the throat, and 

 bearing on the inside 

 a fleshy, woolly ring: 

 berry ovate - oblong, 

 yellowish or white, 

 edible, but of poor 

 flavor. Argentina. G.C 

 III. 24 : 450. R. H. 

 1897:531. Gn. 35, p. 

 367. F.E. 32:448. 

 The plant appears to 

 be offered as Withania 

 origanifolia, although 

 the genus Withania 

 itself has good stand- 

 ing. 



F. W. BARCLAY. 3531. Salpiglossis sinuata. 



