SUMMER KEY TO THE SPECIES OF SALIX* 



a. Leaf -petioles without glands. 



b. Leaves 54~M i ncn 'broad; petioles broad and flat 



$. nigra, p. 37. 



bb. Leaves 24-i, T 4 inches broad; petioles slender and terete.. 



S. amygdaloides, p. 39. 



aa. Leaf-petioles glandular above. 



b. Leaves Y^-Vz inch broad, sharp-serrate; tree with weeping 



habit S. babylonica, p. 43. 



bb. Leaves J^-iJ^ inches broad, blunt-serrate; tree with up- 

 right habit S. fragilis, p. 41. 



WINTER KEY TO THE SPECIES OF SALIX 



The classification of the Willows is a task for the specialist, 

 even when leaves and both staminate and pistillate flowers are 

 obtainable. It is impractible for the novice to attempt the deter- 

 mination of species of Salix with winter characters alone. Con- 

 sequently the usual winter key is omitted. 



* It is not intended that this key shall serve as a means of 

 identification of any species of Salix found in Michigan^ but it 

 has been added simply to give a ready comparison of the four 

 species -which are described. 



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