1 Mature staminate flower 



2 Immature staminate flower 



J Mature pistillate flower 



4 Fruit unripe 



5 Fruit ri[ 



THE PUSSY WILLOW {Salix discolor) 



On staminate trees the catkins turn yellow by the ripening of the pollen in the anthers. On pistillate trees the catkn 

 are made up of pistils, each on a silky, entire scale. In late spring these matured pistils form beaked, 2-valved pods. The spp( 

 are minute, and each has a silky float 



