ing a tlll.-K..t .It It a 1II..M .■..ii-|.i.ai..ii- "II- 



entirely or rarely miiint.U an. I i. im.iidy 

 denticulate, clothed eqiiallv ..n l.otli -ides 

 with an appressed silky i.iil.is.-, n,.,., which 

 more or less conceals tin- veins ; stipules 

 obsolete: scales oblong and obtuse in the 

 starainate ament, narrower aud more acute in 

 the pistillate ; lower half of the filament 

 densely crispy hairy: capsule lanceolate, cov- 

 ered with straight appressed silky hairs, 

 closely sessile: stigmas s.-ssil.-; mattir.- cap- 

 sule often nearly glabrous.- 1 1.-, a-ioiially the 

 leaves remain upon the plant ..\,-r winter. 

 the young shoots appearing in their axils in 

 spring. Ament surpassed in length by its 

 leafy peduncles; appearing in May in Ore- 

 gon and northern California and flowering in- 

 termittently all summer. This species is dis- 

 tinguished by its narrowly lanceolate, entire 

 leaves, obsolete stipules, small and rather 

 narrow aments, erose scales and hairy cap- 

 sules. S. argophylla occurs on the Pacific 

 slope from southern California to British 

 Columbia. It is a western representative 

 of the long-leaved Willows. Not advertised, 

 but a beautiful species common along streams 

 and irrigation ditches. 



12. Caprea, Linn. Goat Willow. Fig. 

 2235. A small tree, 12-25 ft. high, with up- 

 right branches: Ivs. large, 2-5 in. long, l-I! 

 in. wide, rounded or subcordate at base, ru- 

 gose, very variable: aments appearing before 

 the Ivs., large and showy, especially the stam- 

 inate ones. En. Asia. -The typical form 

 often occurs in yards where it has sprouted 

 from the stock upon which the more popular 

 but scarcely more ornamental variety, pend- 

 ula. has been grafted. Var. p^ndula, Hort. 

 Kilmarnock Willow. Dwarfed form, grafted 

 on stock about 4 ft. high, and forming a 

 weeping shrub. Often planted in yards. .S. 

 mulltnlrris is supposed to be a hybrid, and 

 probably belongs with S. Criprea. S. Caprea, 

 var. tricolor, Hort., is said by F. W. Kelsey 

 to be a round-headed tree, with "tricolored 

 foliage." a. palmtrfdHn. Hort., is said by F. 

 W. Kelsey to be of vigorous growth, With 

 large, deep green Ivs. and reddish purple 

 young wood. 



13. discolor, Muhl. Pussy Willow. Figs. 

 2228, 2229, 223i. A shrub or short-tmnked 

 tree, 10-20 ft. high : buds very large and nearly 

 black: Ivs. smooth and bright green above, 

 whitish beneath, irregularly crenate-serrate: 

 aments appear early in spring, before the 

 Ivs., closely sessile, enveloped in long, silky 



14. Bebbiana, Sarg. 

 Pig. 2234. A small tr. 

 short but distinct tn 

 size, conical, brown ; 



dry soil ami ean be used to good advantage 

 against walls and in rockeries. 



15. hilmllia. Marsh. Prairie Willow. A 

 shrub. ;i-H ft. higli, varying nuich in stature, 



7. Salix alba; 



16. tristis, Ait. Dwarf Willow. Fig. 

 2234. A diffuse shrub, 1-1^^ ft., with long 

 deep-set root : branches grav, slender: Ivs. 

 small, 1 in. long, lim-ar - lam eolate, very 

 short-petiol.al : aim-nts small and rather few- 



17. sericea, Mai>li. Sn.kv Willow. A 

 shrub usually 4-S ft. liiyh, dillusely spread- 

 ing from base: branches often reddish: buds 

 obtuse and rounded at apex, cylindrical : Ivs. 

 very silky beneath, sometimes becoming less 

 so at maturity : aments densely fld., appear- 

 ing with the "ivs. : stamens often orange-red; 

 capsules short-pedicelled. ovate-oblong, nearly 

 truncate at apex. Northeastern N. Amer. 



18. petioiaris, Sra., not Hort. Fig. 2233. A 

 low shrub, .i-.a ft. high: branches slender, the 

 whole plant much slenderer than S. sericea, 

 with which it frequently grows: buds smaller 

 and more ])ointed : Ivs. only slightly silky 

 when young, soon glabrous, more evidently 

 toothed: aments rather loosely fld. : capsules 

 rostrate and pointed, distinctly pedicelled. 

 Central and northeastern N. Amer. — S. pet io- 

 laris of the trade is S. iiicaiia. 



19. yimin&Us, Linn. Osier Willow. A 

 shrub or small tree, 10-20 ft. high : branches 

 slender and straight: Ivs. linear-lanceolate, 

 beautifully silvery, 4-10 in. long; margins 

 revolute, entire: aments appearing before the 

 Ivs., golden yellow. Eu. Asia. — Most often 

 seen in plantations for basket material, for the 

 production of which the plants are cut near 

 the ground every year. Willow culture in 

 experienced hands is often profitable. ( For 

 details, see Simpson. Osier Culture. Bull. 19, 

 Div. of For., U. S. Dept. Agric. 1898. 1 This 

 species does not thrive in this country as well 

 as in Europe. 



20. cAndida, Fluegge. Hoary Willow. Fig. 

 22.33. A shrub, 2-5 ft. high: young branches 

 hoary, becoming smooth and red with age: 

 buds" reddish, rounded at the apex: Ivs. lan- 

 ceolate or linear-lanceolate, 2-4 in. long, dark 

 green and wrinkled above, covered below 

 with dense white tomentum, revolute: aments 

 sessile, appearing before the Ivs.; staminate 

 of reddish capsule densely white woolly, with 

 red style and stigmas. N. Amer.— This spe- 

 cies hybridizes freely with S. eorrlafa, and 

 several natural hylnids have bi .n described. 



21. myrtUloides, Linn. I'l-. •JJ:;^ A shrub, 

 2-5 ft. high, with rath.r -La..!, i- l.r..wii iwi-s: 



at both ends, entire and smooth, reticulate- 

 veined: aments rather few-Hd. : capsules red- 

 dish, glabrous. N. E.N. Amer. and Eu. Usu- 

 ally grows in cold peat bogs. — Probably not 

 in cult. The plant sold under this name is 

 probably some form of S. purpurea, which 

 S. myrtUloides closely resembles in general 

 appearance. 



