7 6 Trees with Simple Leaves. [An 



Leaf, four to eight inches long ; green and smooth above 

 and below (silky-downy when young). 



Found, on low ground from New England to the Middle 

 States and westward. 



A small tree (or sometimes a shrub). The persistent 

 stipules and the length of the leaf furnish ready signs for 

 distinguishing it from S. nigra. 



Fig. 38. Shining Willow, Glossy Broad-leaved Willow. 



S. litcida, Muhl. 



Leaves, SIMPLE ; ALTERNATE ; EDGE VERY FINELY AND 



SHARPLY TOOTHED. 



Outline, long egg-shape. Apex, taper-pointed. Base, 

 rounded or slightly pointed. 



Leaf-stem, about one fourth to one half inch long. 

 Leaf-buds, yellowish and smooth. 



Leaf, about three to five or six inches long, one inch or 

 more wide ; dark above, smooth and shining above 

 and below. Middle ribs usually whitish, and distinct 

 above. 



Found, from New England southward to Chester County, 

 Pennsylvania, west and north. Rather common, 

 usually on wet grounds. 



A small tree (or often a shrub) twelve to twenty-five 

 feet high. 



