054 ORDER 122. SALICACE^E. 



TOMS-, ovaries sessile, lanceolate, glabrous; style short; stig. lobes bifid. On the 

 alpine regions of the White Mountains, N. to Lab. and the Arc. Islands. An in- 

 teresting little shrub, the smallest of its tribe. . Stem ascending, 1 2' high. 

 Leaves about 3' diameter, smooth and shining on both sides. Stipules wanting. 

 Roots long, creeping, branching. Jn., Jl. 



18 S. fragilis L. CRA^S: WILLOW. BEDFORD WILLOW. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, 

 glabrous, whole margin .^rate, acuminate, petioles glandular; stip. semicordate, 

 pointed, dentate ; ova. on short pedicels, oblong-ovoid, glabrous ; stig. bifid, longer 

 than the styles ; scales oblong, about equaling the ovaries, pubescent, ciliate; & 

 with an abortive ovary. A tall tree, GO or 80f high, native in Great Britain. It 

 has a bushy head, with numerous oblique, irregular branches. The twigs break- 

 off at base by a slight touch. The wood is of a salmon-color. (S. Russelliaca 

 Sm.) Eur. 



19 S. decipiens Hoflfm. Branches smooth, Jdgldy polished ; Ivs. lanceolate, glab- 

 rous, serrate, acuminate, floral ones often obovate and recurved, petioles somewhat 

 glandular; stip. small, semi-ovate, acute, dentate, often 0; ova. pedicellate, glab- 

 rous, acuminate ; sty. longer than the 2-ckft stigma. A small, elegant tree, re- 

 markable for the polished, light, reddish-brown twigs, -appearing as if varnished. 

 The young twigs stained with crimson. It is often set in rows for ornament and 

 shade. Eur. 



20 S. nigra Marshall. BLACK WILLOW. Lvs. lanceolate and lance-linear, attenu- 

 ate at each end, serrulate, smooth and green on both sides, petiole and mid vein 

 above tomentous ; stip. dentate, caducous ; aments erect, cylindric, villous ; scales 

 oblong, very villous ; fil. 3 to 6 (generally 5), bearded at base ; ova. pedicellate, 

 ovoid, smooth ; sty. very short ; stig. bifid. A large shrub or small tree, 10'to 15 

 to 20f high, on the banks of streams, Can. to Fla. and Ark. Branches very brittle 

 at base, pale yellow. The trunk has a blackish bark. Lvs. narrow, 4 to 8' long. 

 Sterile amenta 3' long. . 



ft. FALCATA. Lvs. long and more or less falcate.' (S. Purshiana Spr. S. fal- 

 cata Pb.) 



21 S. Hicida Muhl. SHINING WILLOW. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate long-pointed, rounded 

 at lose, smooth and shining; stip. oblong, serrate-, stam. 3 to 5, mostly 5 ; scales 

 lanceolate, obtuse, serrate and smooth at the tip, hairy at the base ; ovaries lan- 

 ceolate-subulate, smooth ; style bifid ; stigmas obtuse. A small and beautiful tree, 

 common in N. Eng., Middle States, Mich, and British Am. Trunk 12 15f high, 

 3 4' diam. Branches smooth, dark, shining green. Leaves broad and glossy, 

 dark green above, tapering to a long point. May. 



22 S. cordata Muhl. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, cordate at base, 

 smooth; stip. large, roundish-ovate, finely serrate; stam. sometimes 3 ; scales lan- 

 ceolate, woolly, black, twice shorter than the pedicel of the lanceolate, smooth 

 ovary; sty. very short; stig. bifid. An elegant shrub, 6 to 8f high, in swamps 

 throughout the Mid. States. Branches green and smooth, with light-green Ivs. 

 an inch wido and 3' long. Aments an inch long, accompanying the leaves in 

 Apr. and May. (S. Torreyana Barratt.) 



23 S. rigida Muhl. STIFF-LEAVED WILLOW. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, subcordate, rigid, smooth, coarsely serrate, the lowest serratures elongated,, 

 petioles villous ; stip. very large, reniform-ovate, obtuse, glandular-serrate ; am- 

 ents triandrous; scales lanceolate, woolly, black, a third shorter than the pedi- 

 cel of the lanceolate, smooth ovary ; sty. very short ; stig. 2-parted. A small 

 tree, 10 to 15f high, growing in swamps. Brandies green, red towards the end, 

 the younger ones pubescent. Much used in basket-making. Apr., May. 



.24 S. myricoides Muhl.- GALE-LEAVED WILLOW. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute, with 2 glands at base, obtusely serrate, smooth, glaucous beneath, stip. ovate y 

 acute, glandular-serrate; am ents villous, black] ova. on long pedicels., glabrous; 

 sty. bifid ; stig. bifid. -Swamps, N. Eng. to Ya. A small shrub, with green 

 branches, the branchlets purple, smooth. Lvs. at length thick and coriaceous, 

 the serratures each tipped with a gland. Apr. 



25 S. an gust at a Ph. Lvs. lanceolate, acute, very long, gradually attenuated at 

 base, very glabrous, serrulate, nearly the same color both sides ; stip. semi-cordate ; 

 aments erect, somewhat glabrous ova. pedicellate, ovoid, glabrous sty. bifid ; stig. 



