212 SALICACE^. Salix. 



Stipules conspicuous, sharply serrate. Sterile aments about an inch long, on short leafy- 

 peduncles, the flowers at the summit opening first. Scales shorter than the hairs that clothe 

 them. Stamens unequal : anthers yellow. Fertile aments, when half mature, an inch and a 

 half long. Ovaries rather obtuse, the pedicels nearly twice the length of the scale : stigmas 

 shortly 2-lobed. 



Banks of rivers that are often overflowed. Fl. April. Fr. May. A widely diff'used and 

 handsome willow ; the twigs of which, according to Dr. Barratt, are very suitable for basket- 

 work. 



14. Salix rigida, Muhl. Rigid Heart-leaved Willow. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, cordate at the base, serrate, smooth, paler under- 

 neath ; stipules very large, reniform-ovate, serrate ; aments elongated, appearing with the 

 leaves ; stamens mostly 2 ; scales lanceolate, very silky ; ovaries conspicuously pedicellate, 

 lanceolate, smooth ; style distinct ; stigmas 2-parted. — Mulil. I. c. p. 237. t. 6./. 4 ; Willd. 

 sp. 4. p. 667 ; Pursh, fl. 2. p. 615 ; Hook. fl. Bor.-Am. 2. p. 149 ; Barratt, Sal. no. 27. 

 S. cordata, Michx.fl. 2. p. 225. 



A shrub or small tree from 6-15 feet high, throwing up strong and tough twigs which are 

 of a reddish color. Leaves 4-6 inches long and 1-2 inches wide, very smooth on both 

 sides, finely denticulate-serrate, with the serratures incurved : petiole 6-8 lines long, not 

 glandular, slightly pubescent along the upper side. Stipules conspicuous. Aments on short 

 leafy peduncles ; the sterile ones 1 - H inch long, very silky : scales reddish brown, shorter 

 than the silky hairs. Fertile aments I5 - 2 inches long. Ovaries tapering to a long slender 

 summit : stigmas small, the lobes moderately 2-cleft : pedicels about one-third longer than 

 the scales at their base. 



Wet places along rivers. Fl. Middle of April. Fr. May. A handsome species, which, 

 as Dr. Barratt remarks, is well suited for heavy kinds of baskets. 



tt******* ARBUScuLi:, Barratt. Small erect shruis, with lalcfiowers, 



15. Salix pedicellaris, Pursh. (Plate CXX.) Long-stalked Willow. 



Leaves obovate-elliptical, rather acute or obtuse, entire, smooth on both sides, reticulately 

 veined and slightly glaucous underneath ; stipules none ; aments accompanying the leaves, 

 pedunculate ; stamens 2 ; capsules oblong-conical, smooth, the pedicels twice as long as the 

 slightly hairy scale ; style very short ; stigmas 2-cleft. — Pursh.fl.2.p.6l\; Tor r. camp end. 

 p. 366 ; Beck, hot. p. 319 ; Hook. fl. Bor.-Am. 2. p. 450. S. myrtilloides, Tuckerman in 

 Sill, joiirn. 45. p. 34, not of Linn.? 



A shrub witii an ascending virgate stem which rises to the height of from 1-3 feet, 

 usually naked, simple below and furnished with short leafy branches above ; the bark smooth 

 and brownisli. Leaves 12- 18 lines long, usually more or less obtuse at each end, some- 



