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3. Salix amygdaloides And. Peaclileaf \\ illow. A tree 

 with rough, hrown, scaly bark. Leaves pubescent when young, 

 glabrous when old, dark green aboye, pale and slightly glaucous 

 beneath, narrowed at the base, 3-5 in. long, ^-f in. wide ; capsule 

 narrowly ovoid, acute, glabrous, finally about as long as the fili- 

 form pedicel. Along streams, lakes and ponds. Quebec to Br. 

 Col, N. Y., Ohio, ^lo., and X. Mex. 



4. Salix liicida Aluhl. Shining- Willow. A tall shrub 

 or small tree with smooth or slightly scaly bark, the twigs yellow- 

 ish brown and shining. Leaves lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate, or 

 ovate, mostly long-acuminate, narrowed or rounded at the base, 

 sharply serrulate, green and glossy on both sides or with a few 

 scattered hairs when young, 3-5 in. long, f -2-^ in. wide ; capsule 

 narrowly ovoid, acute, glabrous, much longer than its pedicel. A 

 very beautiful willow in swamps and along streams and lakes. 

 Newf. to N. W. Terr., X. J., Ohio, Ky., and Neb. 



5. Salix fragilis L. Crack Willow. A tall slender tree 

 with roughish, gray bark and green branches. Leaves lanceolate, 

 long-acuminate, narrowed at the base, sharply serrulate, glabrous 

 on both sides, rather dark green above, paler beneth, 2>-6 in. long, 

 -|-i in. wide; capsule long-conic. Twigs used for basket work. 

 X'ative of Euroj^e. Hybridizes with S. alba. Mass. to N. J. and 

 Ohio. 



6. Salix alba L. White Willow. A large tree with 

 rough gray bark. Leaves lanceolate, narrowed at the base, ser- 

 rulate, silky-pubescent on both sides when young, less so and 

 pale and glaucous beneath when mature, 2-5 in. long, ^-^ in. wide ; 

 capsule ovoid, acute. In moist soil. Native of Europe. The 

 subspecies S. alba vitellina (L. ) Koch., has the mature leaves 

 glabrous and the twigs yellowish-green. N. B. and Ont. to Ohio 

 and Penn. 



7. Salix babylonica L. Weeping Willow. A large 

 graceful tree with weeping branches, often planted in yards and 

 cemeteries. Leaves linear-lanceolate, serrulate, narrowed at the 

 base, glabrous when mature, green above, paler beneath, 3-6 in. 

 long, ^-^ in. wide ; capsule ovoid-conic. Native of Asia. 



