I40 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



The var. eriocephala (Michx.) Anders, (woolly-headed), 

 Salix eriocephala Michx., is occasional in the southwestern 

 part of the state (Eames). 



The var. prinoides (Pursh) Anders, (like the Black Al- 

 der) , Salix prinoides Pursh, is rare : Stratford, Trumbull and 

 Bridgeport (Eames). 



Hybrids of this species with Salix rostrata occur at Staf- 

 ford (Graves & Bissell). Hybrids with Salix humilis are ap- 

 parently occasional throughout. 



Salix humilis Marsh, (low). 

 Prairie Willow. 



Occasional to frequent. Sandy thickets either dry or moist. 

 April — early May ; fruit May. 



A hybrid of this with Salix sericea occurs at Stafford 

 (Graves & Bissell). 



Salix tristis Ait. (dull-colored). 

 Dwarf Gray Willow. 



Sand plains and dry open ground. Occasional to frequent 

 in the eastern and north central parts of the state; rare else- 

 where, as at New Haven (D. C. Eaton), Bridgeport (Eames), 

 Oxford and Southbury (Harger). Mid- April — mid-May; 

 fruit May. 



Salix sericea Marsh, (silky). 

 Silky Willow. 



Frequent. Near streams and ponds and in swamps. Mid- 

 April — mid-May; fruit May — June. 



Salix rostrata Richards, (beaked) . 

 Salix Bebbiana Sarg. 

 Beaked Willow. 



Frequent. Woods and thickets, in either moist or dry 

 ground. Late April — May ; fruit May — June. 



Salix Candida Flugge (shining white). 

 Hoary Willow. Sage Willow. 



Local. Swamps in the northwestern part of the state: 

 Norfolk and Cornwall (Bissell), Salisbury (M. L. Fernald). 

 April ; fruit May. 



