664 Order 122.— SALICACB^. 



roua; ovaries sessile, lanceolate, glabroua ; style short; stig. lobes bifid. — On the 

 alpine regions of the White Mountains, N. to Lab. and the Are. 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. Ja, Jl. 



18 S. fragilis L. Crack 'Willow. Bedford Willow. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, 

 glabrous, whole margin serrate, acuminate, petioles glandular ; stip. semicordate, 

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

 Hum the styles ; scales oblong, about equaling the ovaries, pubescent, ciliate ; i 

 with an abortive ovary. — A taU tree, 60 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. EusseUiana 

 Sm.) § Eur. 



19 S. deoipiens Hoffm. Branches smooth, Idghly polished ; lvs. lanceolate, glab- 

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

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

 rous, acuminate ; sty. longer than the 2-clefl 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 an<l 

 shade. § Eur. 



20 S. nigra Marshall. Black Willow. I/vs. lanceolate and lance-linear, attenu- 

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

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

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

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

 to 2 Of high, on the banks of streams. Can. to Pla. and Ark. Branches very brittle 

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

 Sterile aments 3' long. 



fi. talcata. Lvs. long and more or less falcate. (S. Purshiana Spr. S. fal- 

 cata Ph.) 



21 S. lioida Muhl. Shinins Willow. Lbs. ovate-lanceolate long-pointed, rounded 

 at base, smooth and shining ; stip. oblong, serrate ; stam. 3 to 6, mostly 5 ; scalet 

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

 ceolate-subulate, smooth; stylehiHd; stigmas ohtnse. — A small and beautiful tree, 

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

 3 — i' 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. sorrieiimes 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 lvs. 

 an inch wide and 3' long. Amenta an inch long, accompanying the leaves in 

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



23 S. rfgida 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. Branches green, red towards the end, 

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



24 S. myriooides Muhl. Gale-leaved Willow. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, 

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

 acute, glandular-serrate; omenis villous, blacTi; ova. on long pedicels, glabrous; 

 sty. bifid; stig. bifid.— -Swamps, N. Eng. to Ta. 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. angustata Ph. Lvs. lanceolate, acute, very long, gradually attenuated oi 

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

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



