654 Oedee 122.— SALICACE^. 



reus; 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. Oeack Willow. Bedford Willow. Iais. ovate-lanceolate, 

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

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

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

 with an abortive ovary. — A tall tree, 60 or 80f liigh, native in Great Britain. It 

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

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

 Sm.) § Eur. 



19 S. deoipiens Hofifm. Branches smooth, highly poUshed ; his. lanceolate, glab- 

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

 glaijdular; siip. small, semi-ovate, acute, dentate, often 0; ova. pedicellate, glab- 

 rous, acuminate ; sty. longer than the 2-clefi 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 midvein 

 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 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. 



/?. FALOATA.' Lvs. long and more or less falcate. (S. Purshiana Spr. S. fal- 

 cata Ph.) 



21 S. liioida Muhl. Shinikg Willow. Lvs. ovaie-lanceolaie long-pointed, rownded 

 at base, smooth and shining ; stip. ohlong, 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. oordata 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 

 througholit the Mid. States. Branches gi'een and smooth, with lightgreen lvs. 

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

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



23 S. rfgida Muhl. Siipf-lbavbd Willow. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, suboordate, rigid, Smooth, coarsely serrate, the lowest serratures elongated, 

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

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

 cel of tlie 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. myricoides Muhl. Gale-leaved Willow., Los. oblong-lanceolate; 

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

 acute, glandular-serrate; omente villous, black; ova, on long pedicels,- glabrous; 

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

 branches, the branehlets purple, smooth. Lvs. at length tliick and coriaceous, 

 the serratures each tipped with a gland. Apr. 



25 S. angustata Ph. Iais. lanceolate, acute, very long, graduaHy attenualed ai 

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

 a/merds erect, somewhat glabrous ; ova. pedicellate, ovoid, gla,l3rous sty. bifid ; stig. 



