8l2 REPORT OF THE FLORA 



Order 105— SALICACEJE. (Willow Family.) 



Salix, Tourn. (Willow.) 



S. Candida, Will d. (Hoary Willow. Shrub 6 feet high. 



S. tristis, Ait. (Dwarf Gray Willow.) Shrub 2 feet high ; wet places. 



S. discolor, Muhl, (Glaucous Willow.) Banks of brooks ; 15 feet high. 



S. sericea, Marshall. (Silkey Willow.) Banks of streams. 



S. viminalis, L. (Basket Willow.) Shrub growing in damp ground. (Adv. Eu.) 



S. cordata, Muhl. (Heart-leaved Willow,) Small tree. (Leggett.) 



S. livida, Wahl. 



Var. occidentalis, Grey. Shrub 10 feet high. (Leggett.) 

 S. petiolaris, Smith. Small tree 15 to 20 feet high. 

 S. lucida, Muhl. Along streams, 15 feet high. 

 S. nigra, Marsh. 



Var. falcata, Gray. Tree 30 feet high. 

 S. fragilis, L. Large tree, wet grounds, and river-banks. (Adv. Eu.) 

 S. alba, L. 



Var. vitellina, Gray. (Yellow Willow.) A large tree, along streams and 

 river-banks. (Adv. Eu.) 



Populus, Tourn. (Poplar, Aspen.) 



P. tremuloides, Mx. (Aspan Leaf.) Large tree. 



P. grandidentata, Mx. Large tree, taller than the last. 



P. balsamifera. L. Balsam, Poplar. (Tacamahac.) 

 Var. candicans, Gray. (Balm of Gilead.) Large tree. 



P. alba. L. (Abele Tree.) Shade tree, introduced from France, by nursery- 

 men, sometimes called silver leaved poplar. 



Note. — The whole genus suckers profusely, and is on that account objectionable 

 for lawn purposes. 



Order 106.— CONIFERS. (Pine Family.) 



Pinus, Tourn. (Pine.) 



P. rigida, Miller. (Pitch Pine.) Large tree, timber hard and filled with 

 resin. 



P. inops, Ait. (Scrub Pine.) Small tree, wood hard but not large enough for 

 valuable timber. Sing Sing, Dr. Fisher. (Must have been planted.) 



P. mitis, Mx. (Yelow Pine.) Large tree, good timber. 



P. Strobus, L. (White Pine.) Largest of the Genus, growing to the height 

 of 150 feet, makes excellent boards and planks. 



Abies, Tourn. (Spruce Fir.) 



A. nigra, Poir. (Black Spruce.) Large tree furnishing excellent timber. 

 North Salem. (Dr. Mead.) 



A. Canadensis, Mx. (Hemlock.) Large tree, used for ornamental and Hedg- 

 ing purposes. Largely used for lumber. 



