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in cultivation on the Fiske-McGraw grounds. Cuttings of these 

 and S. aeba, L- (pura,) have been transferred to Cascadilla Cr. and 

 Woods. 



Several other forms, each with peculiar characteristics, are found 

 in different places, chiefly near the lake. These appear to be hy" 

 brids derived from the fragiles group, (with the influence of the 

 nigra group apparent in some,) but their exact position cannot be 

 determined at present. 

 S45. *S. Babyeonica, Tourn. Weeping Willow. (H). 



Planted, and rarely escaping along the lake, (probably from wind- 

 fall twigs) as at Myers Point. May 10-20. 



846. S. longifolia, Muhl. LONG-EEAVED WlEEOW. 



Sandy and rocky shores ; not common. May 15-June 10. 



Fall Cr. below Island Fall, [Miss I. S. Arnold.)\ North of Esty 

 Glen. Myers Pt. and near Ludlowville Sta. Lake Ridge Point. In 

 several places between King's Ferry and Lake Ridge. Mouth of 

 Paine's Creek. Lockwood's Flats. Farley's Point. Canoga. Often 

 blooming in Aug. on the lake-shore, where the twigs are badly dis- 

 torted by a fusiform insect-gall. 



847. S. discolor, Muhl. GEACOUS WlELOW. (H. and C.) 

 Wet places, or even rocky banks ; common. Apr. 15-30. 



The earliest willow to bloom, and one of the most variable. An- 

 thers sometimes salmon-pink, sometimes wholly or partially trans- 

 formed into ovaries. Young catkins sometimes 10-12 cm. long and 

 cylindrical, while in specimens on Summit Marsh, they are i}i 

 cm. and globular. The latter specimens are peculiar in their yel- 

 low-brown bud scales, coriaceous, shining, almost cuspidate leaves, 

 and dwarf stems. 



848. S. rostrata, Richardson. (S. livida, Wahl. var. occidentalis, Gr., 

 Man., p. 464.) 



Ravines, lake-shore and marshes ; frequent. Apr. 20-May 10 ; or 

 later in sphagnum marshes, and rarely a second time, in Aug. 



It occasionally becomes a low tree 15-25 cm. in diameter. Bulb- 

 ous insect-galls in the twigs are frequent. 



S. caprea, L- [forma pendida) characterized by its urnbrella-like 

 mass of drooping branches, and its broad, woolly leaves, is frequently 

 planted in town, and is allied to the preceding species. 



849. S. myrtilloides, L. MyrteE WiEEOW. 

 Sphagnum swamps ; rare. May 20-30. 



Freeville, north of the village, only the pistillate plants. " Lodi 

 Seneca Co., Dr. Folwell" (See Flora of N. Y. II p. 213.) Junius 

 Seneca Co. [Sartwell H. and C.) 



850. S. petiolaris, Smith. (H. and C.) 

 Low grounds and marshes ; frequent. Apr. 25-May 15. 



Fall Cr. on the Circus Common, and in the Marsh. Lake Ridge 

 Point. Cayuga Marshes, abundant. Summit Marsh, a dwarf form 

 with short catkins. This species, especially the stamiuate plant, be- 

 fore the leaves appear, is difficult to distinguish from 5". sericea, 

 Marsh. The writer has found without exception in testing a large 



