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37. Balix longifblia Muhl. 



I willow. Av.rv common wfflOW, and one of our most valuable 



aoota as it btodi the shifting nodi on tin- banks and land-ban of 



Qri :ai , MUelaelpi I < «, With Itl long BIOOplDg root.; OO Which ac- 

 count it la often called R.nd-bar willow, and loiootlnioi Whit* willow, ■ name 

 nglngto v : ...v.. it oeenn in Andrew, At.-i.ison, Boone, Bu- 

 chanan. .He and Putnam OOOntlOI. 



Balix lnoida Muhl. 



•. This species is so difficult to distinguish from some forms of 

 Sr.lixnigm. that I have some doubt that this »pe«le» occur* in Jackson county, as 

 reported by mo. 



39. Salix nigra Marsh. 



aw. The largest of our willows, often attaining the height of 186 feet, 

 andhavirgt.e greatest distribution, but its range appears to extend from the 

 Mtthwoatoro to the southeastern part of the State ; does not appear to be present 

 in the southwestern part of the Mate, being supplanted by the next tree. It has 

 been observed in Andrew. Atchison. Bollinger, Buchanan, Cape Girardeau, Clay, 

 Dunklin. Ho.t. Jackson. Jasper, Madison, New Madrid. Pemiscot, Pike, Platte, 

 RipUv. >t. Francois. St. Louis. Btoddaxd and Wayne counties. 



40. Salix nigra Watfdi Bebb. 



f. willow. A species confined to the southwestern part of the State, and 

 did 1 not have other reasons for thinking this a good species, this difference in 

 range alone would cause me to suspect it. Its present known range is from the 

 mouth of the Kansas river south, and from Little river west, and has been found 

 in Bollinger. Carter. Dade. Greene. Howell. Jackson. Jasper, Lawrence, Madison, 

 McDon.ld. Newton, Oregon, Shannon, St. Francois, Stoddard, Texas, Wayne and 

 u right counties. 



41. Salix sericea Marsh. 



SiUy willow. A species of the low lands adjoining the Mississippi river, and 

 has been found in Cape Girardeau, St. Louis and Washington counties. 



48. Salix t iistis Ait. 



Dwarf gray willow. A low, bushy species, which has been reported from 

 Greene and Pike counties; but I have never seen it. 



BIBOB FAMILY (BlTULACE.K). 



43. Carpinns Caroliuiaua Walt. 



Iromcood- Hornbeam -Blue beech- Water beech. A small-Sized tree, with a 

 smooth trunk and hard, heavy wood, having a range south and east of a line drawn 

 from the nortaeastern to the southwestern part of the State. It is found in Bol- 

 linger Boom. Bntter, Callawav, Cape Girardeau, dark, Dole, DonkliO, Lincoln, 

 Mai , . Mippt, Oregon, Pike, Halls, Shannon, St. Louis, Btod- 



dard and Wayne count 



u. Ostrya Virginiana ; Mill.; Willd. 



Jronwood-Hop hornbeam. A small-s with rough bark and very hard, 



taea. which has a range prfndpallf north and west of aline from the north- 



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