

ADJACENT TO HORTICULTURAL HALL. Sr 

Salix. Wi ttow. Sterile flowers usually with 4 stamens; fertile flowers 
with 2 short stigmas and with a little gland on the inner side of the base of 
the ovary; scales of the usually elongated compact flower-clusters not cut or 
fringed. Of no great importance in the arts, 
Salix alba, Zinneus. Wuite WILLow. A tree 50 to 8o feet high, natu- 
ralized from Europe; flower-clusters appearing after the lance-shaped, pointed, 
toothed leaves, which are somewhat white silky hairy beneath; stamens to 
each flower 2; stigmas short, thick, and recurved. The form in more common 
cultivation is variety vitellina, dndersson, which is S. vitedlina, Linneus, and 
of the gardens. 
Salix Babylonica, Zinneus. WEEPING WILLOW. A well-known, good- 
sized tree from Persia and the Caucasian region, and of which bésides the 
type form we have the variety Japonica, Andersson, from Japan. It is the 
S. Faponica, Thunderg, and of the gardens. It is recognized by the broad, 
symmetrical lance-shaped leaves with many long teeth, and by its numerous 
long and loose flower-clusters. There is also the variety annularis, Fordes, 
which is a monstrous form with narrowly lance-shaped leaves which are coiled 
into a ring, whence the name of HoorpED WILLOW, often given to it. 
Salix caprea, Zinneus. SALLOW WILLOW. European shrub or small tree, 
with nearly smooth, ovate, entire or toothed leaves and conspicuous stipules ;, 
male flowers in short or oblong heads, with a few scales at base; female heads 
longer and loosely flowered, ovaries hairy and on a short stalk; flowers appear- 
ing before the leaves. Variety pendula is the KILMARNOCK WILLOW, char- 
acterized by its drooping branches which admit of training into a beautiful 
weeping tree. 
* Salix cordata, Muhlenberg. HEART-LEAVED WILLOW (a misleading: 
name). Native shrub or small tree, loving wet grounds; lance-shaped or 
broadly lance-shaped leaves, taper-pointed, sharply toothed, pale, and coming 
immediately after the flowers; stamens 2, under the dark, hairy, persistent: 
scales. 
* Salix discolor, Muhlenberg. GLAUCOUS WILLOW. A common native 
shrub or small tree with leaves lance-shaped to oblong, acute, “ irregularly 
toothed at the sides ;’’ scales and ovary very hairy; stipules conspicuous, toothed,,. 
lunate. Flowers appearing before the leaves. 
Salix longifolia, AZuhlenberg. LONG-LEAVED WILLOW. Shrub or smallh 
native tree, which flowers after the linear lanceolate, tapering leaves have 
appeared; stamens 2; ovary stalked; stigmas very large, sessile. 
* Salix lucida, Muhlenberg. SUINING WILLOW. (Salix pentandra, 
Nuttall, and of the gardens.) Long loose flower-clusters appearing after the 
broadly lanceolate, tapering, shining, toothed leaves; stamens 5, or sometimes 
more, Native, 15 feet high. 
* Salix nigra, A/arshall. BLAcK WILLOw. Much like the above, save 
that it has narrower leaves, which are pointed at each end; stamens 3 to 6; 
20 to 25 feet high. Native. 
Salix petiolaris, Smith, var. sericea, Andersson. (Salix rosmarinifolius, 
Pursh, and in gardens; Salix sericea, Marshall.) Native shrub, 1o feet high, 
with flowers appearing before the leaves, which are lance-shaped, downy on 
upper and grayish silky hairy on under surface; flower-scales blunt and 
roundish; stigmas sessile. 
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