84a. 
2. Aments on leafy peduncles, accompanying the leaves; 
scales yellow, deciduous; capsules glabrous; 
staminate flowers each with two basal glands. 
3. Petioles not glandular above at apex; stamens 3 
to 8; pistillate flowers whorled. (Also, leaves 
long-acuminate). 
4, Leaves glaucous beneath. (Also, leaves somewhat 
pubescent, especially on midribs). Expected 
(S. caroliniana). 
4. Leaves green beneath... cc ccsccecesccescrcccccorse Of Rigra 
3. Petioles glandular above at apex; stamens usually 2; 
pistillate flowers spirally arranged. 
5. Leaves glabrous at maturity, with 4 to 6 teeth 
per cm. of margin; capsules short-pedicelled. 
Expected (S. fragilis). 
5. Leaves silky-pubescent, with 7 to 9 teeth per 
cm. of margin; capsules sessile. Expected (S. alba). 
Salix nigra Marsh. Black Willow 
Java Farm. Infrequent, in freshwater portion of marsh at mouth of 
Fox Creek drainage and at the landward margin of small marsh on the north 
side of Fox Point peninsula. Hectares 3526, 3557. Associate species: 
Rosa palustris. 
Ivy Neck. Infrequent, in moist wooded strip at source of Cheston 
Creek estuary. Hectare 4733. Canopy of Diospyros virginiana, Robinia 
pseudoacacia, Platanus occidentalis, etc. Higman 465, 493, 525, 589. 
Populus 
1. Leaves ovate, short-acuminate, wooly when young but 
glabrate at maturity; teeth remote, deltoid, unequal..... P. grandidentata 
1. Leaves triangular, acuminate, glabrous at all ages; 
EeEeCEh, numerous, Equal. i seccceriereccsecesereveseiicsesees XP Cupened 
Populus grandidentata Michx. Big-toothed Aspen 
Java Farm. One station: rubbish pile on north side of headquarters, 
near big steel shed. Hectare 2489. Associate species: Paulownia 
tomentosa, Celtis occidentalis. Higman 913. 
