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SALICACE^. 



Salix. 



Stipules conspicuous, sharply serrate. Sterile aments about an inch long, on short leafy 

 peduncles, the flowers at the summit opening first. Scales shorter than the hairs that clothe 

 them. Stamens unequal : anthers yellow. Fertile aments, when half mature, an inch and a 

 half long. Ovaries rather obtuse, the pedicels nearly twice the length of the scale : stigmas 

 shortly 2-lobed. 



Banks of rivers that are often overflowed. Fl. April. Fr. May. A widely diffused and 

 handsome willow ; the twigs of which, according to Dr. Barratt, are very suitable for basket- 

 work. 



14. Salix rigida, Muhl. Rigid Heart-leaved Willow. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, cordate at the base, serrate, smooth, paler under- 

 neath ; stipules very large, reniform-ovate, serrate ; aments elongated, appearing with the 

 leaves ; stamens mostly 2 ; scales lanceolate, very silky ; ovaries conspicuously pedicellate, 

 lanceolate, smooth ; style distinct ; stigmas 2-parted. — Muhl. I. c. p. 237. t. 6./. 4 ; Willd. 

 sp. 4. p. 667 ; Pursh, fl. 2. p. 615 ; Hook. fl. Bor.-Am. 2. p. 149 ; Barratt, Sal. no. 27. 

 S. cordata, Michx.fl. 2. p. 225. 



A shrub or small tree from 6-15 feet high, throwing up strong and tough twigs which are 

 of a reddish color. Leaves 4-6 inches long and 1-2 inches wide, very smooth on both 

 sides, finely denticulate-serrate, with the serratures incurved : petiole 6-8 lines long, not 

 glandular, slightly pubescent along the upper side. Stipules conspicuous. Aments on short 

 leafy peduncles ; the sterile ones 1-14 inch long, very silky : scales reddish brown, shorter 

 than the silky hairs. Fertile aments 1^-2 inches long. Ovaries tapering to a long slender 

 summit : stigmas small, the lobes moderately 2-cleft : pedicels about one-third longer than 

 the scales at their base. 



Wet places along rivers. Fl. Middle of April. Fr. May. A handsome species, which, 

 as Dr. Barratt remarks, is well suited for heavy kinds of baskets. 



********* Arbvscvle, Barratt. Small erect shrubs, with late flowers. 



15. Salix pedicellaris, Pursh. (Plate CXX.) Long-stalked Willow. 



Leaves obovate-elliptical, rather acute or obtuse, entire, smooth on both sides, reticulately 

 veined and slightly glaucous underneath ; stipules none ; aments accompanying the leaves, 

 pedunculate ; stamens 2 ; capsules oblong-conical, smooth, the pedicels twice as long as the 

 slightly hairy scale ; style very short ; stigmas 2-cleft. — Pursh. fl. 2. p. 611 ; Torr. compend. 

 p. 366 ; Beck, hot. p. 319 ; Hook. fl. Bor.-Am. 2. p. 450. S. myrtilloides, Tuckerman in 

 Sill, journ. 45. p. 34, not of Linn.? 



A shrub with an ascending virgate stem which rises to the height of from 1-3 feet, 

 usually naked, simple below and furnished with short leafy branches above ; the bark smooth 

 and brownish. Leaves 12-18 lines long, usually more or less obtuse at each end, some- 



