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SALICORNIA— SALIX. 
ovate, slightly acuminate, straight. Var. 
ma'jor, leaves \'i.vge, abruptly acute; scape 
sub-ramose. Yar. gr a' cilis, leaves linear; 
lobes much spreading, linear, long, acute. 
Var. hasta'ta, leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
sagittate ; lobes expanding, long, very nar- 
row. Var. pvbes"cens, leaves, stems, bracts, 
and calyx, veiy pubescent. 1-2 f. 
heterophyl'la, (w. Au. 11.) leaves sim- 
ple, linear, and lanceolate, acute at each 
end, or elliptical and sagittate, with the 
lobes linear and divaricate ; scape simple, 
few-flowered ; fertile flowers sub-sessile , 
bracts short, sub-orbiculate. 1 f. 
obtv'sa, (w. J. ZJ[.) leaves sagittate, di- 
lated-ovate, rounded at the extremity, 
mucronate ; lobes approximate, oblong, 
obliquely acuminate, straight ; scape sim- 
ple ; bracts ovate, acute. Dioecious. Ponds. 
rig"ida, (w. Ju. 2^.) leaves narrow-lance- 
olate, carinate below, rigid, very acute at 
each end ; scape ramose. Monoacious. 
Deep water. 
acutifu'lia, (w. Ju. 2^.) leaves subulate, 
sheathed at the' base, convex on the back ; 
scape simple, few-flowered ; bracts dilated, 
acuminate. 6 1. 
na'tans, (w. Ju. 2^.) leaves floating; 
lance-oval, obtuse, 3-nerved, attenuated at 
base, lower ones sub-cordate ; scape sim- 
ple, few-flowered ; lower peduncles elon- 
gated. 3-6 i. 
gramin" ea, (w. Ju. Zf.) leaves lance-lin- 
ear, glabrous, long, 3-nerved, somewhat 
perennial ; bracts ovate, acuminate. Mo- 
r.(Bcious. 
lancifo'lia, (w. J. 14..) leaves broad, lance- 
olate, acute at each end, glabrous, coria- 
ceous, entire, somewhat perennial ; scape 
simple ; seed compressed, sub-falcate. 2-3 f. 
Marshes. 
pusil"la, (Au. 0.) leaves linear, obtuse 
and short ; summits ibliaceous ; scape sim- 
ple, shorter than the leaves ; flowers mo- 
noecious, few ; fertile one solitary, deflexed ; 
stamens mostly 7. Muddy banks. 2-4 i. 
SaLICOR"NIA. 1—1. (Atriplices.) [From 
sal, salt, and cornu, a horn.] 
herba'cea, (samphire, glasswort. Au. 0.) 
herbaceous, spreading ; joints compressed 
at the apex, emarginate-bifid. Var. vi?-- 
gin"ica, has the branches undivided, and 
the jointed spikes long. The fructification 
is very obscure, but it may be known by 
its leafless, nearly cylindric, jointed branch- 
es. It grows in salt marshes along the sea- 
board. Onondaga salt springs. 12-18 i. 
ambig"ua, (shrubby samphire, Ju. 2^.) 
perennial, procumbent, branching; joints 
crescent-shaped, small ; spikes alternate 
and opposite ; calyx truncate. 
mucrona'ta, (dwarf samphire, Au. ^.) 
low, herbaceous ; joints 4-angled at base, 
compressed, and truncate at the top ; spikes 
oblong, with mucronate scales. 
SA'LiX. 20—2. (Amentacea.) [From sal, 
near, and lis, water.] 
vimina'lis. (osier, ba.sket-willow, Ap. 1?.) 
branches slender and flexible ; filaments 
yellow; anthers orange; ametits appear 
before the leaves ; leaves white, silky be- 
neath. Banks of streams. Middle-sized 
tree. Introduced. 
bahylo'nica, (weeping-willow, M. ^.) 
branchlets pendent ; leaves lanceolate, acu- 
minate, serrate, glabrous, upper and lower 
sides of difterent colors ; stipules roundish, 
contracted ; aments flower as soon as the 
leaves appear ; germs sessile, ovate, gla- 
brous. Supposed to be the willow on 
which the Israelites hung their harps when 
captive in Babylon. Introdvxced. 
catL"dida, (white willow, Ap. Ip.) leaves 
lance-linear, very long, obscurely denticu- 
late at the extremity, pubescent above, 
white-downy beneath ; margins revolute ; 
stipules lanceolate, as long as the petioles ; 
aments cylindric ; scales lance-obovate, very 
long, villose. 3-4 f. Shady woods. 
muh'lenherg"ia'na, (dwarf or speckled 
willow, Ap. leaves lanceolate, acutish, 
sub entire, white-hairy, rugo.se veined be- 
neath ; margin revolute ; stipules lanceo- 
late, deciduous ; aments precede the leaf- 
ing ; scales oblong ; margins villose ; germs 
lance-ovate, silk villose, long pedicelled ; 
styles .short ; stigmas bifid. 
tris"tis, (mourning willow, Ap. '^.) leaves 
lance-linear, acute at each end ; margins 
revolute, smoothish above, rugose-veined 
and downy beneath ; stipules none. 3-4 f 
re' pens, (creeping willow, J. ^ .) creeping; 
leaves lance-oval, entire, acute, glabrous, 
somewhat silky beneath ; stipules none , 
aments appearing before the leaves, ovate, 
diandrous ; scales obovate, obtuse, hairy, 
fuscous at the point ; germs ovate-oblong 
pedicelled, pubescent; style very short; stig- 
mas 2-lobed ; capsule smooth. Very small. 
obovafta, ( F).) diff"use; leaves obovate, 
obtuse, very entire, glabrous above, silky- 
villose beneath ; stipules none ; amenta 
flower at leafing-time, sessile, oblong, dian- 
drous ; scales obovate ; apex black, pilose. 
lamhertia' na , (Ap. ^ .) leaves lance-obo- 
vate, acute, glabrous, sub-serrate at the 
apex, discolored ; scales round, black ; fila- 
ment 1 ; anthers 2 ; germs sessile, oval- 
ovate, silky; style short; stigmas ovate, 
emarginate. Introduced. 
fusca'ta, (sooty willow, Ap. ^.) leaves 
lance-obovate, acute, glabrous, sub-serrate, 
glaucous beneath, when young, pubescent; 
stipules very narrow ; aments nodding ; 
scales obtuse ; germs short pedicelled, ovate, 
silky ; stigma sessile, 2-lobed. 
pedicel" la' ris, (stem-beiried willow, Ap 
^.) branchlets smooth; leaves lance-obo 
vate, acute, entire, both sines glabrous, and 
colored alike ; stipules none ; aments pe- 
dunculate, glabrous ; scales oblong, half the 
length of the pedicels, scarcely pilose; 
germs ovate-oblong, glabrous, long-pedi- 
celled ; stigmas sessile, 2-cleft. Catskill 
Mountains. 
roiimann"ifo'lia, (rosemarj'- willow, Ap. 
Ip.) leaves straight, lance-linear, acute at 
each end, entire, pubescent above, silky 
beneath; stipules lanceolate, erect ; amenta 
i precede the leafing ; scales oblong, obtuse, 
cihate ; germs pedicelled, lanceolate, vil* 
I lose ; stigmas sub-sessile, bifid. 3 £ 
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