m 
SAL ICO RN I A— S A L IX. 
ovate, slightlv acaminate, straight. Var, | 
leaves large, abruptly acute; scape 
sub-ramose. Var. gracilis, leaves linear; 
lobes much spreading, linear. long, acute. 
Var. hasta'ta, leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
sagittate ; lobes expandinij, long, very nar- 
row. Var. piibeii"cens, leaves, stems, bracts, I 
and calyx, very pubescent. 1-2 f. j 
licterophyl'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 ilowers sub-sessile , 
bracts short, sub-orbiculate. 1 f. 
ohiu'm, (w. J. 11.) leaves sagittate, di- 
lated-ovate, rounded at the extremity, 
mucronale ; lobes approximate, oblong, 
obliquely acuminate, straight ; scape sim- 
ple ; bracts ovate, acute. DicRcious. Ponds. 
rig"ida, (w. Ju. 2X-) leaves narrow-lance- 
olate, carinate below, rigid, very acute at 
each end ; scape ramose. Monojcious. 
Deep water. 
acutifo'lia, (w. Ju. 11.) leaves subulate, 
sheathed at the base, convex on the back ; 
scape simple, few-flowered ; bracts dilated, 
acuminate. 6 i. 
na'tam, (w. Ju. 11.) leaves floating ; 
lance-oval, obtuse, 3-nerved, attenuated at 
base, lower ones sub-cordate ; scape sim- 
ple, few-flowered ; lower peduncles elork- 
gated. 3-6 i. 
gramiu"ea, (w. Ju. 2^.) leaves lance lin- 
ear, gRbrous, long, 3-nerved, somewhat 
perennial ; bracts ovate, acuminate. Mo- 
LCBcious. 
lancijWlia, (w. J. 11.) leaves broad, lance- 
olate, acute at each end, glabrous, coria- 
ceous, entire, somewhat perennial ; scape 
Simple ; seed compressed, sub-falcate. 2-3 f. 
Marshes. 
pusiV'la, (Au. %.) leaves linear, obtuse 
and short; summits foliaceous ; scape sim- 
ple, shorter than the leaves ; flowers mo- 
acBcious, few ; fertile one solitary, dellexed ; 
stamens mostly 7. Muddy banks. 2-4 i. 
SaLICOR"N!A. 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. vir- 
gtii"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, basket- willow, Ap. ^ .) 
oranches slender and flexible , filaments 
yellow ; anthers orange ; amenis appear 
before the leaves ; leaves white, silky be- 
neath. Banks of streams. Middle-sized 
tree. Introduced. 
babylo'uica, (weeping-wiUow, M. 1^.) 
branchlets pendent ; leaves lanceolate, aca 
minate, serrate, glabrous, upper and lower 
sides of different 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 Israehtes hung their harps whea 
captive in Babylon. Introduced. 
can"dida, (white willow, Ap. ^.) leaves 
lance-linear, very long, obscurely denticu- 
late at the extremity, pubescent above, 
white-downy beneath ; margins revolute , 
siipules lanceolate, as long as the petioles ; 
aments cylindric; scales lancc-obovate, very 
long, villose. 3-4 f. Shady woods. 
viuh'lenberg"ia'na, (dwarf or speckled 
willow, Ap. ^ .) leaves lanceolate, acutish, 
sub-entire, white-hairy, rugose veined be- 
neath ; marg'n 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. Tp .) creeping 
leaves lance-oval, entire, acute, glabi'ous, 
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. 
obova'ta, ( Ip.) diffuse; leaves obovate, 
obtuse, very entire, glabrous above, silky- 
villose beneath ; stipules none ; aments 
flower at leafing-time, sessile, oblong, dian 
drous ; scales obovate ; apex black, pilose. 
lambertia'iia, (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-berried willow, Ap 
Fp .) 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; 
gei-ms ovate-oblong, glabrous, long- pedi- 
celled ; stigmas sessile, 2-cleft. Catskill 
Mountains. 
rosmarin"ifn'lia, (rosemary willow, Ap 
^).) leaves straight, lance-linear, acute at 
each end, entire, pubescent above, silky 
beneath ; stipules lanceolate, erect; amenta 
precede the leafing ; scales oblong, obtuse 
ciliate ; germs pedicelled, lanceolate, vil- 
lose ; stigmas sub-sessile bifid. 3 f 
