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POND WILLOW. 
SALIX st agnalis, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis obtusis integer- 
rimis basi cuneatis subtus pubescentibus , stipulis nullis, 
amentis coastaneis, capsulis lanceolatis acuminatis sericeis, 
squamis sublcinceolatis. 
This is another species indigenous to the banks of 
the Oregon, related to the same section with the last. 
The twigs are dark brown and slender, and the leaves 
scattered beneath with a minute brown pubescence, 
which communicates a somewhat rusty appearance to 
the leaves; they are about lj inches long, and i to f of 
an inch wide, in the bud they are covered with long 
silky hairs. The capsules are remarkable for their 
great attenuation and length, the scales of the ament 
are oblong-lanceolate and hairy. We have not seen 
the male plant, and our account is therefore imperfect. 
VELVET WILLOW. 
SALIX cuneata, foliis lanceolatis oblongisve apice subser- 
rulatis acutis, basi cuneatis glabris subtus holosericeis, 
stipulis minutis plerisque nullis , amentis coastaneis elon- 
gatis, capsulis ovatis sericeis, stigmatibus brevibus glabris. 
This beautiful Willow we found growing in clumps 
near the rocky margin of the Oregon at its confluence 
with the Wahlamet, attaining the height of six or eight 
feet. The branches are slender, and, according to their 
age, vary much in appearance, at first villous and 
