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SALIC ACE*ZE . 
SALIX, Tourn. Willow. 
927. S. nigra, Marsh. Black Willow. 
Banks of streams and lakes ; frequent or common. May. (B.) 
928. s. nigra, Marsh., var. falcata, Torr. 
Glencoe, Babcock ! (P.) 
929. S. amygdaloides, Ander. Peach-leaved Willow. 
S. nigra , Marsh., var. amygdaloides , Ander. 
South and southeast; frequent. May. 
930. S. lucida, Muhl. Shining Willow. 
Sandy banks of sloughs, and along streams, chiefly southward; fre- 
quent. May. 
Usually typical. 
981. S. fkagilis, L. Brittle Willow. 
. I. C. R. R., south of Woodlawn, Babcock . 
Most likely one of the fragilis x alba hybrids, Bebb. (P.) 
982. S. alba, L., var. vitellina, Koch. 
About dwellings ; frequent. May. (P.) 
^933. S. longifolia, Muhl. Long-leaved Willow. Sand-bar Willow. 
In wet sandy places, from South Chicago southward, not far from 
the lake shore; frequent. April 15th — August. 
Very variable. mi A' ^ 
934. S. rostrata, Rich. Beaked Willow. Livid Willow. 
S. livida, Wahl., var. occidentalism Gray. 
Moist grounds from Grand Crossing, southeast; common, infre- 
quent or rare elsewhere. April. 
In drier places, it has the nature of a tree about 10 feet high. Scales 
pinkish -tipped; leaves usually serrate. 
935. S. discolor, Muhl. Glaucous Willow. Pussy Willow. 
Low places and hanks; frequent or common. April. 
Two forms occur : 
(a) The common form or type. 
( b ) A low tree form not over 6 feet high, with the serratures 
reaching to the tip of the leaf; aments, f inch long. Whiting, 
Indiana. 
