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FLORA OF MOUNT DESERT. 
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mas spreading, recurved, 2 -lobed; gland embracing the pedicel; 
leaves broadly lanceolate tapering to a prolonged slender point, 
glabrous and shining above, silvery-silky beneath when young. 
Wimmer, Salices Europsese, 133. Southwest Harbor (E,. & R.). 
All the common large willow trees of the Island probably be¬ 
long either to S. fragilis or to this hybrid. Both were of early 
introduction, and have become spontaneous all over the Island. 
Forms of S. alba may also be looked for. 4 . , j 
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O S. rostrata, Richardson. S. livida, Wahl., var. occidentalis,L .lA'C , 
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Very common in either wet or dry soil. 
S. discolor, Muhl. ^^I^ommon Willw. ^ ‘ 
Very common in low grounds, 'fif'' ^ 5 
S. humilis X discolor, Bebb. 
Leaves as broad and large as those of S. humilis, but duller 
green, softly tomentose beneath, and with shorter petioles; the ^ 
aments thick as those of S. humilis, but usually recurved, and ] 
the capsules on shorter pedicels. Bebb, Gray Man., 6 th ed., 
483. Swamp, Southwest Harbor (Eedfield). 
Vtt S. humilis. Marsh. Low Willow. Pussy Willow. 
Common in dry or wet ground everywhere from sea level to 
mountain summits. Forms with large leaves may be described 
as follows: — fK ^ ■■ T 
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Var. grandifolia, Anders. DC. Prod., xvi. 2. 236. 
Leaves obovate-oblong 3'-4' long, IJ' broad above the middle, 
shining above. Appearing in the following forms: — 
Forma obtusifolia. 
Leaves very short-pointed; either smooth and glaucous, or 
slightly tomentose beneath. Hear Great Pond (R. &R.); — 
Sutton Island (Rand). 
Forma acuminata. 
Leaves more attenuate-pointed; glaucous and tomentose be¬ 
neath, generally becoming smooth. Seal Harbor (Redfield) ; — 
wood road to Denning Pond (Rand). 
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