An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . d fromcultivation, mostly in the southern section of our region. 7. S. alba, L. (Fig. 2, pi. 23.) White Willow, Large tree withyellow twigs and very narrow lance-shaped, finely toothed leaves whichtaper to a slender point at both ends, green above or ashy gray, paleror silky white beneath. Stipules, when present, ovate lance-shapt^ somewhat conic witliout a pedicel. Branches not soil, frctiuent
An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . d fromcultivation, mostly in the southern section of our region. 7. S. alba, L. (Fig. 2, pi. 23.) White Willow, Large tree withyellow twigs and very narrow lance-shaped, finely toothed leaves whichtaper to a slender point at both ends, green above or ashy gray, paleror silky white beneath. Stipules, when present, ovate lance-shapt^ somewhat conic witliout a pedicel. Branches not soil, frctiuent along borders of streams, common. 8. S. babylonica, L. Weeping Willow. A very large tree withlong drooping and flexible green twigs. An ornamental tree well knownand of well marked characteristics. Stamens 2 in each axil; horders of leaves remotely notched 9. S. longifolia, Muhl. (Fig. 3, pi. 23.) River-bank Willow. {, Nutt. )• Shrub, 2 to 10 ft. high, trunks growing in very narrow, 2J to 4 in. long, with remote teeth. Leaf-stalkavery short. River banks, common. 10. S. glaucophylla, Pobb. (Fig. 4, pi. 23a.) Broad-leaved Wil- WILLOW FAMILY 171. Plate 231. Salix nigra. 2. S. alba. 3. S. longifolia, 4. S. sericea. 172 SALICACEAE LOW. Shrub about as high as the last. Leaves dark green, shining above,whitish below, broad lance-shaped, 2^ in. long, toothed; stipules ear-shaped,rather large, persistent. Catkins leafy at base. Dry soil, Maine andnorthward. 11. S. purpurea, L. (Fig. 5, pi. 23a.) Pubple Willow. A smalltree, escaped from cultivation and seen only rarely as a naturalizedspecies. Twigs flexible, long, purple. Leaves lance-shaped but broadesttoward the apex. The stamens may be 2 in each axil or their diflferentfilaments may be so united as to form a single stamen. The capsules inthe pistillate flowers are sessile, i. e., they have no pedicel or an extremelyshort one. 12. S. Bebbiana, Sarg. (Fig. 4, pi. 22.) Bebbs Willow. {, Richards.) S
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