. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 9. Salix alba L. White or Common Willow. Huntingdon or European Willow. Fig. 1459. Salix alba L. Sp. PI. 1021. 1753. Salix vitellina L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 1442. 1763. A large tree, sometimes 90° tall and a trunk diam- eter of 8°; bark gray, rough; twigs brittle at the base. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, narrowed at the base, serrulate,
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 9. Salix alba L. White or Common Willow. Huntingdon or European Willow. Fig. 1459. Salix alba L. Sp. PI. 1021. 1753. Salix vitellina L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 1442. 1763. A large tree, sometimes 90° tall and a trunk diam- eter of 8°; bark gray, rough; twigs brittle at the base. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, narrowed at the base, serrulate, silky- pubescent on both sides when young, less so and pale or glaucous beneath when mature, 2.'-$' long, 4"- 8" wide; stipules ovate-lanceolate, deciduous; peti- oles 2"-4" long, glandless or sparingly glandular; aments on short lateral leafy branches; stamens 2; filaments distinct, pubescent at the base; pistillate aments linear-cylindric, ii'-2i' long; stigmas nearly sessile; capsule ovoid, acute, glabrous, short-'pedi- celled or sessile. In moist soil, especially along streams. Nova Scotia to Ontario, North Carolina and Iowa, escaped from culti- vation. Native of Europe. Composed of several races, with twigs green to yellow. Duck-willow. April-May. 10. Salix babylonica L. Weeping Willow. Drooping or Ring Willow. Fig. 1460. Salix babylonica L. Sp. PI. 1017. 1753. A large tree, with rough gray bark, sometimes attain- ing a height of 70° and a trunk diameter of 6°, the twigs slender, green, elongated, drooping. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, long-acuminate at the apex, ser- rulate all around, narrowed at the base, sparsely pubes- cent when young, glabrous when mature, green above, paler beneath, 4'-7' long, 3"-6" wide, sometimes curl- ing into rings; petioles 3"-6" long, glandular above; aments appearing on short lateral leafy branches; bracts ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, deciduous; stamens 2; style almost none; capsule ovoid-conic sessil
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