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It appears to rne to be a form of Salix Myrsinites, with smaller 

 catkins, paler scales, and a perfectly glabrous capsule with a 

 rather long very silky pedicel ; and not allied to S. polaris or 

 herbacea. Syme suggests it to be a hybrid between herbacea and 



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retusa, L. 



The Engl. Bot, figures of the ovary and scale are very incorrect 

 A similar plant occurs in Muckish Mt., Donegal." 



Having examined living specimens of both the Scottish and 

 Irish plants, I think that Boswell-Syme is probably correct in 

 his suggestion of the parentage ; but I cannot agree with Leefe 

 in considering that the Irish plant " is as nearly as may be 

 identical" with the Sutherland form. In fact, I suspect 

 (although, till it is proved by experiment, it is only a conjecture) 

 that whilst 8. herbacea is one of the parents of both, S. phylici- 

 folia is the other parent of the Scottish plant, and S. nigricans 

 of the Irish. If this be the case, the former must bear the 

 name of 8. Grahami, and the latter that of S. Moorei. 



The published descriptions of neither of them are absolutely 

 correct, but it will be sufficient to indicate the points in which 

 the two differ. 



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Young leaves brighter and more shining, rather broader, less 

 pubescent, the pubescence being more of the nature of that of 

 8. phylicifolia, but not markedly so. Scales involvent, broader 

 upwards, obtuse, subemarginate at apex, hairy at the base and 

 cihate on the margin. Pedicel of the ovary silky-hairy, the 

 pubescence spreading more or less over the base of the ovary, 

 which is otherwise glabrous. Style rather stouter ; nectary oval- 



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oblong. 



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Young leaves duller, narrower, and more hairy, the pubescence 

 resembling that of S. nigricans. Scales much longer in pro- 

 portion, narrow oblong, subobtuse at apex, and more hairy. 

 Pedicel of ovary apparently longer, glabrous or slightly hairy ; 

 ovary more or less pubescent towards the apex. Nectary linear- 

 oblong, about as long as the pedicel, finally much shorter. 



The most apparent differences between the two lie in the very 

 differently shaped scales and in the pubescence of the ovary. 



Boswell-Syme describes the peduncle of the catkin of the Suther- 













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