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Salix lucida, Muhl.—Winter-buds oblong, or the lower and 
shorter ones ovoid, very obtuse, tumid, strongly but obtusely cari- 
nate laterally, reddish-yellow, glabrous and shining as if varnished, 
as are the shoots. The scale splits to the base on the posterior 
face, which is convex; but the anterior face remains entire, in 
this respect resembling the scale of S. alba. The inner face 
splits away from the outer like a second membranous scale, when 
the bud bursts, as in S. cordata; it is likewise emarginate. A 
few of the lower leaves next the scale are furnished with long 
hairs, chiefly on the midrib, but the others are glabrous or 
nearly so. The stipules are small in bud, but afterwards 
become orbicular, or half cordate, higher up the axis. 
8. lanata, Linn.—Buds large, ovoid, narrowed to an obtuse 
point, thinly woolly, light reddish-brown, not carinate, or only 
obtusely and obscurely so towards the apex. Winter-scale 
bursting to the base on the posterior face, and bidentate at the 
apex on the anterior face. The two principal nerves occupy à 
median lateral position, but approach towards the apex and end 
in the teeth. The inner face of the scale becomes almost com- 
pletely separated from the coriaceous outer one, and elongates 
slightly with the developing bud ; it is bidentate, and corresponds 
to the outer one except in texture. 
The leaves are short, broad, ovate, varying to lanceolate higher 
up the axis, and densely woolly on both surfaces. The stipules 
are relatively large and ovate, but develop pari passu with the 
leaves, and occupy the space where the leaves are narrowed at 
the base. They are toa great extent covered by their own leaves 
and are nearly glabrous in their earlier stages. 
S.reticulata, Linn.—Buds ovoid, very obtusely carinate laterally. 
Winter-scale elongating considerably in spring, membranon? 
bursting a little more than halfway down on the dorsal face a? 
bi-trifid at the apex anteriorly. The bud pushes out at in 
apex of this cylinder, but the scale eventually gets split an 
thrown off. 
The leaves vary from orbicular to orbicular-oblong, strongly 
reticulate on both surfaces, thinly woolly when young; r 
becoming more nearly glabrous later on. The Student's Flo 
of the British Islands’ says the species is exstipulate, but 8 
tooth-like stipules are certainly present in spring. 
rennan 
