92 



WILLOWS : LILAC 



Salix Caprea, L. Sallow, Goat Willow (Fig. 91). The 

 var. tinerea usually has a shorter catkin. 



JtJf Capsule not more than 15 25 mm. 



Catkin-scales pilose, tip black. 

 Catkin 



Fig. 92. Lilac, Syringa vulgaris. l,leaf; 2, inflorescence ; 3, flower; 

 4, upper part of the corolla in vertical section ; 5, anther ; 6, stigma ; 

 7, ovary in vertical section ; 8, capsule (Wo). 



Salix aurita, L. Eared Willow. 



8 8 Catkin stoutly pedunculate. 



Salix Myrsinites, L. Whortle Willow. 



-r -f- Catkin-scales yellowish green or 

 purple, with dark tip, silky. 



