DICLINIA AMENTACE^. Salix. 6H 



For this beautiful little species I am indebted to G. 

 Anderson, Esq. ; it has all the appearance of Arbutus 

 Uva ursi in habit, as well as in the form of its leaves. 



10. S. depressa ; foliis ovalibus subacutis basi cordatis inte- cordifolia. 



gerrimis reticulato-venosis supra glabris, subtus pal- 

 lidis nervo margineque pilosis, stipulis semicordatis. 

 In Labrador, fj . v. v. s. ji. in Hort. Anderson, In ge- 

 neral habit it resembles S. myrsinites. 



11. S. ditfasa ; foliis obovati^ obtusis integerrimis supra gla- olovata. 



bris, subtus sericeo-villosis, stipulis null's, aineiUis 

 subcosetaneis sessilibus oblongis 2-andris, squamis obo- 

 vatis apice nigris ])ilosis. 

 In Labrador, h . Colmnster. North-west coast. Nelson, 

 ^2 . May. v. s. in Herb. Dickson, et Banks. This 

 species is allied to 5. Arenaria Linn, and is more in- 

 clined to be upright than the preceding, 



12. S. erectiuscula, divaricata ; rnmulis laevigatis, foliis ob- planifolia. 



longo-lanceolatis utrinque acutis medio sernilatis gla- 

 berrimis patentibus planis discoloribus, stipulis nullis. 

 In Labrador, h . v v. s.Ji. in Hart, ylnderson. This sin- 

 gular species dislinguis! es itself at tirst sight by its 

 remarkable plain and patent leaves ; it is inclined to 

 rise from the ground on a single low stem, and ap- 

 proaches to the following division. 



-f-f Caule erecto. 



13. S. ramulis laevigatis, foliis obovato-lanceolatis acutis inte- pedicellaris . 



gerrimis utrinque glabris concolovibus, stipulis nuilis, 

 amentis coaetaneis peduuculatis glaberrimis, squamis 

 oblongis pedicello dupio brevioribus vix pilosis, ger- 

 minibus ovato-oblongis lon^issime pedicellatis glabris, 

 stigmatibus sessilibus bilidis. 



S. pen sylvan ica. Hnrtul. 



On the Catskill mountains. New York. Tj • -A-pnl- t"- v. 

 This elegant and singul-ir species flowered in the gar- 

 den of G. Anderson, Esq., from a plant brought by 

 me from America. He ha-, one through another chan- 

 nel, which appears to be tlie male to this species. 



14. S. foliis suboppositis obovato-lanceolatis acutis glabris Lamlerliana. 



apice subserraiis discoloribus, stipulis nuliii, amentis 

 prsecocibus, squamis orb.culatis nigris, filamento 

 unico, anthera geminala, geruiinibus sessilibus ova- 

 to-ellipticis sericeis, st\ lo brevissimo, stigmatibus ova- 

 tis emarginatis. — Jf^illd. sp. pi. 4. p. 673. 



