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beneath. Stipulas half-ovate ; then kidne) r -shaped. Catkins 

 cylindrical. Germen stalked, ovate, hairy. Style as long as the 

 undivided stigmas. 

 Rather moist woods. T? . 4. Tree, scarcely so large. L. 3 — 4 in. by] in. 



61. S. viminalis, 27. 1898. (Common Osier.) Leaves linear, inclining 



to lanceolate, elongated, taper-pointed, entire, wavy ; snow-white 

 and silky beneath. Germen sessile. Style as long as the linear 

 undivided stigmas. 

 Wet mead. & osier-holts. T2 . 4, 5. Tree, with long wand-like br. 

 L. a span long, by ^ in. Valuable for basket-work. Also the 

 Velvet O. a variety. 



62. S. Smithidna, S. mollissima, 21. 1509. (Silky-leaved O.) Leaves 



lanceolate, pointed, slightly wavy, minutely toothed ; soft and 

 scarce visibly downy above; whitish and silky beneath. Stipulas 

 crescent-shaped, minute. Catkins ovate. Germen stalked. Style 

 shorter than the linear, deeply divided, stigmas. 



Mead, and os. gr. T? . 4, 5. Shrub, with reddish, wand-like, but 

 brittle twigs. 

 *62. S.ferrugmea, Suppl. 2665. (Ferruginous O.) Leaves thin, lan- 

 ceolate, with wavy crenatures and small teeth ; minutely hairy 

 on both sides ; paler beneath. Stipulas small, half-ovate. Scales 

 oblong-lanceolate. Germen silky, stalked. Style about as long- 

 as the oblong stigmas. 



Banks of streams. 1?.5. A bushy shrub, 12 — 14/. high. 



63. S. stipuldris, 17. 1214. (Auricled O.) Leaves lanceolate, pointed, 



slightly wavy, obscurely crenate ; soft and nearly naked above; 

 white and downy beneath. Stipulas half-heart-shaped, stalked, 

 very large. Nectary cylindrical. Germen ovate, nearly sessile, 

 as well as the linear undivided stigmas. 

 In osier-holts. Tj . 3. Shrub, with upright, downy, reddish, tall but 

 brittle twigs. L. about a span, almost upright. 



64. S. alba, 34. 2430. (Common White Willow.) Leaves elliptic- 

 lanceolate, pointed, serrated, silky on both sides ; the lowest ser- 

 ratures glandular. Stamens hairy. Germen smooth, almost sessile. 

 Stigmas deeply cloven. Scales rounded. 



Moist woods. T? . 5, and 7. A tall tree. L. greyish-white. 



H. S. caerulea, 34. 2431. (Blue W.) A handsome tree, of great 

 value, has not yet exhibited a sufficient specific distinction, not- 

 withstanding its silvery blue colour. 



[S. babylonica, the hardy and elegant Weeping W T illow, with pen- 

 dulous branches, and linear-lanceolate, smooth, and finely serrated 

 leaves, is now a common ornament in the vicinity of water. It is a na- 

 tive of Asia, and appears to have been introduced about 50 years ago.] 



