252 AMENTACE.E. [Salix. 



more so, glaucous, and veiny beneath ; germens stalked, Ian- 

 ceolato-acuminate ; style bifid ; stigmas roundish, notched. 

 Br. Fl. ].p. 426. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 220. E. Bot. t. 1403. Salict. 

 Wob. p. 227 . t. 114. ■ 



Woods and bushy places, near Cork, frequent ; Mr. J. Dntmmond. 

 Near Dunkerrin, County of Kerry ; Doctor Taylor. Fl. April, May. 

 1? . — A low shrub, with leaves two or more inches long, shaped almost 

 like those of the Gorden Rhus Cotinus. 



27. S. hirta, Sm. Hairy -branched Sallotv. " Stem erect ; 

 branches densely hairy ; leaves elliptic heart-shaped, pointed, 

 finely crenate, downy on both sides; stipules half heart-shaped, 

 flat, toothed, nearly glabrous." Sm. — E. Fl. v. iv. p. 221. E. 

 Bot. t. 1404. Br. Fl 1. p. 426. Salict. Wob. p. 225. t. 113. 



By the side of the river Roe, above Dungiven ; Mr. D. Moore, 

 who finds the fertile plant only. Fl. April, May. T? .— A small tree, 

 resembling the preceding, but with narrower leaves, heart-shaped at the 

 base. The style is bifid, though only for a very short way, bearing 

 capitate emarginate stigmas. 



28. S. rupestris, Donn. Silky Rock Sallow. " Stem trail- 

 ing ; leaves obovate, acute, serrated, flat, even, silky on both 

 sides; stipules hairy; branches minutely downy; germens 

 stalked, awl-shaped, silky ; style as long as the blunt undivided 

 stigmas." Sm.—Br. Fl. 1. p. 427. E. FL v. iv. p. 222. E. Bot. 

 t. 2342. Salict. Wob. p. 221. t. 111. 



Rocks on a hill called Skerries, County of Antrim ; Mr. Templeton, 

 but I have not seen Irish specimens. Fl. May. F? . 



sfc 11. Bicolores. Borr. Leaves glabrous, or nearly so, dark 

 green above, very glaucous beneath, between obovate and lanceolate. 

 Germens very silky. — Twiggy bushes. 



29. S. laurina, Sm. in Linn. Trans. Shining dark-green 

 Willow. Leaves elliptic-oblong, acute, waved, and slightly ser- 

 rated, nearly glabrous, glaucous beneath ; footstalks dilated at 

 the base; stipules pointed, serrated; scales obtuse, hairy, half as 

 long as the densely downy, ovate, long stalked germens. Sm. — 

 Br. Fl. 1. p. 428.— £. bicolor. E. Bot. t. 1806. E. Fl. v. iv. 

 p. 178. Salict. Wob. p. 75. t. 38. 



Road-side between Castle Dawson and Bellaghy, County of Derry ; 

 Mr. D. Moore. Fl. April, May. T? . — Branches at first erect and 

 wand-like, round, of a mahogany colour, beset with copious nearly up- 

 right leaves, and attaining: the height of six feet. When neglected, be- 

 coming a small tree. This species is, according to Sir J. E. Smith, 

 unfit for any economical use. The twigs are brittle, the leaves are 

 large and handsome, and retain their green colour pretty well in 

 drying. 



30. S. radicans, Sm. Tea-leaved Willow. Leaves obovato- 

 or elliptic-lanceolate, with often wavy serratures, glabrous, 



