346 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, — 
Salix—continued. Salix—continued. 
to 90ft. Europe (Britain). See Fig. 405. (Sy. En. B. 1306. pendulous ; stamens five; females shorter; scales pale, May 
S. decipiens is a pate ag A smaller —— and orange * and June. J. elliptic or ovate- or obovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 
imson twigs. lin. to 4in. long, glandularly serrulated, fragrant, viscid, shining, 
a oe : aler and — beneath ; stipules ovate-oblong or absent. 
Bark brown. Europe (Britain). A shrub 6ft. to 8ft., or tree 20ft. 
high. The latest-flowering Willow. See Fig. 406. (Sy. En. B. 
1303.) S. cuspidata is probably a hybrid between this species 
and S. fragilis. ; 
S. licifolia (Phylica-leaved).* Tea-leaved Willow. fl., catkins 
sessile, bracteate ; scales linear-oblong, acute, black. April and 
May. Ll. ovate-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, quite glabrous, shining 
above, glaucous beneath; stipules very small or absent. A. 10ft, 
Europe (Britain), A very handsome large bush or small tree ; 
when fully developed, it is conspicuous from its spreading, shining, 
chestnut or reddish branches, and glistening green and glaucous 
foliage. S. nigricans is closely related to this species. The 
following British forms have been described as species : (1) Erect, 
with silky capsules, S. Croweana, S. Davalliana, S. Dicksoniana, 
S. nitens, S. tenuior, S. igelic (2) Erect, with glabrous or 
nearly glabrous capsules, S. Borreriana, S. laxiflora, S. phillyrece- 
Jolia, S. propingua, S. tenuifolia, S. tetrapla. (3) More or less 
decumbent and rooting, with silky capsules, S. radicans. 
ar En. B. 1334 to 1346.) S. daurina, a small, handsome tree, 
t. to 30ft. high, is probably a hybrid between S. phylicifolia 
and S. Caprea. f 
Fie. 405. BRANCHLET, WITH FEMALE CATKINS, OF 
SALIX FRAGILIS, 
species, sometimes flowering at a height of 3ft., sometimes 
becoming a small, bushy tree of 12ft. to 15ft. (T. $. M. 310.) : 
s. (black). fl., catkins similar to those of S. lucida; scales 
short and rounded, woolly. May and June. l. narrow-lanceolate, 
pointed and tapering at each end, serrated, smooth (except 
on the perae and midrib) and green on both sides; stipules 
small, deciduous. Branches very brittle at base; bark rough 
and black. h. 15ft. to 25ft. North America. (T. S. M. 307.) 
Syn. S. ambigua. 
S. n. falcata (sickle-shaped). ¿. elongated -falcate; stipules 
. large, broadly lunate, reflex: Syns. S. falcata, S. Purshiana. 
S. pendula (drooping). A synonym of S. babylonica. 
Fig. 407. TWIG BEARING MALE CATKINS, AND LEAP, OF SALIX 
VIMINALIS, 
S. parpung (purple). Purple Osier. fl., catkins sub-sessile, łin. 
to ljin. long, opposite or alternate, erect, then spreading or re- 
curved, cylindric; scales purple-black above. March and April. 
4, often sub-opposite, thin, linear-lanceolate, serrulated, glabrous, 
3in. to 6in. long, — hairy when young, shortly petiolate. 
Bark red or purple. h. 5ft. to 10ft. Europe (Britain), An erect s 
or decumbent shrub. S. Lambertiana, S. ramulosa, and S. Wool- 7 
gariana are varieties. (Sy. En. B. 1316-1319.) S. Doniana and 
S. Pontederana are hybrids between this species and, re- 
spectively, S. repens and S. cinerea. 
S. Purshiana (Pursh’s). A synonym of S. nigra falcata. 
S. rubra (red). fl., filaments usually more or less free. J. silky 
— A —— row very variable Osier-bed shrub, the 
ult of a cross ween S. rpurea and S. viminalis. 
(Sy. En. B. 1320.) The following Ge form : ; 
S. r. Helix (Helix). Rose Willow. A., filaments united at the 
top. l. sub-opposite. This plant bears fascicles of diseased 
leaves, owing to the punctures of a Cynips; hence the common 
name. 
FIG. 406, BRANCHLET, WITH MALE CATKIN, OF S. Russelliana (Russell’s). A synonym of S. viridis. 
SALIX PENTANDRA. S. triandra (three-stamened). Almond-leaved or French Willow. 
: Jl, catkins shortly pedunculate, lin. in. appear- 
S. pentandra (five-stamened). Bay-leaved Willow. fi., catkins ing with the leaven, the pama deirik vie —— 
shortly pedunculate ; males lin, to Zin. long, erect, at length to June. J. linear- or oblong-lanceolate, —— glandular] y 
