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B. nana. DwarJ Birch. Fig. 1121. 
A low shrub. Leaves orbicular. Catkins erect. Highland mountains. 
1-5 ft. May. Greenish. (g) E. B. 1. 2326. E. B. 2. 1326. 
H. §• Am. 390. Bab. 208. Lind. 229. 
Genus 2. Alnus. 
A. glutinosa. Alder. Fig. 1122. 
A tree. Leaves roundish, somewhat wedge-shaped, slightly lobed; 
sometimes deeply cut. Sterile catkins long; fertile ones ovate. Moist 
ground. March and April. Sterile catkins reddish. (£) E.B. 1.1508. 
E.B. 2.1305. H. §• Am. 390. Bab. 308. Lind. 229. 
Order LXXXIV. SALICACE.E. 
Genus 1. Salix. 
S. purpurea. Purple Willow. Fig. 1123. 
Branches decumbent, purple. Leaves lanceolate, broadest above. 
Stamen 1. Stigmas very short, nearly sessile. 4-6 ft. Moist meadows. 
March and April. Scales purplish. (g) E.B. 1.1388. E.B. 2.1330. 
H. £ Am. 392. Bab. 299. Lind. 232. 
S. Lambertiana. Fig. 1124. 
Branches erect, purplish. Stamen 1. Stigmas short, ovate, notched. 
A variety of Helixl Meadows. 4-18 ft. April. Scales purplish. (|) 
E. B. 1.1359. E.B. 2.1332. H. fy Am. 392. Bab. 299. Lind. 232. 
S. WoOLGARIANA. Fig. 1125. 
Branches erect, yellowish. Leaves cuneate-lanceolate. Stamen 1. 
Stigmas short, obtuse, nearly sessile. A variety of Helixl Moist 
ground. 6-20 ft. April. Scales purplish. (g) E. B. Supp. 2651. 
E. B. 2. 1332*. H. Am. 392. Bab. 299. Lind. 232. 
S. Helix. Rose Willow. Fig. 1126. 
Branches erect, yellowish. Leaves lanceolate, broadest above. Sta¬ 
men 1. Style as long as stigmas. Moist ground. 8-20 ft. March. 
Scales yellowish. (|) E. B. 1. 1343. E. B. 2. 1331. H.& Am. 393. 
Bab. 299. Lind. 232. 
S. Forbyana. Fig. 1127. 
Branches erect, yellowish. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, glaucous be¬ 
neath, with small, downy stipules. Stamen 1. Stigmas linear ; style 
equal in length. Meadows. 6-20 ft. April. Scales purple, (g) 
E.B. 1. 1344. E. B. 2. 1333. H. ^ Am. 393. Bab. 300. Lind. 232. 
S. rubra. Green-leaved Osier. Fig. 1128. 
Branches slender, purplish. Leaves linear-lanceolate, grass-green. 
Stamens 2, united. Meadows and osier-beds. 8-15 ft. April. 
Scales purple, (g) E. B. 1. 1145. E. B. 2. 1334. H. fy Am. 393. 
Bab. 300. Lind. 232. 
S. triandra. Smooth Willow. Fig. 1129. 
A tree with deciduous bark. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, smooth. 
Stipules rounded. Stamens 3. Stigmas cloven, sessile. Wet woods 
and osier-beds. 10-30 ft. May-Julv. Yellow, (g) E.B. 1.1435. 
E. B. 2. 1336. H. Am. 394. * Bub. 299. Lind. 231. 
S. Hoffmanniana. Fig. 1130. 
Leaves short, lanceolate. Stipules large, ear-shaped. Stamens 3. 
Stigmas nearly sessile. A variety of triandra ? Moist ground. 6- 
12 ft. May. Yellow. (|) E. B. Supp. 2620. E. B. 2. 1336. 
H. Am. 394. Bab. 299. Lind. 231. 
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