218 ENGLISH BOTAXV. 



\iiv. fi, Woolgariana. 

 Plate MCCCXVII. 



S. Wool-Jiriniifi, r„n-r,r in lO.li.S. No. 2G51, ami Ilool:. Bj-it. Fl. cd. lv^ p. 3.54. 

 ►S. I'iuiiiiro.sa, ^' Jlcrrrr^^ in Lfi-fas Salict. Brit. 



I'.rect. Young branches, yellowish, sometunes tini2:e(l witli I'fed. 

 Leaves obloiiji^-oblanceolate or wcclgeshape(l-oi)hmceolate. Stigmas 

 subsessile, sliort, rounded, slightly notched. Female catkins larger 

 than in var. a. 



Var. 7, Lamhertiana. 



Plate MCCCXVIII. 



llrJch. Ic. Fl. Germ, ct Hclv. Vol. XL Tab. DLXXXV. Yv^. 123-5 (?). 

 S. Lamhertiana, Hm. Engl. Bot. cd. i. No. 1359, and Engl. El. Vol. IV. p. 189. Uooh. 

 Brit. El. ed. iv. p. 354. 



Erect. Young branches purplish, glaucous. Leaves broadly oblong, 

 very slightly narrowed towards the base. Stigmas nearly sessile, 

 very short, thick, ovate, obtuse, notched. 



l>y the banks of rivers, in meadows, and osier grounds. Common, 

 and generally distributed, but not reaching the extreme noi'tli of 

 Scotland, and said to be doubtfully indigenous in Ireland. 



England, Scotland, Ireland. Shrub. Spring. 



A bush or small tree 4 to 10 feet high, with very tough virgate 

 branches, Avhich are remarkable amongst the willows by having the 

 leaves, and consequently the catkins, frequently opposite, but the oppo- 

 site and alternate arrangement occurs on the same plant. The yoiuig 

 branches are often more or less tinted with bright crimson or purple. 

 Tlie leaves are very shortly stalked, 3 to 6 inches Ions:, by \ to 1 inch 

 broad at the broadest part, Avhich is generally about half-way between 

 the middle and the apex, dull green, slightly glaucous above, and 

 (»ften considerably so beneath. Male catkins f to 1^ inch long, by 

 J inch in diameter. Catkin-scales greenish at the base, with a large 

 purplish black spot covering the whole of the apex. Stamens at first 

 red, ultimately nearly black, remarkable for having the stamens so 

 conq)letely combined that there seems to be but one stamen, wnth a 

 4-lol)ed anther. Female catkins |- to 1 inch long, with the scales 

 generally spotted as in the midc ; ovary short, thickly clothed with 

 short hairs, and tipped by a style, which at first is scarcely visible, but 

 afterwards elongates slightly ; stigmas very short, with thick segments, 

 at first entire, afterwards notched. 



The varieties pass insensibly into each other. A^ar. Lamhertiana is 

 remarkable for the breadth of its leaves, and their being less tapered 



