^30 ENGLISU BOTANY. 



bracts at the base, oblong-cylindrical, rather thick, dense. Catkin- 

 scales oblanceolate, hairy. Capsule hairy, ovate-conical, on a stalk 

 rather shorter than the nectary, or not much exceeding it ; style nearly 

 as long as the stigmas ; stigmas short, ovate-oblong, undivided. Young 

 branches and buds softly downy. 



In rather moist woods and hedges. " Frequent." Smith. 



England, Scotland, Ireland. Tree or Shrub. Early Spring. 



A tree sometimes attaining considerable size, with grey bark and 

 brown twigs, of which the young ones are densely and softly hairy. 

 Leaves ratlier shortly stalked, 3 to 5 inches long, | to 1^ inch broad, 

 with the veins prominent and reddish straw-colour beneath, the whole 

 surface densely pubescent beneath when young, and remainmg so 

 even when mature. Stipules commonly present on the barren shoots, 

 at first half-ovate, afterwards curving, denticulate, strongly nerved, 

 glaucous on the outer side. Catkins suberect, slightly curved, l^ to 

 2 inches long. Catkin-scales bearded, blackish at the apex. Nectary 

 large, oblong. 



Dr. Wimmer considers this a hybrid, of which S. dasyclados may 

 be one of the parents, and either S. Caprea or S. cinerea the other, but 

 it is impossible to speak with certainty upon this point. As S. dasy- 

 clados is not Imown to occur in Britain, if it should be discovered to 

 be one of the parents of S. acuminata, the latter could not be considered 

 truly native. 



Long-leaved Sallow. 



SPECIES XVI.-SALIX CINEREA. Linn. 

 Plates MCCCXXVII.— MCCCXXIX. 



Ecich. Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. Vol. XI. Tab. DLXXXVI. 

 Billot, Fl. Gall, efc Germ. Exsicc. No. 2364. 



Wimm. Sal. Europ. p. 47. Anders. Mon. Sal. p. 71. Hook. & Am. Brit. Fl. cd. viii. 

 p. 407. Bab. Man. Brit. Bot. ed. vi. p. 311. 



Leaves oblong-oblanceolate or -obovate or elliptical-oblong, broadest 

 beyond the middle, often wedgeshaped at the base, acuminate and 

 acute or obtuse and apiculate, more or less undulated and repand- 

 crenate, and finely serrate at the margins,* which are usually narrowly 

 reflexed but never revolute, even and dull ashy-green and usually 

 finely pubescent above, more or less glaucous and pubescent with 

 white or reddish-brown hairs beneath. Stipules sessile, at length lunate, 

 half-cordate at the base. Catkins opening before the leaf-buds, sub- 

 sessile, Avitli a few nonfoliaceous bracts at the base; the male catkins 

 oblong, the female cylindrical. Catkin-scales oblong-oblanceolate, hairy 



* At least the later leaves. 



