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of the female rather longer, lax, with smooth lanceolate ovaries.” The 
following matter may be understood to relate chiefly, or wholly, to the female. 
A native of Britain, in marshy woods or osier grounds, and, in many places, 
flowering in April and May. This tree, like S. fragilis, is frequently found 
from 80 ft. to 90 ft. high. | According to Mr. Forbes, it is more handsome 
than S. fragilis in its mode of growth, as well as altogether of a lighter or 
brighter hue, The branches are long, straight, and slender, not angular 
in their insertion, like those of S. fragilis; and the trees of both species, 
when stripped of their leaves, may be distinguished respectively by these 
marks. The leaves, Sir W. J. Hooker observes, are of a peculiarly hand- 
some shape when in perfection ; deeply sinuated, and much attenuated. This 
extremely yaluable tree, the same high authority observes, was first brought 
into notice by His Grace Francis Duke of Bedford, about the beginning of 
the present century, and thence most appropriately honoured by bearing the 
family name. Of the size to which it reaches, some interesting details are 
given in the present Duke of Bedford’s introduction to the Salictum Wo- 
burnense. The favourite tree of Dr. Johnson, at Lichfield, was of this species. 
It is commonly said that this tree was planted by Dr. Johnson ; but, “ in the 
Gentleman’s Magazine for July, 1785 (seven months after Dr. Johnson’s 
death), there is a particular account of this tree, wherein it is stated that it had 
been generally supposed to have been planted by Dr. Johnson’s father, but 
that the doctor never would admit the fact. It appears, however, to have been 
