CHAP. CIlI. SALICA CEH, SALIX. — 1531 
protruded before the leaves, Bracteas short, rounded, hairy. Ovary awl-shaped, silky, on a stalk 
thrice the length of the bractea. (Smith in Rees’s Cyclo.) A native of North America, and common 
in low grounds and on the banks of rivers, from New England to Carolina. It is striking in its 
appearance, from the dark brown of its branches ; and from its flowers, the filaments of which are 
white, and the anthers first red, becoming yellow when they burst. According to Pursh, this kind 
is the one most commonly used in America by the basket-makers. (Fl. Amer. Sept., vol. ii. p. 613.) 
Introduced in 1811 ; but we have not seen the plant. 
% 34. S.ancusta‘ta Pursh. The narrowed, or tapered-leaved, Willow. 
Identification. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 613.; Smith in Rees’s Cyclo., No. 27. 
The Sexes. The female is noticed in the specific character. 
Spec. Char., &c. Leaves lanceolate, acute, very long, gradually tapering to the base, finely serrated, 
glabrous, scarcely paler on the under surface. Stipules half-heart-shaped. Catkins protruded before 
the leaves, upright, rather glabrous. Ovary ovate, glabrous, stalked. Style divided. Stigmas 
2-lobed. A native of North America, and found in shady woods on the banks of rivers, in the 
states of New York and Pennsylvania; flowering in March and April. It has very long leaves, 
and resembles S. prinéides. (Jd.) Introduced into England in 1811. ~ 
% 35. S.conro’rmis Forbes. The uniform-leaved Willow. 
Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 24. 
The Sexes. The female only is described and figured in Sal. Wob. 
Engravings. Sal. Wob., No, 24, ; and fig. 24. in p. 1607. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stem erect. Leaves lanceolate, pointed, tapering towards 
the base, dull green; glabrous and shining above, glabrous and glaucous be- 
neath. Stipules ovate, or half-heart-shaped, serrated. Catkins from 2 in. 
to nearly 3in. long. Ovary ovate, subulate, silky. Style about as long 
as the deeply parted stigmas. (Sal. Wobd., p.47.) | Supposed to be a native 
of North America. It is one of the earliest-flowering of the species; the 
catkins of the female plant appearing in February or March. Mr. Forbes 
has not seen the barren catkins; but the plant, he says, is easily distin- 
guished by its long handsome leaves, its upright mode of growth, and its 
long tough branches. The last property, Mr. Forbes observes, appears to 
render it well adapted for basketwork. 
Group ix. Grisee Borrer. 
Chiefly Shrubs, Natives of North America. 
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Most of the kinds are natives of North America. S. Miihlenbergidna Willd., 
S. cordata Miihlenb., S. falcata Pursh and S. tristis Ait. are additions to 
the kinds which Mr. Borrer has placed in this group. With regard to S. 
refléxa Forbes, S. virgata ? Forbes, and S. Lyoni ? Schl., included in it 
by Mr. Borrer, he remarks, “I am unacquainted with these, and have, 
perhaps, placed them in the wrong group.” 
% 36. S.virE’scens Forbes. The greenish-/eaved Willow, or verdant Osier. 
Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 7. 
. Mr. Forbes received the kind from Messrs. Loddiges, under the name S. hippophaefdlia, 
but has substituted the specific name of viréscens, as being one more descriptive of ft nay 
The Sexes. The female is described and figured in Sal. Wob. 
Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 7.; our fig. 1318.; and fig. 7. in p. 1604. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves linear-lanceolate, serrated, acute, smooth, green on 
both sides. Ovary ovate-lanceolate, scarcely downy. Style divided. Stig- 
mas parted. Stipules none. (Sa/. Wob., p. 13.) A native 
of Switzerland, and sent by Messrs. Loddiges to the Woburn 
salictum, where it flowers in April. This is an upright 
shrub, about 8 ft. high, with slender, brown, smooth branches; 
the young twigs yellowish, and somewhat furrowed ; and 
the catkins long and slender, and appearing with the leaves. 
In foliage and branches, it bears a strong affinity to S. ribra 
Smith: but “the catkins, &c.,” are very different’; much 1318 
resembling those of S. undulata Forbes. S. viréscens is of dwarfer stature 
than either S. rubra or S. undulata. There are plants at Woburn Abbey, 
