CHAP. CIII. SALICA‘CEH. SA‘LIX. 1559 
serrated, with half-heart-shaped stipules, strongly serrated, or toothed, vari- 
ous in size, but never very large.”” According to Smith, S. cinérea is the least 
useful of the sallows; but its branches, when two years old, are used for 
bands and coarse wickerwork. There are plants at Woburn, Flitwick, and 
in the Hackney arboretum. 
Varieties. There are several varieties of this species, one of which has va- 
riegated leaves; and, as this is a rare character among willows, it merits a 
distinct notice. Smith, in his English Flora, iv. p. 216., notices having re- 
ceived a specimen of such a variety from Germany. Mr. Forbes has since 
found two plants with slightly variegated leaves, growing in the Woburn 
plantations. He has figured some of these leaves, from which it appears 
that they are blotched with small yellow blotches. Koch has referred to 8. 
cinérea L., as varieties, S. cinérea Smith, S. aquatica Smith, and S. oleifolia 
Smith. 
¥ 91. S. aqua’rica Smith. The Water Sallow, or Willow. 
Identification, Smith FI. set 1065.; Willd. Sp. PL, 4. p. 701. ; ? Hayne Abbild., p. 248. ; Smith 
Eng. Bot., t. 1437. ; in Rees’s Cyclo., No. 118.; Eng. Fl., 4 p. 218, ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 127.; 
Hook.jBr. Fl., ed. 3.; Mackay’s Fl. Hibern., pt. 1. p. 250. 
Synonyme. 8S. cinerea var, Koch Comm., p. 36. 
The Sexes. Both sexes are figured in Sal. Wob.,and in Hayne Abbild., if the kind is identical : the 
female is figured in Eng. Bot. 
or tag ? Hayne Abbild., t.191.; Eng. Bot., t. 1437. ; Sal. Wob., No. 127. ; and our jig. 127. 
in p. 160z/. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stem and branches erect, Leaves slightly serrated, obovate- 
elliptical, minutely downy, flat, rather glaucous beneath. Stipules rounded, 
toothed, Ovary silky, stalked. Stigmas nearly sessile. (Smith Eng. Fl.) 
A native of England, in wet hedgerows, swampy places, &c. ; and flowering in 
April. Most of the following particulars are derived from Smith’s description 
given in his English Flora: — Stem generally bushy, rarely forming a tree. 
Branches numerous, upright ; the young ones slender, hoary, or finely downy, 
leafy throughout, often angular, Leaves on rather slender downy footstalks, 
elliptic-oblong, acute, about 2 in. in length, flat, not wavy, though serrated 
about the middle and towards the extremity, narrowest at the base ; the lower 
ones on each branch gradually smaller, quite entire, obovate, rounded 
and obtuse; the lowest of all not 4in. long, all soft and pliant, of a dull 
greyish green, reticulated with minute veins; not rugged, but even, and fi- 
nally glabrous on the upper side; glaucous and minutely downy underneath. 
Catkins appearing before the leaves. A perfectly distinct kind from S. 
cinerea and S. oleifolia; being without the rusty hue of these species upon 
the leaves, which are also much broader, and of a thinner texture. The 
branches, or twigs, are very brittle, and not adapted to any economical pur- 
pose, except that, perhaps, of being used for fire-wood, 
¥ 92. S. OLEIFO‘LIA Smith. The Olive-leaved Willow, or Sallow. 
Identification. Smith Fl. Br., p. 1065. ; Willd. Sp. Pl, 4. p. 702. ; Smith Eng. Bot., t. 1402. ; Rees’s 
Cyclo,, No. 119. ; Eng. FL, 4. p.219. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 126.; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3. ; Mackay 
Fl. Hibern., pt. 1. p. 251. 
Synonyme. S. cinérea var. Koch Comm., p. 36. 
he Sexes. Both sexes are tigured in Sal. Wob.: the male is figured in Eng. Bot. 
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t.1402.; Sal. Wob., No. 126, ; and jig. 126. in p.1626, 
Spec. Char., §c. Stem erect. Branches straight and spreading. Leaves obo- 
' vate-lanceolate, flat, rather rigid, minutely toothed, acute, glaucous, reticu- 
lated, and finely hairy beneath. Stipules small, notched, and rounded. Cat- 
kins oval, nearly half as broad as long. (Smith BE. F.) A native of England, 
in wet hedgerows ; and flowering, in the willow garden at Woburn Abbey, in 
March, and again in August. The following particulars are derived trom 
Eng. Fl. and Sal. Web., chiefly from the former. Truly arboreous; and, if 
allowed to grow, becoming as tall as a common crab tree, though not of so 
stout a habit as S. caprea, except as regards the catkins. The branches 
are rounded, and, when young, somewhat angular, brown, more or less hoary 
with short down, very soft to the touch. The leaves spread but moderately, 
and are {rom 2in. to 3in. in length, and 1 in.,at most, in breadth, elliptic- 
