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lanceolate, tapering at each end, and somewhat obovate, acute, not pointed ; 
at first sight, seeming entire or minutely serrated; but they are more gene- 
rally bordered with glandular teeth: the upper side is green, flat, even, ob- 
scurely hoary rather than downy; under side paler, slightly glaucous, with 
copious, prominent, reticulated, minutely hairy veins, acquiring by time a 
portion of the rusty hue of S. cinerea. Their substance is firm rather than 
coriaceous ; and in the earliest state they are densely downy. Footstalks 
rather short and downy. Catkins remarkably large, appearing before the 
leaves ; and that of the female about 2 in. long when at maturity. Distinguished 
from S. cinérea and S. aquatica by the coriaceous texture of its leaves, 
which very much resemble those of Quércus J‘lex. When cut down, the 
plant produces tough twigs, that are adapted for baskets or wickerwork. 
The two-years-old shoots may also be used with advantage for making 
wattled hurdles, crates, &c.; but they are inferior to those of S. cinérea. 
There are plants at Woburn, Flitwick, and Goldworth. 
¥ 93. S. cemina‘TA Forbes. The twin-catkin Sallow, or Willow. 
Identification. Sal. Wob., No. 129. 
The Sexes. The male is described and figured in Sal. Wob. 
Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 129.; and jig. 129. in p. 1627. : 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, serrated; deep green, shining, 
and veiny above; reticulated, hairy, and paler beneath. Stipules rounded 
and toothed. Branches brownish, downy when young. Catkins large, often 
two or three bursting forth from the same bud. Anthers yellow. Bractea 
obovate and hairy. (Sal. Wob., p. 257.) Native country not stated : perhaps 
it is Britain; for Mr. Forbes received the kind from Sir J. E. Smith under 
the name of S. cinérea; and a specimen of the same kind has subsequently 
been observed in the Smithian herbarium. Introduced in ? 1824, and 
flowering in March. This appears a rapid-growing tree, producing long, 
round, brown, brittle branches, downy only when young, and distantly 
marked with yellow spots. The upper leaves are above 3in. long, with 
sharp points, serrated, and of an ovate-lanceolate shape; the lower obo- 
vate, with short oblique points, and rather more than 1 in. broad above the 
middle; entire, glabrous, and shining on their upper surface, except while 
young, when they are hairy. on both sides ; beneath, copiously besprinkled 
with minute, depressed, shining hairs, and very distinctly reticulated with 
prominent arched veins in every stage of growth. Footstalks downy, dilated 
at the base, somewhat decurrent and brown on their upper side. Catkins 
of the male about lin. long. Distinguished from S. cinérea by its long 
narrow leaves; large, obtuse, twin catkins; and obovate, large, rounded 
bracteas. There are plants at Henfield. 
g 94, S. cri’sPA Forbes. The crisp-/eaved Willow. 
Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob.,No.42. 
The Sexes. The male is described and figured in Sal. Wob. 
Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 42.; and jig. 42. in p. 1613. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, crisped, wavy ; glabrous above ; glau- 
cous, reticulated, and slightly hairy when young, beneath. Stipules half- 
heart-shaped, deciduous. Branches pale green. Catkins small, rounded. 
Anthers red before they burst, afterwards yellow. Gland bifid or trifid, 
reddish. Bractea obovate, fringed. (Sal. Wob., p. 83.) Native country un- 
certain. A low-growing shrub, with round, glabrous pale green branches, 
which are villous only at their extremities when young. The catkins are 
small, and burst forth before the leaves, in March; amongst the earliest- 
flowering of the species. The plant flowers again, a second time, in 
August. 
% 95. S. auri'ra DL. The round-eared, or trailing, Sallow, or Willow. 
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 2. p. 1446.; Hoffm. Sal., 1. 30. t. 4. f 1.2.,t. 29. f. 1. ; Willd. Sp. PL, 4. 
. 700. ; Hayne Abbild., p. 246.; Koch Comm., p. 38.; Smith Lin. Fl. TAs 303. t. 8. fy; Eng. 
Bot., t. 1487. ; Rees’s Cyclo., No. 117.; Eng. Fi.,4. p. 216. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob.; No.124. ; Hook. Br. 
Fl, ed. 3.; Mackay Fl. Hibern., pt. 1. p. 251. : 
