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Salix — continued, 



to 90ft. Europe (Britain). See Fig. 405. (Sy. En. B. 1506.) 

 ,S'. (lecipiens is a variety with smaller leaves, and orange or 

 crimson twigs. 



Fig. 405. Eranchlet, with Female Catkins, of 

 Salix fra<;il!S. 



S. lucida (shining). J!., catkins pedunculate, borne on the summit 

 of hitfial, leafy branches of the season ; scales greenish-yellow, 

 more or less hairy. May and June. /. ovate-oblong or lanceolate 

 and narrow, usually with a long, tapering point, smooth and 

 shining on both sides, serrated; stipule-s oblong and toothed. 

 Branches very brittle at the base. North America. A beautiful 

 species, sometimes flowering at a height of 3ft., sometimes 

 becoming a small, bushy tree of 12ft. to 15ft. (T. S. M. 310.) 



S. nigra (black). /., catkins similar to those of .S. lucida; scales 

 -short and rouiuled, woolly. May and June. I. narrowdanceolate, 

 pointetl and tapering at each end, serrated, smooth (except 

 on the petiole and midrib) and green on both sides ; stipules 

 small, deciduous. Branches very brittle at base ; bark rough 

 and black, h. 15ft. to 25ft. North America. (T. S. M. 307.) 

 SVN. S. anibipua. 



S. n. falcata (sickle • shaped). L elongated • falcate ; stipules 

 large, broadly lunate, reflexed. SvNS, .S'. falcata, S. Purahiana. 



S. pendula (drooping). A synonym of .S'. babylonica. 



Fig. 406. Eranchlet, with Male Catkin, op 

 Salix pentandra. 



S. pentandra (five-stamened). Bay-leaved Willow. ^., catkins 

 shortly pedunculate ; males lin. to 2iu. long, erect, at length 



Saliz — continued. 



pendulous; stamens five; females shorter; scales pale. May 

 and Jmie. l. elliptic or ovate- or obovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 lin. to 4in. long, glandularly serrulated, fragrant, viscid, shining, 

 paler and reticulated lieneath ; stipules ovate-oblong or absent. 

 Bark brown. Europe (Britain). A shndi 6ft. to 8ft., or tree 20ft. 

 high. The latest-flowering Willow. See Fig. 406. (Sy. En. B. 

 1303.) S. cuapidata is probably a hybrid between this species 

 and .S'. fragilti. 

 S, phyllcifolia (Phylica-leaved).* Tea-leaved Willow. _/f., catkins 

 sfssile, bracteate ; scales linear-oblong, acute, black. April and 

 May. L ovate-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, quite glabrous, shining 

 abnve. glaucous beneath; stipides very small or absent, h. 10ft. 

 Europe (Britain). A very handsome large bush or small tree; 

 when fully developed, it is conspicuous from its spreading, shining, 

 chestnut or reddish branches, and glistening gieen and glaucous 

 foliage. iS'. nifrrirans is closely related to this species. The 

 following Britisli forms have been described as species : (1) Erect, 

 with silky capsules, S". Cnnreana, S. Lknalliana, S. Dic/isoniana, 

 S. niti-ns, ,s'. triiuinr, s. W'fi'ii'iiana. (2) Erect, with glabrous or 

 ne;niy glabrous capsuh's, ,s'. liunrriana, S. laxijlora, S. phillyrece- 

 folia, S. jiropiiifjua, S. ti'niiifoUa, S. tetrapla. (5) More or less 

 decumbent and rooting, with silky capsules. S. radicans. 

 (Sy. En. B. 1334 to 1346.) .S". laurina, a small, handsome tree, 

 20ft. to 30ft. high, is prol>ably a hybrid between S. phylkifolia 

 and S. Capira. 



Fig. 407. Twig bearing Male Catkin-s. and Leaf, of Salix 

 viminalis. 



S, purpurea (purple). Purple Osier. Jl., catkins sub-sessile, |in. 

 to l;.in. long, opposite or alternate, erect, then spreading or re- 

 curved, cylindric; scales purple-black above. March and April. 

 /. often sub-opposite, thin, linear-lanceolate, serrulated, glabrous, 

 Sin. to 6in. hmg, sparingly hairy when young, shortly petiolate. 

 Bark red or purple, h. 5ft. to 10ft. Europe'(Britain). An erect 

 or decumlient shrub. >S. LaiiibertiaiM. .S". ramulosa, and S. Wool- 

 (lariniia are varieties. (Sy. En. B. 1316-1319.) .S'. Doniana and 

 S. J'xiitnlrraim are hybrids between this species and, re- 

 spectively, S. 1-epens and .S". cinerea. 



S. Furshiana (Pursh's). A synonym of S. n i ft ra falcata. 



S. rubra (reil). _/f., filaments usually more or less free. /. silky 

 beneath. A common and very variable Osier-bed shrub, the 

 residt of a cross between .*?. purpurea and S. viminalis. 

 (Sy. l-:n. B. 1320.) The following is a form : 



S. r. Helix (Helix). Rose Willow. Jt., filaments united at the 

 top. L sub-opposite. This plant bears fascicles of diseased 

 leaves, owing to the punctures of a Cynips ; hence the common 

 name. 



S, Russelllana (Russell's). A synonym of S. riridi.'i. 



S. triandra (three-stamened). Almond-leaved or Frencli Willow. 

 /f.. catkins shortly pedunculate, lin. to 2in. loug. sleiuler, appear- 

 ing with the leaves, the females narrow ; stamens three. April 

 to June. l. linear- or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, glandularly 



