1.360 AUBORETUiM AND FKUTICETUM. PARI' III. 



lanceolate, tapering at each end, and somewliat obovate, acute, not pointed ; 

 at first sinlit, seeminij entire or minutely serrated ; but tliey are more gene- 

 rally bordered with glandular teeth: the upper side is green, flat, even, ob- 

 scurely hoary rather than dow ny ; under side paler, slii;htly glaucous, with 

 copious, prominent, reticulated, minutely hairy veins, acquiring by time a 

 portion of the rusty hue of .V. cintrea. 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. cinerea and .S'. aquatica by the coriaceous texture of its leaves, 

 which very much resemble those of (^uercus /'lex. When cut down, the 

 plant produces tough twigs, that are adaj)ted for baskets or wickerwork. 

 The tv\o-years-old shoots may also be used with advantage for making 

 wattled hurdles, crates, 6cc. ; but they are inferior to those of S. cinerea. 

 There are plants at Woburn, Flitwick, and (loldworth. 



S 93. S. GEMiNA^TA Forbes. The tv/'m-catkin Sallow, or Willow. 



Identification. Sal. Wob., No. 129. 



The Sexes. The male is described and figured in Sal. Wob. 



Engravings. Sal. Wob., Xo. 12!i. ; and fig. I'iP. in p. 1627. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, serrated ; deep green, shining, 

 and veiny above ; reticulated, hairy, and paler beneath. Stipules rounded 

 and toothed. Branches brownish, downy w hen young. Catkins large, often 

 two or three bursting forth from the same bud. Anthers yellow. Bractea 

 obovate and hairy. {Sal. JCoi^., 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. cinerea ; and a specimen of the same kind has subsequently 

 been observed in the Smithian herbarium. Introduced in ?18-2+, 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 3 in. 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 I in. long. Distinguished from S. cinerea by its long 

 narrow leaves ; large, obtuse, tw in catkins ; and obovate, large, rounded 

 bracteas. There are plants at Henfield. 



« 94. S. CRi'sPA Forbes. The cxis^-leaved Willow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 42. 



The Sexes. The male is described and figured in Sal. Wob. 



Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 42. ; unA fig. 42. in p. 161.j. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. 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. JVob., 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. 



at 95. S. auri'ta L. The rou7i(l-eared, or traiUtig, Sallow, or Willow. 



IdfnHfication. Lin. Sp. PI., 2. p. 1446. ; Hoffm. Sal., 1. 30. t. 4. f. 1. 2., L 22. f. 1. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. 

 p.7(»0. ; Hayne Abbild., p. 24fi. ; Koch Comm., p. 38. ; Smith Lin. Fl. Lapp., ,303. t. 8. f. y ; Eng. 

 Bot., t. 14«7. : Rees's Cvclo., No. 117. ; Eng. Fl.,4. p. 216. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No.124. ; Hook. Br. 

 T\ , ed. X ; Markaj Fl.Hitwrn., pt. 1. p. 2.S1. 



