CHAP. cm. ^ALlCA^CEiE. 5A^LIX. 1565 



^ 99, S. alstra'lis Forbes. The southern Sallow, or Willow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 103. 



The Sexes. The female is deseribed and figured in Sal. Wob. 



Engravings. SaL Wob., No. 103. ; and our^g-. 103. in p. 1621. 



Spec. Char., ^-c. Leaves elliptical, acute, slightly serrated ; glaucous beneath. 

 Stipules large, heart-shaped, serrated, and downy. Catkins appearing before 

 the leaves. Ovary glabrous, stalked. Styles longer than the divided 

 stigmas. {Sal. H'o6., p. 205.) A native of Switzerland. Introduced in 182-t, 

 and flowering in April and May. A low, upright, bushy shrub, with red- 

 dish brown downy branches. The leaves from Jiin. to 2 in. in length, 

 and about 1 in. in breadth; of an ovate-elliptic shape, acute at the point; 

 their margins slightly serrated ; upper surface dull green, and a little downy; 

 beneath, glaucous, and more downy, but ultimately becoming nearly gla- 

 brous, particularly at the latter end of the sea.son. Catkins on short stalks, 

 erect; about 1 in. long. " Unfit for any useful purpose." {Forbes.) There 

 are plants at Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick, and also in the Hackney 

 ai-boretum. 



M 100. S. vaude'nsis Forbes. The Vaudois Sallow, or Willow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 11". 



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



Erigravings. Sal. Wob., No. 117. ; and oar fig. 117. in p. 1624. 



Sjjec. Char., ^c. Leaves elliptical, serrated ; dark green, shining and villous 

 above ; glaucous, reticulated, and pubescent beneath. Stipules rounded, 

 toothed. Branches reddish, downy. Ovary ovate, stalked, downy. Style 

 rather longer than the parted stigmas. {Sal. Wob., p. 233.) A native of 

 Switzerland. Introduced in V 1824, and flow ering in March and April. A low, 

 spreading, bushy shrub, with slender, round, downy branches, which are at 

 first reddish, but become of a dark sooty brown colour after the first year. 

 Leaves elliptical, somewhat obovate, with oblique points, entire towards 

 the base, serrated above; lower leaves small, rounded, slightly crenate, and 

 becoming ultimately nearly glabrous ; upper ones dull green and villous 

 above ; but glaucous and reticulated with large prominent veins beneath, 

 and down}'. The young ones are purplish, on luxuriant shoots above 

 2 in. long and lin. in breadth, but in their general habit little more than 1 in. 

 in length; all of rather a thin texture, losing their pubescence when nearly 

 full grown. Footstalks of a middling size, downy and purplish. Catkins 

 above 1 in. in length. A very distinct kind. There are plants at Woburn 

 and FHtwick, and in the Hackney and Goldworth arboretums. 



SI 101. S. GRisoPHV'LLA Forbes. The grey-leaved Willow, o?- 5a//ow. 



Identification. Sal. Wob., No. 1191. 



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



Engravings. Sal Wob., No. 119. ; and our fig. 119. in p. 1625. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves elliptical, acute, denticulated ; shining above, reticu- 

 lated and downy beneath. Stipules large, half-heart-shaped, serrated, pubes- 

 cent. Catkins nearly 1 in. long, obtuse, on short thick stalks. Bracteas 

 elliptic and silky. (&//. JFoA., p. 237.) A native of Switzerland. Introduced 

 in 1824, and flowering in April and May. This is a strong-growing plant; 

 the branches round, hairy, of a reddish brown colour, and somewhat angu- 

 lar when young. Buds large, purplish when fully grown. Leaves from 2iin. 

 to 3 in. long, and \\ in. broad ; rounded at the base ; above, dull green and 

 shining, besprinkled with many minute hairs ; beneath, pubescent, reticu- 

 lated, and of a w hitish hue, with denticulated margins ; the sub.stance of 

 the leaves of a thick coriaceous texture. Footstalks nearly \ in. long, of 

 a purple colour, and much dilated at the base. Catkins nearly 1 in. long 

 when fully expanded ; bursting forth before the expansion of the leaves. 

 There are plants at Woburn and Flitwick ; also in the Hackney arbore- 

 tum. 



