1568 AKUOUETUM AND FKUTICETUM. PAUT III. 



yellow spots, and are very brittle. The loaves are from li in. to 2 in. lonjf, 

 anil nearly lA in. in bnaclth, Nvlien iiilly j;ro\vn ; of an ovate, or somewhat 

 heart-like, sllape at tiieir base, and obruiuc at their tip. Upper surface 

 dark green and shinin'i; nnderneatli, veiny, niinntely hairy, and "ilaucons. 

 Footstalks nearly I in. long, dilated at the base, and downy. This 

 species, althongh it bears some resemblance to .V. rivularis, is yet very 

 distinct. The yonng shoots are brittle, and not adapted for ba-sketwork. 



a 108. S. coria'cea Forbes. The coriaceous-/6'aD<;rf, or leathery, Willow, or 



Sallow. 



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



The Sexes. Both sexes are described and figured in Sal. IVob. 



Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 112. ; and ourjig. Hi.', in p.UiiiJ. 



Spec. Cliar.,Sfc. Leaves elliptical, slightly obovate, acnte, denticuFated, crisped, 

 pubescent, reticulated and glaucous beneath. !>tamens long, white. Anthers 

 4-celled, yellow. Catkins' of the female about 1 in. long, thick, obtuse. 

 Ovary nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, very downy. fStyle longer than the 

 deeply parted stigmas. Bractea ovate-lanceolate, hairy. Stipules rounded, 

 serrated, glabrous. {Sal. Woh., p. 22:i.) A native of Switzerland. Intro- 

 duced in ? 1825, and flowering in March. This is a low-growing bushy 

 shrub, attaining to the height of 7 ft. or 8 ft., with round pubescent branches, 

 of a pale green colour, remotely marked with yellow spots. Leaves about 

 2 in. long, elliptic-obovate, acute; margins denticulated, crisped; u[)per sur- 

 face of a dull shining green, besprinkled with minute a|)pressed luurs ; 

 glaucous beneath, pubescc'it, with a prominent midrib, and w ith arched hairy 

 veins ; the substance of the leaves of a thick leathery texture. Footstalks 

 stoutish and yellow. Catkins nearly I in. long, densely downy before they 

 are expanded. There are plants at Woburn, Flitwick, and Hackney. 



s 109. 5". ni'gricans Smith. The dark broad-leaved Willow. 



Identification. Smith Eng. Bot., t. 121.'i. ;■ Willd. Sp. PL, i. p. 659. ; Smith Eng. Fl., i. p. 172. ; 



Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 37. ; Hook. Br. Fl.,ed. S. 

 Synonyme. S. phylicitT.lia ^ Lin. Sp. PL, 1442., FI. Lapp., No. 350. t. 8. f. C. {.Smith from Herb. 



Lin.), Koch Cumin., p. 41. 

 The Sexes. Smith has described both sexes in Fng. Ft. ; the female from Lapland specimens : the 

 male is figured in Eng. Bol. and Sal. li'ud. The i". nigrescens Schl., female, is figured in Sal. IVob., 

 as the female of .S. nigricans Smith. It does not appear that the flowers of Uie female have been 

 found wild in Britain. {Huok. Rr. Ft., ed. 2.) 

 Engravings. Lin. FL Lapp., t. 8. f. c; Eng. Bot, 1 1213. ; Sal. Wob., No. 37. ; and our fig. ol. m 



p. 1611. 

 Spec. Char., <^c. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute, crcnate ; glabrous, with a 

 downy rib, above ; glaucous beneath. Stamens 2, thrice the length of the 

 hairy bractea. Ovary lanceolate, ilowny, on a short downy stalk. (Siiiilh 

 Eii'^. Fl.) The male plant is a native of Britain, in fens, osier grounds, 

 woods, and thickets. The female plant in the Woburn collection is the 

 S. nigrescens of Schleicher, which was introduced about lH-2.5, or before. 

 The male plant in the Wi)!)urn collection forms a large bushy shrub, 

 scarcely attaining the height or form of a tree, with upright, round, stout, 

 rather brittle branches, glabrous, except when yoimg. The catkins appear 

 in April, nuich earlier than the foliage ; and those of the males, when full 

 grown, are l.^in. long. The leaves are from 1 in. to \\m. broad, ami from 

 '4 in. to 5 in. long. According to Smith, S. nigricans is of no use in the arts. 

 There are plants at Woburn, Flitwick, Ilenfield, and Hackney. 



ilk 110. S. Anuerso.n/w\v.j Smith. Anderson's Willow, or the Green Mountain 



Sallow. 



IdenlMcalion. Smith Eng. Bot, 2.54.'>. ; Rees's Cyclo., No. 123. ; Eng. Fl., 4. p. 223. ; Forbes in Sal. 



Wob., No. 109. ; Hook. Br. FL, ed. 3. 

 Stfttonyme. S. /<hylicifiMia var. Koch Comm. 



"the Sexes. The female is dcscrilK'd in Eng. Fl., and figured in Eng. Hot. and in Sat. Wuh. 



Engravings. Eng. Bot, t. 234.i. ; Sal. Wob., No. IWt. j and out fig. 109. in p. 1623. 



Sper. Char., Sfc. Stem upright. Leaves elliptical, acute, finely notched, 

 slightly tlowny, paler beneath. Stipules half-ovate, nearly glabrous. Branches 

 minutely downy. Ovary glabrous ; its stalks ahnost equal to the bractea. 



