CHAP. CHI. SALICA^CEiE. .SA'LIX. 1571 



base; the margins deeply serrated, and furnished with glands, a little wavy ; 

 upper surface shining and downy; under one glaucous, and besprinkled 

 with small apprcssed hairs. Ovary ovate-subulate, glabrous. Style 

 longer than the divided stigmas. (Sa/. Wob., p. 283.) A native of Germany. 

 Introduced in 1824, and flowering in March and April. A small bushy 

 tree, with round villous branches, of a sooty brown colour. Buds hairy. 

 Leaves from 1 in. to Uin. long, of an ovate shape, deeply serrated, and 

 somewhat wavy ; unequal, and a little heart-shaped at the base ; more 

 or less downy on both sides, especially the midrib and veins, with minute 

 hairs ; beneath, glaucous. Footstalks downy. Catkins 1 in. long. This 

 species resembles, in leaves and mode of growth, S. rotundata ; but is a 

 very distinct kind, having the leaves more oblong and undulated. There 

 are plants at Woburn, and in the Hackney arboretum. 



afe i 116. S. rotundaVa Forbes. The roxmd-lraticd Willow, nr Salloiv. 



Idcniification. Sal. Wob., No. 104. 



;~!/noiu/mc. ? S. rotuiulifMia Host. 



Tiic S'cics. Both sexps are described and figuretl in Sal. Wob. 



Etigrnuings. Sal. Wob., No. 104. ; our Jig. 13,'37., p. 1572. ; and fig. 104. in p. 1621. 



Spec. Char., l^-c. Leaves orbicular, bluntly serrated ; glabrous and shining above ; 

 glaucous, reticulated, and slightly hairy beneath. Stipules rounded, ser- 

 rated, glandular. Ovary awl-shaped, glabrous, stalked. Style twice the 

 length of the parted stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p. 207.) A native of Switzerland. 

 Introduced in ?182+,and flowering, in the willow garden at Woburn Abbey, 

 in April and May. An upright-growing shrub or low tree, attaining the 

 height of 15 ft. or more ; the preceding year's branches of a brownish green 

 colour, marked with several yellow spots, and retaining their pubescence; 

 very brittle; the young twigs round, densely hairy, and copiously covered 

 with leaves. Leaves orbicular, somewhat heart-shaped at the base when 

 fully grown, bluntly serrated ; glabrous and shining above; glaucous, reticu- 

 lated, and very minutely hairy beneath, becoming almost glabrous when at 

 maturity. Footstalks stout, and densely downy. Catkins of the male 

 nearly i in. long. The roundness of the leaves renders this a very distinct 

 species. There are plants at Woburn, Henfield, and Goldworth. 



It in. S. du'ra Forbes. The hardy SaJlow, or Willow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 105. 

 The Sexes. The male plant is.'figured in Sa/. Wob. 

 Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 105. ; and owt fig:.\Q5. in p. Ifi22. 



Sjiec. Char., S^c. Leaves elliptical, deeply toothed, a little heart-shaped at the 

 base; green, shining, and villous above ; glaucous and pubescent beneath. 

 Stipules large, rounded, glabrous. Catkins short. Bracteas yellow, fringed. 

 (^Sal. Wob., p. 209.) A rapid-growing tree, flowering, in the willow garden 

 at Woburn Abbey, in April and May; with dark brown, glabrous, round 

 branches; the young ones reddish, and thickly covered with short white 

 hairs, which disappear towards autumn ; forming a bushy head, with long 

 oblique twigs. The leaves are nearly 2 in. long, and Uin. in brejulth ; of 

 an elUptical-roundish shape, obtuse and somewhat heart-shaped at the base, 

 with blunt oblique points ; green, villous, and shining above ; glaucous and 

 pubescent beneath, becoming -nearly glabrous in autumn ; their margins 

 deeply toothed, the teeth furnished with glands, which are very conspicuous 

 in the young leaves. Footstalks rather short, stout, and downi^. Catkins 

 about 5 in. long. A very distinct species ; and, though of very rapid and 

 vigorous growth, unfit, from the brittleness of its branches, for basketwork. 

 There are plants at Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick, and also in the Hack- 

 ney and Goldworth arboretums. 



* S 118. S. FoRSTER/^^A'.^ Smith. Tlie glaucous Mountain Sallow, or 

 Forster's Willow. 



Identification. Smith Eng. Bot., t. 2344. ; Recs's Cyclo., No. 124. ; Smith Eng. Fl., 2. p. 224. ; Forbes 

 in Sal. Wob., No. 110. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3., p. 431. 



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