CHAl'. cm. 5'ALICA CE^. .VA LIX. 1573 



Sjfnonyme. S. phylicifLilia var. Koc/i Cnmm., p. 41. 



T/ie Sexes. The female is described in Eng. FL, and figured in Eng. Sot., where the style is repre. 



sented too short {Smith Eng. Ft.) ; and in Sal. iVob. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 2J44. ; Sal. Wob., No. 110. ; and our^. 110. in p. 1623. 



Spec. Char., S^c. Stem erect. Branches minutely downy. Leaves elliptic- 

 obovate, acute, crenate, slightly downy, glaucous beneath. Stipules vaulted. 

 Ovary stalked, awl-shaped, silky. Style as long as the blunt notched stig- 

 mas. (Smith Eng. Ft.) A native of Britain, in Scotland, on the Breadal- 

 bane Mountains ; and flowering in May. Taller than S. Anderson/anw, and 

 forming a small tree, with finely downy branches. Leaves larger and firmer 

 than those of S. Andersonia«« ; their upper surface of a darker or duller 

 green, though more polished, scarcely downy, except the midrib and veins ; 

 glaucous beneath, and finely veiny, with more downiness; their length 2 in. 

 or 3 in.; the margin crenate, rather serrated; the young ones very densely 

 silky, in the manner of the foregoing. Footstalks downy. Catkins of the 

 female 1 in. long when in full bloom, and more than twice as much when the 

 seeds are ripe. {Ibid.) Li the Woburn collection there are three varieties of 

 this species. The one described drops its leaves much earlier than either 

 S. Anderson/««« or S. rupestris, and is, according to Mr. Forbes, quite dis- 

 tinct. There are plants at Woburn and Henfield; also in the Goldworth 

 and Hackney arboretums. 



-i 119. S. rupe'stris Donn. The .lilhy Rock Willow, or Sallow. 



Identification. Donn Hort. Cant., ed. 5., p. 231. {Smith) ; Eng. Bot, t. 2o42. ; Rees's Cyclo., No. 123.: 



Smith Eng. Fl, 4 p. 222. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 111. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. S. 

 The Sexes. Both sexes are described in Eng. Ft., and figured in E/ig. Sot., and in Sal. Wob. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 2342. ; SaL Wob., No. 111. ; and oar Jig. 111. in p. 431. 



Spec. Char., c^-c. Stem trailing. Leaves obovate, acute, serrated, flat, even, 

 silky on both sides. Stipules hairy. Branches minutely downy. Ovary 

 stalked, awl-shaped, silky. Style as long as the blunt undivided stigmas. 

 (St)iifh E)ig. Fl.) A native of Scotland, in woods and on the banks of 

 rivers ; and flowering in April. Stems trailing or depressed, with dark- 

 coloured branches, covered with very fine down when 3'oung. Leaves about 

 1 in. long, obovate or elliptical, acute, even and flat, veiny, but not wrinkled ; 

 finely and regularly serrated, beautifully silky with depressed hairs ; more 

 especially beneath, and when young. Footstalks downy, in the manner of 

 the branches. Catkins appearing rather before the leaves, a in. long ; those 

 of the female soon becoming thrice that length, and more lax. A perfectly 

 distinct kind. The branches are tough, and suitable for tying and basket- 

 work. There are plants at Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick ; and also in the 

 Hackney and Goldworth arboretums. 



afe 120. S. TENuiFO^LiA L. The thin-leaved Willow. 



Identification. Lin. Fl. Lapp., ed. 2., 292. t. 8. f. c. {Smith.) The figure in tliat work represents 

 only a floral leaf, and that unlike any that we have seen in our plant. {Borrer in Eng. Bot. Sti/ipl.) 

 Smith Fl. Br., p. 1U52. ; Eng. Fl., 4. p. 170., exclusively of the synonyme of Eng. Bot., t. 2186."; 

 Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. .60. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed.3. ; Borr. in Eng. Bot. Supp., t. 2795. 



St/nont/mes. S. arbusrula Wahlenb., var. Koch Comm., p. 4.'). " If Koch had known 5. tenuif(")Iia 

 Smith Fl. Br. in the living plant, I think he would have referred it to his own S. phylicifblia." 

 {.Borrer in a letter.) .S". tcnuifblia of Eng. Bot., t. 2186., is S. bi<olor Hno/.: Br. Ft. 



The Sexes. Both sexes are described and figured in Engl. Bot. Supp., and figured in Sal. U'ob. 



Engravings. Lin. Fl. Lapp., ed. 2., t. 8. f. c. ; Sal. Wob., No. 50. ; Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2795. ; and our 

 Jig. 50. in p 1614. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Upright. Young shoots and petioles densely pubescent. Disks 

 of leaves elliptical, or oblong, flat, with a recurved point, crenate, reticulated 

 with sunken veins, slightly hairy; glaucous beneath. Stipules half-heart- 

 shaped. Catkins on a short stalk that bears small leaves. Bractea oblono-, 

 shaggy. Ovary glabrous, on a glabrous stalk. Style as long as the stigmas. A 

 link between the Malices nigricantes and iSalices bicolores of Hook. Br. FL, 

 most allied, perhaps, to the former ; and, indeed, so nearly to S. rupestris, that 

 we cannot undertake to point out satisfactory distinctions. {Borrer in E. B. 

 Suppl.) A native of England, above the bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale. The fol- 

 lowing are some of the features of the kind, as it is described by Mr. Borrer: 



" A much-branched spreading shrub, 10 ft. or 12 ft. high. Twigs very downy 



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