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AHBORETUM AND FKUTICETUM. 



I'AIIT III. 



April, before the leaves ex[)aiKl. Ovary ovate lanceolate, downy. Style 

 longer than the deeply parted stigmas. There are plants at llenfield. 



a l.'if). S. \Veiuel///\v.7 Borr. Weigcl's Willow. 



IJenlificatioti. IJorr. in Kiig. Hot. Suppl., t. li'tSitt., |>t-rlia|>8 cxt'lusively of the idciititicaticin of Willi!., 

 as iiitiinutiHl by Mr. UorrcT at t.27!lj., and in hi.s M.S. list, ;is follows :— " I am uncurtain whether 

 .S. WeigehVJna Kng. Bot., '.^twii., and S. WeiKchV/nn Sal. Wob., are to be distinguished, and, if no, 

 which is .v. \Veigel/ri;*rt Willd." Hook. lir. V\., eU. 3., p. 434. ? exclusively of syn., Willd. ; 

 'f Hayne Abbild., p. ii.j'J., with a lig. 



Synoni/tm-t. S. Wulfen»ViH« Smith Kng. Fl., 4. p. 17fi. ; Uees's Cyclo., No. IG. ; I'orbes In Sal. Wob., 

 No. Hi. ; excluding from each the foreign synunymes. (Ihyrrcr.) 



The Sexes. Both sexes are figured in JCuf;. Ilul. Suppl. ; the male in Sal. Wob., as that of S. Wulfen- 



f inna. 



Engrtirings. Kng. Hot. Suppl., t. 2(i3G. ; Sal. Wob., No. 48. ; Hayne Abbild., t. 173. ; ouryif;. 1340. ; 

 and Jig. 4S. in p. IG14. 



Spec. Char., cVc. Leaves elliptical, riioniboidal, or almost round, with a short 

 point, obsoletcly crenate ; glabrous on both sides, glaucous beneath. Sti- 

 pules small. Catkins on short stalks. Floral leaves small. Bracteas 

 (scales) oblong, hairy, longer than the liairy stalk of the ovary. ,. ^ 

 Style longer than the stigmas. (Boner.) It .seems not uncommon «^4|r' 

 in the more mountainous parts of Britain : Breadalbane in Scot- ^ijfj 

 land, and Yorkshire and Westmoreland, are places named. ^SJEL 

 Cultivated. It is an upright shrub, about 10 ft. high. Mr. Borrer \S%fl\ 

 thinks it probable that it is of more hum!)lc growth in its native ^ 1^^ 

 stations. Leaves thin, dark green, and more glittering than those to Mb^ 

 of .v. nitens ; the under surface very glaucous. The catkins appear mif 

 earlier than the leaves, about April or May, and are very similar 13-iO 



to those of .v. nitens. It is difficidt to define satisfactorily the distinctions 

 between S. WeigehV/«rt and S. nitens ; yet the aspect of the two is unlike, 

 from the dark hue of the whole bush in S. nitens; and there seems to be a 

 real difference in the structure of the leaves. (Bvrrcr.) There are plants 

 at llenfield. 



Variety. In what seems a variety of this species, the leaves arc more con- 

 spicuou-sly toothed, rather silky when young ; the shoots more downy, anil 

 the ovary pubescent towards the point only. {Borrer.) 



afe 140. S. ni'tens Anders. The glittering-/wiW Willow. 



Identification. Anders. MS. ; Smith Knp. FI., 4. p. 175. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 44 ; Hook. Br 



Fl., ed. 2., p. 4ai. ; Borr. in Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. iit>.M. 

 The Sexes. Both sexes are described and figured in F.ng. Bot. Suppl. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot. Suppl., t i;(i55. ; Sal. Wob., No. 4-1. ; Jig. 1341. ; awA Jig. 44. inp. 1(513. 



Spec. Cliar., Sfc. Leaves ovate, or elliptical, acute, slightly serrated ; nearly 

 glabrous above, with sunk veins ; glabrous and glaucous beneath. Stipule's 

 small. Catkins on short stalks. Floral leaves small. Bracteas (scales) 

 oblong, hairy, longer than the hairy stalk of the ovary. ^ u 

 Style longer than the stigmas. Nearly allied to S. Wcigel- \ 

 iaita, and more nearly to S. Crowiidiia. (liorrcr in l^iifj;. -j ^ 

 JioL Supjd.) Mr. (t. Anderson first distinguished the 

 kind ; ami the male specimens figured were derived from 

 a plant that he communicated to Mr. Borrer : the female 

 came Irom Teesdale. The kind is an upright shrub, taller, 

 and of rather stouter growth, than S. BorreivV/wr/, which it 

 resembles in the dark mahogany hue of its shining twi<js, 

 most remarkable in the male. Young shoots slightly jni- 

 hescent. Petioles short, reddi.sh. Disk of leaf about 1.', in. lon>;, in many 

 instances waved or twisted ; upper surface dark green, shining, more or less 

 silky when young, afterwards glabrous, except on the midrib ; under surface 

 glaucous, anil even white. The flowers appear with Mr. Borrer earlier than 

 the leaves, in April or Ma}', about a fortnight later than those of S. Boirer- 

 mna. Catkins of the male scarcely 1 in. long; of the female, by the figure, 

 more than I in. There are i)lants at VVoburir, Flitwick, llenfield, Coldworth, 

 and Hackney. 



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