THE WHITE WILLOW. 



SALIX ALBA. 



Frufttfication. Barren flowers in a tiled 

 catkin, each having from two to five 

 chives. Fertile flowers upon feparate 

 trees, in a catkin, each fucceeded by 

 a capfule of one ceil, containing fe- 

 veral feathered feeds. 



Specif c clarafter. Leaves fpear-fhaped, 

 fliarp-pointed, ferrated, downy on 

 both fides, the lowermoft ferratures 

 glandular. 



THE numerous willow tribe are for the 

 rnofl part aquatics. They differ much as 

 to fize; but are in general diftinguifhed 

 by the length of their leaves, and flender- 

 nefs and flexibility of their branches. The 

 white willow is one of thofc which arrive at 



the 



