THE SALLOW. 



SALIX CAPREA. 



Fructification. As the former. 



Specific character. Leaves oval, wrinkled, 

 downy beneath, waved, indented to- 

 wards the upper end. 



THIS fpecies alfo grows to a confiderable 

 fize. It delights in dryer foils than moft 

 of the willow tribe, and will thrive on 

 the tops of hills. Its branches are brittle, 

 fmootb, and of a dark green. The catkins 

 are very large and white, and much re- 

 forted to by bees early in the fpring. The 

 flowering branches are gathered by chil- 

 dren under the name of palms ; and car- 

 ried about on Palm-Sunday. The wood of 

 the fallow is ufed for fuel, and makes excel- 

 F 3 lent 



