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terior. Peduncle fairly long, leafy ; leaves 

 elliptic or lanceolate, gland-toothed. Shoots 

 glabrous. 



Salix Myrsinites, p. 207. 



Anthers yellow hefare anthesis. 



n Catkins appearing hefare the leaves, with 

 leafy bracts. Leaves entire, silky at least 

 beneath, peduncle obsolete. Catkin short, 

 sub-globoid, rarely up to \bmm. (6 16 x 

 6 12). Branches not pruinose. Stamens 

 glabrous, free. Scales discolor. Only one 

 posterior gland. 



Salix repens, p. 207. 



CJ CJ Catkins almost terminal and peduncle 

 distinct loith a few leaves; with the leaves 

 or later. The one, pn.^terior, gland long 

 and narrow. Leaves glabrous; peduncle 

 moderate, leafy. Catkins several, fairly 

 large, one over the other on the long shoots. 

 Stamens smooth; free. Shoots glabrous. 



Salix arbuscula, p. 208. 



** Catkius lateral, large, rarely less than 

 25 60 rum. long (see S. aurita and 

 *S'. nigricans). Shrubs or trees rarely 

 dwarf, or rare northern species (see S. 

 Lapponiini and S. lanata). Scales hairy 

 and discoloi'. Anthers yellow before, brown 

 after anthesis. 



t Stamens villous at the base. Catkins lateral, 

 sessile, not leafy but with a few small scales 

 or bracts at base. 



Catkins at least 2030x12 20 mm. icith 

 basal scale-leaves. Catkins several, one over 

 the other on the long shoots. Sessile, appear- 

 ing before the leaves. Long, but not over 



