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by their anterior and posterior edges. The first leaf- 

 blade (fig. 177) is roundly ovate, obtuse, densely silky 

 on the back and edges, and thinly hairy on the inner 

 face. The second and third leaf-blades are oval-oblong, 

 obtuse, and narrower. The fourth is oblong and more 

 narrowed to the base. The fifth is lanceolate ; and the 

 sixth and seventh are very similar. The eighth leaf- 



177 



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SALIX CAPREA. 

 FIG. 173. Portion of shoot with a lateral bud; s, scar of fallen leaf; s.st., scar of 



fallen stipule. 



FIG. 174. Posterior view of the same bud. 

 FIG. 175. Anterior view of another bud bursting, showing the silky leaves, I, I ; w.s. t 



winter-scale. 

 FIG. 176. Another view of the same scale removed and spread out, showing two 



midribs, m, m ; a.e., anterior edges, slit naturally ; p.r., posterior edges, slit to 



the base naturally on the bursting of the bud. 

 FIG. 177. The first leaf from the bud. 



blade is more decidedly narrowed to the base, and 

 when in situ is more completely rolled round the bud 

 than the previous ones, almost entirely covering it. 

 It will be seen that there is little difference between 

 the lengths ot the first eight leaf-blades. The ninth, 

 tenth, and eleventh leaves are very similar to the 



