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Forster s mountain willow. Native of Scot 

 land. 



Growing to about fifteen feet high, or pro 

 bably higher in a deep rich loam, not liable 

 to become too wet. 



11. S. FRAGILIS, Linnceus. Stamens two. 

 Leaves ovate-lanceolate, pointed, serrate, very 

 glabrous. Crack willow. Native of Britain. 



In moist places this will frequently grow 

 to eighty or ninety feet high. Its chief 

 beauty consists in its silky catkins. 



12. S. F. EUSSELLIANA, Carey. Leaves 

 lanceolate, acuminate, serrate-dentate with the 

 teeth incurved, subglaucous beneath, and 

 slightly silky while young. Stipules semi- 

 cordate. Styles conspicuous. Bedford wil 

 low. Native of Britain, and naturalized in 

 the United States. 



Yery nearly resembling the preceding, 

 and, for ornamental purposes, superior to it. 

 It will thrive well in drier ground. 



13. S. HIRTA, Smith. Leaves elliptic 

 heart-shaped, pointed, finely crenate, downy 

 on both sides. Stipules half heart-shaped, 

 nearly glabrous. Branches densely hairy. 

 Hairy willow. Native of Britain. 



