336 SALICINEJE. [SALIX. 



SECTION J. Catkins on short peduncles that hear fully developed 

 leaves ; scales pale, persistent or deciduous. Filaments haiiy below, nil 

 free. Capsule glabrous in the British species. 



* Stamens 3 or more, free. Petiole glandular at the tip. Capsule pedicelled. 



1. S. trian'dra, L. ; leaves linear- or oblong-lanceolate acuminate glan- 

 dular-serrate glabrous paler or glaucous beneath, disk of the male Sower 

 2-glandular, stamens 3. Almond-leaved or French Willow. 

 River-banks and osier-grounds from Perth southwards, and in Ireland, often 



planted; fl. April-June. A tree, 20 ft., bark flaking. Leaves 2-4 in.; 

 stipules large, A-cordate. Catkins 1-2 in., appearing with the leaves, slender, 

 female narrower ; scales nearly glabrous. Capsule small, pedicelled, gla- 

 brous ; style thick, short. DISTRIB. Europe (Arctic), N. Asia. 



VAR. 1, trin n'il i-ii proper; twigs terete, leaves more linear narrow glaucous 

 beneath. VAH. 2, Hoffmannia'na. Sm. (sp.); twigs terete, leaves broader 

 at the base green beneath. VAR. 3, amyydali'na, L. (sp.) ; twigs furrowed, 

 leaves rounded at the broad base glaucous beneath. $. contorta, Crowe, is 

 another variety cultivated in Sussex. 

 S. LANCEOLA'TA, Sm. distinguished from S. triandra by its shaggy scales 



and distinctly developed style, appears to me a good species (Baker). 



This is one of the common willows cultivated for basket-work. It is not indi- 

 genous, whether it be a good species, or, as Andersson supposes, a smooth- 

 fruited hybrid between triandra and alba, or mminalis. 



2. S. pentaii dra, L. ; leaves elliptic or ovate- or obovate-lanceolate 

 acuminate glandular-serrulate viscid shining paler beneath, disk of male and 

 female flower 2-glandular, stamens 5 (4-12). Bay-leaved Willow. 

 River-banks and wet places, from Argyle and Moray southwards ; ascends to 



1,300ft. in Northumberland ; rare in Ireland; fl. May-June. A glabrous 

 shrub, 6-8 ft, or tree, 20 ft. ; bark brown. Leaves 1-4 in., fragrant, reticulate 

 below; stipules ovate oblong or 0. Catkins, male 1-2 in., erect then pendu- 

 lous, scales oblong ; female shorter. Capsule pedicelled, glabrous ; style 

 short. DISTRIB. Europe (Arctic), excl. Greece and Turkey, W. ami 'N. 

 Asia. The latest-flowering willow. S. cuspidata, Schultz (.1A//I //<//<((. 

 Willd.), found in Shropshire, is probably a hybrid between pextoudra and 

 Jragilis. 



** Stamens 2, rarely more, free. Petiole glandular or not at the top. 



3. S. frag'ilis, L. ; leaves lanceolate long-acuminate glabrous glandular- 

 serrate pale or glaucous beneath, young pilose, stipules 4-cordate deciduous, 

 capsule pedicelled. . Crack Willow, Withy. 



Marshy ground, from Mid. Scotland southwards ; ascends to 1,300 ft. in 

 Northumberland ; not a native of Ireland ; fl. April-May. A large tree, 

 80-90 ft., trunk sometimes 20 ft. in girth ; branches spreading obliquely 

 from the trunk ; twigs very fragile at the junction, smooth, polished. Leaves 

 3-6 in., petiole often glandular at the top. Catkins usually spreading, 

 appearing with the leaves, stout ; male 1-2 in., female slender, often longer; 

 scales linear-lanceolate ; disk 2-glandular ; stamens 2, rarely 3-5. Cit/ixn/f 

 glabrous; style short. DISTKIB. Europe, Siberia, W. Asia; introd. in 

 America. Andersson doubts this bein^ indigenous, except in S.W. Asia. 



VAR. 1, fra<J His proper ; twigs yellow-brown, leaves elliptic-lanceolate. VAR. 

 2, decip'iens, Hoffm. (*] 



(sp.) ; twigs orange or crimson, leav 



