SALIX 475 



S. ADENOPHYLLA, Hooker. FURRY WlLLOW. 



A shrub up to 8 ft. high, of loose habit, sparsely branched; twigs covered 

 with a thick silky coat of hairs. Leaves arranged very closely on the 

 branchlet (about four to the inch), ovate with a heart-shaped base, rather 

 abruptly pointed, very finely, closely, and regularly toothed, many of the 

 teeth glandular, especially at the base; \\ to 2 ins. long, f to i^ ins. wide; 

 covered with long, whitish, silky hairs on "both surfaces, not so thickly as on 

 the twigs; stalk from i to \ in. long; stipules persistent, obliquely heart- 

 shaped, glandular-toothed, \ in. diameter. The female plant only appears to 

 be in cultivation; this has catkins ii to 3 ins. long, borne on short leafy 

 shoots. 



Native of N. America, and one of the most distinct of cultivated willows, 

 especially in the extreme downiness of the younger parts, in the broad, closely 

 set leaves, and large persisting stipules. 



S. ALBA, Linnceus. WHITE WlLLOW. 



A tree 70 to 80 ft. high, of elegant form, branches pendulous at the ends; 

 young shoots grey with silky down, growing at angles usually of 30 to 45 

 to the older branchlet from which they spring. Leaves lanceolate, i to 

 3^ ins. long, j to in. wide; very finely toothed, much tapered at both 

 ends, permanently covered beneath with silky down, less so above; stalk \ to 

 \ in. long. Catkins ii to 2 ins. long, opening in early May. Stamens two, 

 silky at the base; ovary not stalked. 



Native of Europe (including Britain) and N. Asia. One of the most 

 beautiful of native trees. It varies considerably in the colour of the leaves 

 and young shoots, some being much more silvery than others. It yields a 

 useful timber although scarcely so valuable as that of the blue-willow 

 (S. ccerulea). For cricket bats it is of second-rate quality. 



Var. ARGENTEA, Wimmer (S. regalis, Hort.; S. splendens, Bray}. Silver 

 Willow. This is the most striking of all the forms of S. alba in the intense 

 silvery hue of its leaves, conspicuous in their shining whiteness at long 

 distances. Not so robust as the type. (See also S. ccerulea.) 



S. ANGUSTIFOLI. , Willdenow. 



A shrub up to 10 or 15 ft. high; young twigs silky, slender. Leaves linear, 

 often bent or sickle-shaped, pointed ; I to 2 ins. long, J% to in. wide ; 

 distantly and finely toothed ; silky on both sides when young, becoming 

 nearly or quite smooth later, scarcely or very shortly stalked. Catkins 

 slender, about f in. long, produced in May on short leafy twigs ; stamens 

 solitary (or rather two with their stalks united) ; ovary and scales slightly 

 silky. 



Native of the Caucasus andiN. Asia, and very distinct in the extreme 

 narrowness of the leaves. The type is not common in cultivation, but 

 nurserymen for several years past have offered a form of it under the 

 name of S. MICROSTACHYA, Turczaninow (S. angustifolia var. microstachya, 

 Andersson\ This has leaves not more than \\ ins. long, or \ in. wide. 



S. ARBUSCULA, Linnczus. 



A shrub sometimes only i ft. high and spreading, sometimes shaped like 

 a miniature, bushy, very leafy tree thrice as high ; young shoots either 



