284 DICEC1A, DIAND. 



to be the lanuta of Linn.; but without the fructification I should be 

 disposed to consider them a broad-leaved var. of this or the 

 preceding species. 



30. S. rcpens (dwarf silky Willow], monad el phous, leaves 

 elliptical lanceolate acute entire somewhat downy glaucous and 

 generally very silky beneath, gemiens upon a long footstalk 

 lanceolate very silky, styles short, stigmas bifid, stems more or 

 less procumbent. 



a. " leaves entire elliptico-lanceolate submucronulate nearly na- 

 ked above glaucous and silky beneath, stem depressed," Sm. 

 Linn. Sp. PI. p. 1447, according to Smith. E. B. t. 183. 

 S. armaria, Light/', p. 60 J. 



/3. " leaves elliptical oblong subserraled with recurved points 

 glaucous and silky beneath, stem ascending, stipules ovate 

 serrated" (very minute linear-setaceous entire, in my speci- 

 mens from Smith] , Sm. S. adscendens, E. B. t. 1962. 



y. u leaves elliptical nearly entire with recurved points glaucous 

 and silky beneath, stem decumbent, stipules ovate entire/' 

 Sm. S'. parvifolia, E. B. t. 1961. 



5. u leaves somewhat toothed" (quite entire in my specimens 

 from Sm.) " elliptical oblong acute glabrous above glaucous 

 beneath and silky, petioles attenuated" (not more so than in 

 the other vars.)," Sm. S. fusca, E. B. t. I960. 



e. " leaves entire elliptical somewhat revolute with a recurved 

 point slightly hairy above beneath and on the branches with a 

 silvery silkiness," Sm. A. argentea, E. B. I. 1364. 



HAB. a. On moist heaths and marshes, plentiful. /3. Wet moors,, 

 abundant, D. Don. y. Marshes, Angus-shire,, common, G. and 1). 

 Don. $. Marshes, N. of Forfur, rare, G. Don. Road-side between 

 Auchincairn and Kirkcudbright ; near Ravelrig-toll-bar, Maugh. 

 s. Sands of Barrie, G.Don. Near Chime, Mr. Winch. FL. May. ^ 



I have given the characters of the above four willows in Smith's own 

 words:, and they mny be considered species or vars. at the pleasure 

 of the student. The leaves, in all, are smoothish above, with pro- 

 minent nerves beneath : the catkins are oblong and differ in no re- 

 spect, be the leaves ever so variable. It is a small, usually pro- 

 cumbent shrub with rather long straight branches. 



31. S. cinerea (grey Willow), leaves obovato-elliptical ap- 

 proaching to lanceolate generally slightly downy above, be- 

 neath pubescent and reticulated with veins glaucous the mar- 

 gins slightly recurved, stipules semicordate, germens pedicel- 

 late lanceolate subulate silky, style short, stigmas mostly 

 entire. E. B. t. 1897, and N37:(S. aquatica), and t. 1402 

 (5. vie? folia). 



HAB. Banks of rivers and moist woods, in several places. FL Apr. T? . 



A small tree of no beauty ;md little use. The stipirtcs soon fall off, 



and they arc truly semkordute in S.aquatica as in S. cinerea; and 



