DIOECIA DIANDIUA. 597 



fragilis 3. SALIX foliis ferratis glabris ovato-lanceolatis, pe- 

 tiolis dentato-glandulofis. Sp. pi. 1443. (^^^^'' 

 Lappon. 349. /. 8./. B.) 



Crack Willow. Anglis. 



On the banks of rivers In the low-lands frequent. 



T?. V. 



This grows to one of the largeft trees of the genus-, 

 the branches are very brittle at the joints •, the 

 leaves arc large, four inches long, and one and 

 a half broad, dillindly and deeply ferrated, 

 fmooth and fhining on the upper fide, glaucous 

 underneath; they have rarely sluy Jfipula, but, 

 inftead of them the footftalks are dotted with 

 prominent glands. The catkins have two or 

 three fugacious leaves at the bafe of the pe- 

 duncle. 



This tree Is fometimes planted by the fides of 

 of walks. The males grow up fpeedily, and 

 foon form a (hade. 



Bees are fond of the male flowers of this and other 

 fpecies. 



helix 4. SALIX foliis ferratis glabris lanccolato-lincaribus, 

 fuperioribus oppofitis obliquls. Sp. pi. 1444. 

 {Bau^h, hiji. i. ^. 2 1 3. /. 2. Arduini Mem. p. 6-j. 

 k.) 

 Smooth narrow- leav'd Willow. Anglis. 

 By the fides of rivers, but not very common, as 

 about Curr and Laggariy near ComriCy in Strath- 

 Em, &c. IV. Tj. 



This 



