DIOECIA DIANDRIA. 599 



Wc know no other difference between this and the 

 preceding, except in the colour of the bark, and 

 the fizc of the leaves, for their pofition and figure 

 IS the fame, and therefore wc are inclined to 

 think, with Halkr^ that it is only a variety of 

 the foregoing. The bark is of a dark red co- 

 lour; the leaves are from two to three inches - 

 long, and from one half to three quarters of an 

 inch wide, 



myrjlniih 6 SALIX foliis ferratis glabris ovatis venofis ? ^p. pi 

 1445. {Flor. Lappon. 353. /. 8./. F. ^ i. n.f. 



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Whortle-leavM Willow. AngUs. 

 Upon the Highland mountains, as upon Bm-Achit' 

 lader^ in Gkmirchy^ Mal-ghyrdy^ m Breadalbane^ 

 and on Craig-vore, a high-projeding rock on the 

 weft fide of Locb-Laraig-an-lochain, a fmall lake 

 between Loch-'Tay and Glen-Lyon, Mr. Siuart» T? . 

 VI, 

 The plant we intend is about a foot high, the twigs 

 of the femak reddilli, of the male dull green. 

 The leaves are exadly oval and acute, fmoorh 

 vein'd, finely and regularly ferrated, glaucous 

 underneath,, about 3-4ths of an inch long, and 

 2-5ths of an incli wide. The female catkins are 

 about half an. inch long, the male Ihorter. Three 

 fmall, fpurious, oval,, entire leaves, covered 

 with a filken down on the under fide, arc placed 



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