^°° DIOECIA DIANDRIC. 



at the bafe of the catkins, and arife from the 



fame bud or gem. 

 The fcales are of a reddifli brov^^n colour, obtufe 



and downy. The Jiamhia are two to each fcale. 



The capfules are conical, and covered with fliort 



white f?tin down. The Jiigmata quadrifid. 

 Linn^us's figures of the S. myrfinita agree with our 



plant precifeiy in the leaves, but not io well in 



the catkins. 



herhacea 7. SALIX foliis ferratis glabris orbiculatis. S'p. pi. 

 1445. {Flor. Lappon, ^sb- ^- 8././/. ^. t. -j.fig, 

 3. 4. Boccon. mtif. 2. />. 19. /. i. Jig< ull. Mart» 

 Spii/hurg. 47. /. G. Jig. B. Oed, Dan, /. 1 1 7. opt.) 

 The left Willow. AngUs. 



It is frequent upon the top of all the Highland 

 Alps, as on Ben-Lomond, half a mile before you 

 come to the top abundantly -, on Goatfidd, in the 

 Ifle of Arran, on the paps of Jura, on Baike- 

 vall in Rum, on the mountains of Skye, and thole 

 o^ Breadalbane, &c. "fj.Vl. 

 It is not an herbaceous plant, but truly a flirub or 

 tree, and the fmallefl yet known. The branches 

 are hard and black, and commonly not above 

 one or two inches high. The leaves, ufually of 

 the fize of a filver penny, fmooth, vein'd, and 

 ferrated. The catkins rarely confift of more 

 than five flowers. 1 he fcales are yellow and ci- 

 liated, the capfules fmooth, the piftils fmooth 

 and red. 



I have 



