DIOECIA DIANDRIA. 607 



**** Foliis fiiferratis villcfis. 



SALIX foliis ovatis rugofis, fubtus tomentofis, 

 undatis, fuperne denticulatis. Sp. pi. 1448. 

 (Flor. lappon. t. 8./. 5. bona. OeL Ban. t. 245. 

 op,) 



Common Sallow. Anglls. Saugh. Scotis, 



Scileach. Ganlis, 



In woods and dry paftures common. T? . V. 



This grows to th« height of eight or ten ittt^ and 

 frequently forms a large tree. The young twigs 

 arc whitifh and downy. The leaves are varioufly 

 fhaped even upon the fame branch ; their ufual 

 figure is elliptical, but the tranfverfe diameter 

 differs much in different leaves : the largefl: are 

 three inches long, and two broad ; fome are two 

 inches long, and an inch and a quarter broad ; 

 others two inches long, and three quarters of an 

 inch broad, fo as to be of an elliptical lanceo* 

 late form ; fome again are acute at the end, 

 others wide and obtufe. They are all generally 

 (lightly ferrated on the edges towards the upper 

 part, and undulated towards the bafe, their up- 

 per furface downy at firft, but afterwards fmooth 

 or the veins at mod only hairy ; the under fur- 

 face wrinkled, hoary, foft and downy. Th^ 

 catkins are cylindrical, Ihort and thick. The 

 capfules downy at firft, but when ripe almoft 

 fmooth. 



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