248 ORDERS, GENERA, AND SPECIES. 



1090. Populus tremula, 111 ; March 20 ; Great Britain 

 Ireland, Channel Islands. p. 23 



1091. Populus nigra, ; April 12 ; S. E. England 

 mostly. p. 30 



1092. Salix Caprea, 112 ; F. W. F. in. 113 ; April 1 ; 

 Argyll and Inverness southwards, Ireland, Channel Is- 

 lands, p. 27 



[There are at least 19 species of Salix or Willow ^ 

 of which Salix caprea is the earliest to flower 

 and is often called Palm. The distinction of the 

 different species and varieties is too difficult for the 

 beginner.] 



Order 80. Myricaceae. Stamens 4-8 ; fruit a drupe ; a 

 small, aromatic shrub with alternate leaves and in- 

 conspicuous flowers. 



1093. Myrica Gale, 85 ; June 16 ; Caithness to Corn- 

 wall and Sussex, Ireland; p. 108 



Order 81. Coniferse (Gymnospermce). Male flowers in 

 deciduous catkins ; female flowers in cones ; shrubs 

 or trees with rigid, evergreen, linear leaves and resin- 

 ous juices. 



1094. Pinus sylvestris, 17 ; May 7 ; Sutherland to 

 Yorkshire in few places, Ireland. p; 52 



1095. Juniperus communis, 77 ; May 19 ; Great 

 Britain, Ireland. p. 54 



1096. Taxus baccata, 52 ; March 12 ; Perth and 

 Argyll to Somerset and Kent, Ireland: p. 21 



CLASS. MONOCOTYLEDONS (Petaloideae only). 



Plants with leaves usually parallel-veined ; parts of the 

 flower generally 3 or 6 ; perianth petaloid (sometimes 

 absent) coloured, not glumaceous. 



