772 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



bifid. Bracteas subglabrous, ciliate with short hairs. (Koch.} A shrub, with 

 leaves bearing a strong resemblance to those of S. viminalis; while the 

 catkins, branches, and mode of growth are quite different. Alps of France 

 and Switzerland. Height 5ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1821. Flowers 

 yellow; April. 



& 74. S. LINEA^RIS Forbes. The linear-leaved Willow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 89. 



Synonyme. ? S. incana var. linearis Borrer. (Borrer in a letter.) 



The Sexes. The male is described and figured in Sal. Wob. Mr. Forbes has 



noted that he had not seen catkins of the female. 

 Engravings. Sal. Wob., 89. ; our fig. 1462. ; and fig. 89. in p. 807. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves linear, villous ; shining above, 

 cottony beneath ; margins slightly denticulated. Branches 

 brown. Stipules none. Catkins elliptical, nearly sessile. 

 Bracteas elliptical, yellow, as are also the anthers. (Sal. 

 Wob.) A low bushy deciduous shrub, with copious 

 branches, dark brown or purplish in every stage. Switzer- 

 land. Height 5 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1820. Flowers 

 yellow ; April and May. 



& i 75. S. VIMINA V LIS L. The twiggy Willow, or common Osier. 



Identification. Lin. Sp. PI., 1448. ; Eng. F1 M 4. p. 228. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3. 



Synonyme. S. Iongif61!a Lam. Fl. Fr. 2. 232. (Koch.) 



The Sexes. Both sexes are figured in Eng. Sot., Sal. Wob., Hayne Abbi'ld., and Host Sal. Austr. 



Both exist in Britain. The male seems less robust and vigorous than the female. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot, t. 1898. ; Sal. Wob., No. 133. ; our Jig. 1463. ; and fig. 133. in p. 817. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves linear, inclining to lanceolate, 



elongated, taper-pointed, entire, wavy ; snow-white and 



silky beneath. Branches straight and slender. Ovary 



sessile. Style as long as the linear undivided stigmas. 



(Smith.) A large ishrub or low bushy tree. England, 



in wet meadows. Height 10 ft. to 20 ft. Flowers 



yellow ; April and May. 



Readily distinguished from the other species of the 

 section by the satiny under surface of the leaves ; and 

 more generally cultivated than any other for basketwork 

 and hoops. A variety called the Dutch willow, with 

 brown bark, is preferred where hoops are the object. 



& "E 76. S. STIPULA^RIS Smith. The stipuled, or auricled-leaved, Osier, or 



Willow. 



Identification. Smith Fl. Brit., p. 1069. -, Eng. Flora, 4. p. 230. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2., p. 420. 

 The Sexes. Both are described in Eng. Flora, and both are figured in Eng. Bot. and Sal. Wob. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot, t. 1214. ; Sal. Wob., 132. ; and fig. 132. in p. 816. 



Spec. Char., 8?c. Leaves lanceolate, pointed, slightly wavy, obscurely crenate ; 

 soft and nearly naked above, white and downy beneath. Stipules half- 

 heart-shaped, stalked, very large. Gland cylindrical. Ovary ovate, nearly 

 sessile, as well as the linear undivided stigmas. (Smith.') A large shrub 

 or low tree. England, in osier holts, hedges, and woods. Height 10 ft. to 

 20 ft. Flowers yellow ; March. 



Twigs upright, tail, soft and downy, of a pale reddish brown, brittle, and 

 of little or no use as an osier. 



77. S. SmnuiSNA Willd. (Eng. Bot., t. 1509. ; Sal. Wob., No. 134., the 

 female ; and our fig. 134. in p. 817.) is described in our first edition. 



78. 6'. MOLLI'SSIMA Ehrh. (Beitr., 6. p. 101.) is described in our first edition. 



? % 79. S. HOLOSERI'CEA Hook. (Br. FL ed. 2., p. 421.) is described in our 



first edition. 



V* 80. S. MICHELIA^NA Forbes (Sal. Wob., t. 135.; and Jig. 135. in 

 p. 817.) is described in our first edition. 



