778 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



term Nigricantes has been applied to this group, not, as it has been sup- 

 posed, in allusion to the leaves of the kinds of which it is constituted 

 turning black in drying, but to mark their affinity to S. nigricans Smith, a 

 well-known individual of their number. 



& 99. S. AUSTRA'LIS Forbes (Sal. Wob., No. 103. ; and our fig. 103. in 

 p. 809.) is described in our first edition. 



m 100. S. VAUDE'NSIS Forbes (Sal. Wob., No. 117.; and our Jig. 117. in 

 p. 812.) is described in our first edition. 



* 101. S. GRISOPHY'LLA Forbes (Sal. Wob., No. 119. ; and our fig. 119. 



in p. 813.) is described in our first edition. 



a 102. S. LACU'STRIS Forbes (Sal. Wob., No. 116. ; and our fig. 116. in 

 p. 812.) is described in our first edition. 



at 103. S. CRASSIFO^LIA Forbes (Sal. Wob., No. 115. ; and our fig. 115. in 

 p. 812.) is described in our first edition. 



3fe 104?. S. COTINIFO'LIA Smith. The Cotinus, or Quince, leaved Sallow, 

 or Willow. 



Identification. Smith Fl. Br., p. 1066. ; Eng. FL, 4. p. 220. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3., p. 430. 

 Synonymes. S. spadicea Villars's Dauph. 3777. ; S. phylicifblia var. Koch 



Comm. p. 42. 

 The Sexes. The female is described in Eng. FL, and figured in Ens. Bot., 



and Sal. Wob. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot, t. 1403. ; Sal. Wob., No. 114.; our fig. 1470. : and 



fig. 114. in p. 812. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Stem erect. Branches spreading, downy. 

 Leaves broadly elliptical, nearly orbicular, slightly 

 toothed, glaucous and downy, with rectangular veins 

 beneath. Style as long as the linear notched stigmas. 

 (Smith Eng. Fl.) An upright shrub, with straight, 

 round, brown, downy, moderately spreading branches. 

 Britain, in woods, and on the banks of rivers. Height 

 2 ft. to 8 ft. Flowers yellow ; May. 1470 . s> C0tinif61ia 



105. S. HI'RTA Smith. The hairy-branched Sallow, or Willow. 



Identification. Smith Eng. Bot., t. 1404. ; Eng. Fl., 4. 221. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3. 



Synonyme. S. plcta Schleicher is the female of S. hirta. (Forbes in Sal. Wob.) 



The Sexes. The male is described in Eng. Fl., and figured in Eng Bot. and Sal. Wob. The female 



is described in Sal. Wob., and Hook. Br. Ft., ed. 2. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1404. ; Sal. Wob., No. 113. ; and our fig. 113. in p. 811. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Stem erect. Branches densely hairy. Leaves elliptic-heart- 

 shaped, pointed, finely crenate, downy on both sides. Stipules half-heart- 

 shaped, flat, toothed, nearly glabrous. (Smith.) A small tree, remarkable 

 for its thick, round, hoary branches, clothed very densely with prominent, 

 close, horizontal, soft, cottony hairs. Britain, in woods and on the banks of 

 rivers. Height 10ft. to 15ft. Flowers yellow ; May. 



* 106. S. RIVULA^RIS Forbes (Sal. Wob., No. 102.; and our fig. 102. in 



p. 809.) is described in our first edition. 

 t 107. S. ATROPURPU'REA Forbes (Sal. Wob., No. 156.) is described in 



our first edition. 

 sfe 108. S. CORIACEA Forbes (Sal Wob., No. 112.; and our fig. 112. in 



p. 811.) is described in our first edition. 



a 109, S. NI'GRJCANS Smith. The dark broad-leaved Willow. 



Identification. Smith Eng. Bot., t. 1213. ; Eng. Fl., 4. p. 172. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3. 



Synonyme. S. jshylicifblia 8 Lin. Sp. PI. 1442. 



The Sexes. Smith has described both sexes in Eng. Fl. ; the female from Lapland specimens : the 



male is figured in Eng. Bot. and Sal. Wob. The S. nigrescens Schl., female, is figured in Sal. 



Woo., as the female of S. nigricans Smith. It does not appear that the flowers of the female have 



been found wild in Britain. (Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2.) 

 Engravings. Lin. Fl. Lapp., t. 8. f. c. ; Eng. Bot., t. 1213. ; and our fig. 37. in p. 799. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute, crenate ; glabrous, with a 



