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5. S. CAPREA, Linnceus. Stamens two. 

 Leaves roundish-ovate, pointed-serrate, waved, 

 veins much netted, pale and downy beneath. 

 Goat- willow. Native of Britain. 



There is a noble specimen of, I believe, 

 this species in the fine arboretum of Mr. 

 Pierce, which is five feet in circumference, 

 and probably forty feet high. Its head is 

 very regular, round, and spreading. Mr. 

 Evans has a variety with variegated leaves. 

 Its foliage is very dense, imparting a grateful 

 shade. It grows well in the driest soils, but 

 does best in those inclining to moisture. 



6. S. CROWEANA, Smith. Leaves elliptical, 

 slightly serrated, glaucous beneath. Ovary 

 silky. Stamens united at the base. Crowe's 

 willow. 



This can scarcely be considered as a tree. 

 In very wet soils, in which it delights, it will 

 grow from ten to fifteen feet. 



7. S. DAPHNOIDES, Villars. Leaves broadly 

 lanceolate and pointed, with glandular serra- 

 tures, smooth and glaucous beneath. Catkins 

 appearing before the leaves. Daphne willow. 

 Native of Switzerland. 



A fine species, growing from thirty to forty 



