ALMOND WILLOW 265 



A Twigs long and thin, bright 

 yellow, silky at the tips, as 

 are the buds; branches orange 

 to yellow-brownish. Capsule 

 glabrous. Stamens 2. 



Fig. 134. Salix triandra, Almond Willow (Sc). 



Salix vitellina, L. Golden Osier. A variety of 8. alba, 

 but though it may be a tree 30 50 feet high, it is usually 

 seen in the Osier form up to 8 10 feet in height, the 



