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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



S. linearis. 



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

 leaves bearint; 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 5 ft. 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. iiicana var. linearis Burrer. (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. ; o\xx fig. 1462. ; andj^. 89. in p. 807. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. 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. 



ai^ 2 75. S. viMiNA^Lis L. The twiggy Willow, or common Osier. 



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



Synoriyme. S. longif61ia Lam. Ft. Fr. 2. 232. (Koch.) 



the Sexes. Both sexes are figured in Eng. Bot., Sal. Wob., Hayne Abbild., and Host Sal. Anstr. 



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

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1898. ; Sal. Wob., No. 133. ; our fig. 1463. ; andfig. 133. In p. 817. 



Spec. Char., Sj-c. Leaves linear, inclining to lanceolate, 

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

 silky beneath. Branches straiglit and slender. Ovary 

 sessile. Style as long as the linear undivided stigmas. 

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

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

 yellow ; April and May. 



Keadily 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 ifye object. 



^ t 76. S. STiPULA^Ris Smith. The stipuled, or auncled-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. ; a.nifig. 132. in p. 816. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. 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 lOtt. to 

 20 ft. Flowers yellow ; Mai'ch. 

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



of little or no use as an osier. 



1 77. S. Smith/^^2^^ Willd. (Eng. Bot., t. 1509. ; Sal. Wob., No. 134., the 



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

 S 78. S. MOLLi'ssiMA Ehrh. (Beitr., 6. p. 101.) is described in our first edition. 

 Sfc ? * 79. S. uoLOSERi'cEA Hook. (Br. Fl.. ed. 2., p. 421.) is described in our 



first edition. 



Ft 80. S. MiCHBi^lA^NA Forbes (Sal. Wob., t. 135.; and /g. 135. in 

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



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