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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



/Sjp<?c. Char., 8^c, Leaves elliptical, rhomboidal, or almost round, 

 with a short point, obsoletely crenate ; glabrous on both sides, 

 fllaucous beneath. Stipules small. Catkins on short stalks. 

 Floral leaves small. Bracteas (scales) oblong, hairy, longer than 

 the hairy stalk of the ovary. Style longer than the stigmas. 

 (Borrer.) An upright shrub. Britain. Height 10 ft. to 12 ft. 

 Flowers yellow ; April and May. 



A desirable species for small collections, on account of its 



roundish foliage. 



S.Wei- 



idna. 



m 140. .S". NiTENS Anders. 



The glitter'mg-leaved Willow. 



p. 426. 



Jdentification. Anders. MS. ; Smith Eng. Fl., 4. p. 175. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2 

 The Sexes. Both sexes are described and figured in Eng. Bot. Suppl. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2655. ; Sal. Wob., No. 44. ijig. 1477. ; and 

 ^^.44. in p. 801. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves ovate or elliptical, acute, slightly 

 serrated ; nearly glabrous above, with sunk veins ; glabrous 

 and glaucous beneath. Stipules small. Catkins on short 

 stalks. Floral leaves small. Bracteas (scales) oblong, 

 hairy, longer than the hairy stalks of the ovary. Style 

 longer than the stigmas. {Boir.') An upright shrub, 

 nearly allied to S. Weigel?fl, and more nearly to iS". 

 Crowe?. England, in Teesdale. Height 3 ft. to 10 ft. 

 Flowers yellow ; April and May. i4. g. >,^^ 



^ 14-1. S. CRoyfV..A^NA Smith. Crowe's Willow. 



Identification. Smith Eng. Bot., t. 1146 ; Eng. Fl., 4. p. 192. ; Hook. Br., ed. 3. 



Synony)nes. S. arbuscula Waldenb. var. Koch Coimn. p. 45. ; S. hiimilis Schl, is cited in Sal. Wob, 



as the female of S. Croweana Smith ; ? S. heterophylla Host. 

 The Sexes. Both sexes are described in Eng. Bot., and figured in Sal. Wob. Mr. Borrer deems the 



case of the combination of the filaments to be one monstrous in the species, rather than innate 



and characteristic. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1146. ; Sal. Wob., No. 52. ; and our^^. 52. in. p. 803. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Filaments combined below. Leaves elliptical, slightly ser- 

 rated, quite glabrous, glaucous beneath. {Smith.) A bushy shrub, with 

 many stout, irregularly spreading, glabrous, leafy, brittle, brownish yellow 

 branches. England, in swampy meadows and thickets. Height 5 ft. to 

 10ft, Flowers yellow; April and May. 



This (S^alix, when covered with male blossoms, is amongst the most hand- 

 some of the genus; nor are the leaves destitute of beauty. 



^ 142. S. Bi'coLOR Ehrh. The two-coloured Willow. 



Identification. Ehrh. Arb., 118. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2., p. 427. ; ? Hayne Abhild., p. 23S. 



Si/nonymes. S. tenuifblia Smith Eng. Bot., t. 2186., as to the figure ; S. floribunda Forbes. 



the Sexes. The male is described in Sal. Wob., and figured in Eng. Bot. and Sal. Wob. ; some 



notice of what Mr. Borrer deems the female is given in Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 2186. ; Sal. Wob., No. 54. ; and ourjig. 54. in p. 803. 



Spec. Char., Sj-c. Leaves elliptical ; green and shining above, glabrous and 

 glaucous beneath ; serrated, ending in oblique points. Stipules crescent- 

 shaped, serrated. Catkins of the male copious, bright yellow. Filaments 

 slightly bearded at the base. (Sal. Wob.) A bushy spreading shrub, with 

 short yellow branches, slightly villous when young ; the older ones rather 

 a yellowish green, quite glabrous. Britain, Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Flowers 

 yellow ; April, and a second time in July. 



as 143. S. phillyreifo'lia Borrer. The Phillyrea-Ieaved Willow. 



Identification. Borrer in Eng Bot. Suppl., t. 2660. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2. p. 417. 



The Sexes. Both sexes are described and figured in Eng. Bot. Suppl., the female in the fruit-bearing 



state. 

 Engraving. Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2660. ; and ourfig. 1478. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute at each end, strongly ser- 

 rated, glabrous on both surfaces, glaucous on the under one. Stipules 



