TREES AND SHRUBS 



leaves, scales obovate, obtuse, glabrous ; Stamens 2, free, glabrous, anthers 

 yellow-brown or purple; Females ^-\ in. long; Oi'a?-y ovoid-conic, sub-sessile, 

 style short, stigma bifid ; Fi'uit a capsule, sub-sessile, nearly globose, ^ in. long, 

 glabrous or rarely pubescent, style short. 



Leaves in terminal tufts, very variable, obovate or orbicular, obtuse, finely 

 crenate, curled, reticulation prominent beneath, shining green both sides, glabrous, 

 sometimes silky when young, J-f in. long, !|-* in. wide ; petiole very short ; 

 stipules minute, ovate, or obsolete. Autumn tint yellow. 



A deciduous shrub, 2-6 ins. ; Stems seldom above 2 ins., creeping under ground, 

 rooting ; Tivigs scantily-leaved ; Bud-scales brown, persistent. 



The smallest of British shrubs, common at high elevations (2000-4500 ft.) 

 throughout British Isles. 



WOOLLY BROAD-LEAVED WILLOW, Saha: lauata. 



Rocky alpine glens in Scotland. May, June. 



Floivers dioecious, appearing before leaves, terminal, sessile, stout, dense ; 

 Scales obtuse, discolour, with long silky golden-yellow hairs; Stamens 2, 

 glabrous, free ; Ovary sessile, stigmas slender, bifid, divaricate, 1 gland ; Fruit 

 a capsule, tapering, shortly pedicelled, cottony, style very slender, stigmas 

 filiform, notched or bifid. 



Leaves broadly ovate or obovate, acute, entire, sub-coriaceous, silky wool on 

 both surfaces, golden shimmer, 2-3 ins. long, shortly petiolate, veins prominent, 

 reticulate beneath ; stipules large, half-cordate, entire or glandular serrate. 

 Autumn tint yellow. 



A deciduous shrub ; Branches twisted, twigs silky ; Buds large, black, 

 hirsute. 



A i-are species ; conspicuous in spring by its golden catkins. Specific name 

 from L. lanatus — hina, wool. 



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