SALICINEi^ 



rising only a few inches above ground ; Branches 2-8 ins. long, tortuous, 

 sparingly leafy, glabrous or hairy when young ; Buds few, 2-4, terminal. 



Native of Britain ; confined to loftiest Scotch mountains. Attacked by Goat 

 Willow Rust {3Iela7npsora far-inosa). Specific name refers to the prominent 

 netted veins on the leaf (L. reticulum, diminutiv^e of 7-ete, a net). 



ALMOND-LEAVED WILLOW, Salia^ triandra. 



Banks of rivers and streams, and osier beds. April — June. 



Floicers yellow, dioecious, on lateral, short shoots appearing with leaves ; 

 3Iale catkins oblong-ovate, slender, 1-3 ins. long, shortly pedunculate, scales 

 glabrous, ciliate, persistent, disk 2 glands ; Stamens 3, long, anthers golden, 

 filaments hairy ; Females lj-2f ins. long, I in. diam. ; Ovary pedicellate, oblong, 

 smooth, stigmas sessile, thick, diverging, 1 gland ; Fruit a 2-vaIved capsule, 

 glabrous, pedicelled, style thick, short. 



Leaves alternate, linear or oblong-lanceolate, serrated, acuminate, glabrous, 

 tough, sub-coriaceous, gi'een above, glaucous beneath, midrib prominent, 2-4 ins. 

 long ; petiole short, glabrous, grooved ; stipules large, slightly cordate, pointed, 

 toothed, persistent. Autumn tint yellow. 



A deciduous tree, 20-30 ft. ; Bark in flakes ; Tivigs glabrous, terete, easily 

 snapped above articulation ; produces long stout shoots when stumps cut down, 

 nmch used for wicker-work ; Buds elongated, flat at apex, smooth. 



Of frequent occurrence in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Known as French 

 Willow and Three-stamened Osier (Gr. treis, tria, three ; a/icr, andros, a male). 



BEDFORD WILLOW, Salix viridis. 



Woods. JNIay, .Tune. Grows well in cold upland situations. 



Flozvers dicccious ; Qifki/ts on short, leafy, lateral branches, spreading or 



recurved, cyhndrical, dense in flower, lax in fruit ; Ovarij tapering, stalked, 



longer than scales, style as long as stigmas. 



Leaves lanceolate-elliptic, petioles sometimes glandular, attenuated at base. 



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