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slender shoots and glaucous leaves, which latter have a peculiar twist ; whence, 

 perhaps, the specific name of Helix, snail-like. There are plants at Hackney, 

 Goldworth, Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick. 



4ft 3. S. LAMBERT 1 A^N A Smith. Lambert's, or the Boyton, Willow. 



Identification. Sm. Fl. Br., p. 1041. ; Eng. Dot, t. 1359. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 673. ; Smith Eng. FL, 4. 



p. 190. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 3. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 8. p. 417. ; Mackay Fl. Hibern., pt. 1. 



p. 244. 



Si/noiiyme. S. purpurea /3 Koch Comm., p. 25. 

 The Sexes. Both are figured in Eng. Bot. and Sal. Wob. Mr. Borrer has only seen the female of 



this, and the male of S. /felix, and thinks they are the two sexes of one species. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1359. ; Sal. Wob., No. 3.; and fig. 3. in p. 1603. 



Spec. Char., $c. Branches erect. Leaves partly opposite, obovate-lanceolate, 

 pointed, serrated, smooth ; rounded at the base. Stipules none. Stamen 1. 

 Stigmas ovate, obtuse, notched, very short, nearly sessile. {Eng. Fl., iv. 

 p. 189.) A native of England, flowering in March and April. This species is of 

 the size and habit of the last, but very distinct from it at first sight, particularly 

 in the tender summits of the young growing branches, which, with their pur- 

 plish glaucous hue, and some degree of downiness, resemble those of a honey- 

 suckle. Catkins not more than half the size of those of S. Helix, with rounded, 

 blackish, hairy scales. (Sm. Eng. Fl.) First discovered on the banks of the 

 Willey, at Boyton, Wilts, by A. B. Lambert, Esq., whom the specific 

 name is meant to compliment. It grows in North America, on the banks 

 of rivers and willow grounds. It was introduced from Europe, and is cul- 

 tivated for basket-making. (Pursh.) S. Lambertidna is suitable for in- 

 troducing into ornamental plantations, from the graceful character of its 

 slender shoots, and its glaucous foliage. There are plants in the Hackney 

 and Goldworth arboretums, and also at Woburn, Flitwick, and Henfield. 



& 4. S. WooLLGARfAvj Borr. Woollgar's Willow. 



Identification. Borr. in Eng. Bot. Supp.,t. 2651. ; Hook. Brit. FL, ed. 3., p. 417. 



Synom/mes. S. monandra Sal Wob., No. 4. ; S. monandra var. Hoffm. Hist. Sal., 1. p. 21. t. 1. f. 1. 



The Sexes. The female is figured in Eng. Bot. Suppl., and both sexes in Sal. Wob. ; yet Mr. Borrer, 



in his elucidation of this kind, published in Eng. Bot. Suppl., subsequently to the publication of 



Sal. Wob., remarks that he is unacquainted with the male flowers. 

 Engravings. Sal. Wob., No, 4. ; Eng. Bot. Supp., t. 2651. ; and Jig. 4. in p. 1603. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Erect. Leaves cuneate-lanceolate, serrated, glabrous. Sta- 

 men 1. Ovary ovate, very pubescent, sessile, downy. Stigmas nearly 

 sessile, ovate, scarcely emarginate. (Hook. Brit. Fl., p. 417.) A native of 

 England, about Lewes, Sussex, in osier holts, but scarcely wild ; at Kings- 

 ton upon Thames, apparently wild ; flowering in May. * In the salictum 

 at Woburn, this species had not attained the height of 6 ft. in five years. It 

 is considered to be very distinct from either S. Helix or S. Lambertzawa. 

 Mr. Borrer applied the specific name in compliment to the late Mr.Wooll- 

 gar, " a gentleman who supplied Sir 3. E. Smith with several of his willows, 

 and who formed his opinions upon the species from long and accurate obser- 

 vation." (Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3.) S. Woollgarwwa had long been known to 

 Mr. Borrer and Mr.Wooll^ar as a variety of S. monandra Hoffm. ; but Mr. 

 Woollgar was so far of opinion that it was a distinct species, that he used 

 to call it S. cuneifolia, from the shape of its leaves, especially the upper 

 ones. (Ibid.) There are plants at Henfield, and in the Goldworth Arbo- 

 retum ; and some, with the name of S. monandra, in that of Messrs. Lod- 

 diges. 



& 5. S. FORBVA'NA Smith. Forby's Willow, or the fine Basket Osier. 



Identification. Smith FL Br., p. 1041. ; Eng. Bot., t. 1344. ; llees's Cyc., No. 49. ; Willd^Sp. PL, 

 4. p. 674. ; Smith Eng. FL, 4. p. 191. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 5. ; Hook. Br. FL, ed. 3., p. 418. ; 

 Mackay Fl. Hib., pt. 1. p. 244. ; Hayne Abbild., p. 231. t. 172. 



Si/nonytnes. S. fissa Lin. Soc. Trans., not of HoflC (Smith) ; S. rubra /3 Koch Comm., p. 27. 



The Sexes. The female is described in Eng. Fl., and figured in Eng. Bot. The male is not known. 

 " The original plant, sent from Mr. Forby to Mr. Crowe, was found now and then to bear a solitary 

 stamen at one of the lower bracteas of the catkins of female flowers, which showed this species to 

 i" truly rnonundrous, and distinct from Hoffmann's S. fissa, to which it had previously been 

 rffi-rred." (Smith.) 



B*era9dtgt. Eng. Bot, 1. 1344. ; SaL Wob., No. 5. ; Hayne Abbild., t. 172. ; and Jig. 5. in p. 1603. 



Ppcc. C%ft.-.,#c. Branches erect. Leaves alternate, with small .stipules, lanceo- 



