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by the name of S. HofFmamuVztta." (Ibid.) Mr. Forbes, after describing 

 the kind that he has adopted as S. triandra, adds, " I have another state 

 of this, with much larger and broader leaves." 



* Y S. ?t. 2. The FrenchWillow,so called, and cultivated, in Sussex, and the 

 east parts of England. (Ibid.) Description. " 12ft. to 15ft. high. 

 Disks of leaves of but half the size of those of the S. triandra de- 

 scribed by Smith, of a fine bright green. Petioles more slender. 

 Stipules larger. Catkins large and yellow. Stamens 3 or more, 

 thrice as long as the bractea. I have not seen the female flowers, 

 nor am I informed of the peculiar properties of this kind. Mr. 

 Crowe used to name it S. contorta, and esteem it a doubtful species, 

 and not supposed to be wild in Britain." (Ibid.) Synon. S. 

 triandra Curt. Ft. Lond. (Borrer in a letter.) About Lewes, 

 Sussex, it is confined to the osier-grounds. (Borrer in Hook. Br. 

 Fl., 2d ed.) This is apparently the S. Hoppeawa Willd., differing 

 only, according to my specimens from Salzburg, in the notched or 

 retuse bracteas. (Hooker, ibid.) Smith has quoted the S. triandra 



