CHAP. CIM. SALICA CEJE. SA LIX. 1531 



protruded before the leaves. Bracteas short, rounded, hairy. Ovary awl-ghaped, silky, on a stalk 

 thrice the length of the bractea. (Smith in Rees's Cyclo.) A native of North America, and common 

 in low grounds and on the banks of rivers, from New England to Carolina. It is striking in its 

 appearance, from the dark brown of its branches ; and from its flowers, the filaments of which are 

 white, and the anthers first red, becoming yellow when they burst. According to Pursh, this kind 

 is the one most commonly used in America by the basket-makers. (Fl. Amer. Sept., voL ii. p. 613.) 

 Introduced in 1811 ; but we have not seen the plant. 



& 34. S. ANGUSTA^TA PursJi. The narrowed, or tapered-leaved, Willow. 



Identification. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 613. ; Smith in Rees's Cydo.,"No. 27. 



The Sexes. The female is noticed in the Specific Character. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves lanceolate, acute, very long, gradually tapering to the base, finely serrated, 

 glabrous, scarcely paler on the under surface. Stipules half-heart-shaped. Catkins protruded before 

 the leaves, upright, rather glabrous. Ovary ovate, glabrous, stalked. Style divided. Stigmas 

 2-lobed. A native of North America, and found in shady woods on the banks of rivers, in the 

 states of New York and Pennsylvania ; flowering in March and April. It has very long leaves, 

 and resembles S. prinoides. (Id.) Introduced into England in 1811. 



* 35. S. CONFO'RMIS Forbes. The uniform-leaved Willow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 24. 



The Sexes. The female only is described and figured in Sal. Wob. 



Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 24. j andfig. 24. in p. 1607. 



Spec. Char., $c. Stem erect. Leaves lanceolate, pointed, tapering towards 

 the base, dull green ; glabrous and shining above, glabrous and glaucous be- 

 neath. Stipules ovate, or half-heart-shaped, serrated. Catkins from 2 in. 

 to nearly 3 in. long. Ovary ovate, subulate, silky. Style about as long 

 as the deeply parted stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p. 47.) Supposed to be a native 

 of North America. It is one of the earliest-flowering of the species ; the 

 catkins of the female plant appearing in February or March. Mr. Forbes 

 has not seen the barren catkins ; but the plant, he says, is easily distin- 

 guished by its long handsome leaves, its upright mode of growth, and its 

 long tough branches. The last property, Mr. Forbes observes, appears to 

 render it well adapted for basketwork. 



Group ix. Grisece Borrer. 

 Chiefly Shrubs, Natives of North America. 



Most of the kinds are natives of North America. S. Miihlenbergzawa Willd., 

 S. cordata Muhlenb., S. falcata Pursh and trfstis Ait. are additions to 

 the kinds which Mr. Borrer has placed in this group. With regard to S. 

 reflexa Forbes, S. virgata ? Forbes, and S. Lyonw ? Schl., included in it 

 by Mr. Borrer, he remarks, " I am unacquainted with these, and have, 

 perhaps, placed them in the wrong group." 



* 36. S. VIRE'SCENS Forbes. The greenish-leaved Willow, or verdant Osier. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 7. 



Synonyme. Mr. Forbes received the kind from Messrs. Loddiges, under the name S. Aippophaefblia 



but has substituted the specific name of virescens, as being one more descriptive of the plant 

 The Sexes. The female is described and figured in Sal. Wob. 

 Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 7. ; our fig. 1318. ; and fig. 1. in p. 1604. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves linear-lanceolate, serrated, acute, smooth, green on 

 both sides. Ovary ovate-lanceolate, scarcely downy. Style divided. Stig- 

 mas parted. Stipules none. (Sal. Wob., p. 13.) A native 

 of Switzerland, and sent by Messrs. Loddiges to the Woburn 

 salictum, where it flowers in April. This is an upright 

 shrub, about 8ft. high, with slender, brown, smooth branches; 

 the young twigs yellowish, and somewhat furrowed; and 

 the catkins long and slender, and appearing with the leaves. 

 In foliage and branches, it bears a strong affinity to S. rubra 

 Smith : but " the catkins, &c.," are very different ; much 

 resembling those of S. undulata Forbes. S. virescens is of dwarfer stature 

 than either S. rubra or S. undulata. There are plants at Woburn Abbey, 



