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CHAP. cm. SALICA CEJE. SA^LIX. 1565 



99. S. AUSTRA'LIS Forbes. The southern Sallow, or Willow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 103. 



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



Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 103. ; and our^.103. in p. l;_'i. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves elliptical, acute, slightly serrated ; glaucous beneath. 

 Stipules large, heart-shaped, serrated, and downy. Catkins appearing before 

 the leaves. Ovary glabrous, stalked. Styles longer than the divided 

 stigmas. (Sal. lVob.,p. 205.) A native of Switzerland. Introduced in 1824, 

 and flowering in April and May. A low, upright, bushy shrub, with red- 

 dish brown downy branches. The leaves from l^in. to 2 in. in length, 

 and about 1 in. in breadth ; of an ovate-elliptic shape, acute at the point ; 

 their margins slightly serrated ; upper surface dull green, and a little downy; 

 beneath, glaucous, and more downy, but ultimately becoming nearly gla- 

 brous, particularly at the latter end of the season. Catkins on short stalks, 

 erect; about 1 in. long. " Unfit for any useful purpose." (Forbes.) There 

 are plants at Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick, and also in the Hackney 

 arboretum. 



* 100. S. VAUDE'NSIS Forbes. The Vaudois Sallow, or Willow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 117. 



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



Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 117. ; and our fig. 117. in p. 1624. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves elliptical, serrated ; dark green, shining and villous 

 above ; glaucous, reticulated, and pubescent beneath. Stipules rounded, 

 toothed. Branches reddish, downy. Ovary ovate, stalked, downy. Style 

 rather longer than the parted stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p. 233.) A native of 

 Switzerland. Introduced in ?1824, and flowering in March and April. A low, 

 spreading, bushy shrub, with slender, round, downy branches, which are at 

 first reddish, but become of a dark sooty brown colour after the first year. 

 Leaves elliptical, somewhat obovate, with oblique points, entire towards 

 the base, serrated above ; lower leaves small, rounded, slightly crenate, and 

 becoming ultimately nearly glabrous ; upper ones dull green and villous 

 above ; but glaucous and reticulated with large prominent veins beneath, 

 and downy. The young ones are purplish, on luxuriant shoots, above 

 2 in. long and 1 in. in breadth, but in their general habit little more than 1 in. 

 in length ; all of rather a thin texture, losing their pubescence when nearly 

 full grown. Footstalks of a middling size, downy and purplish. Catkins 

 above 1 in. in length. A very distinct kind. There are plants at Woburn 

 and Flitwick, and in the Hackney and Goldworth arboretums. 



s 101. S. GRISOPHY'LLA Forbes. The grey-leaved Willow, or Sallow. 



Identification. Sal. Wob., No. 1191. 



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



Engravings. Sal Wob., No. 119. ; and our fig. 119. in p. 1625. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves elliptical, acute, denticulated ; shining above, reticu- 

 lated and downy beneath. Stipules large, half-heart-shaped, serrated, pubes- 

 cent. Catkins* nearly 1 in. long, obtuse, on short thick stalks. Bracteas 

 elliptic and silky. (Sal. Wob., p. 237.) A native of Switzerland. Introduced 

 in 1824, and flowering in April and May. This is a strong-growing plant; 

 the branches round, hairy, of a reddish brown colour, and somewhat angu- 

 lar when young. Buds large, purplish when fully grown. Leaves from 2in. 

 to 3 in. long, and 1 in. broad ; rounded at the base ; above, dull green and 

 shining, besprinkled with many minute hairs ; beneath, pubescent, reticu- 

 lated, and of a whitish hue, with denticulated margins ; the substance of 

 the leaves of a thick coriaceous texture. Footstalks nearly in. long, of 

 a purple colour, and much dilated at the base. Catkins nearly 1 in. long 

 when fully expanded ; bursting forth before the expansion of the leaves. 

 There are plants at Woburn and Flitwick ; also in the Hackney arbore- 

 tum. 



