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a 102. S. LACU'STRIS Forbes. The Lake Willow, or Sallow. 



lilcntification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 116. 



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



Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 116. ; and our fig. 116. in p. 1624. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves elliptical, serrated ; dull green and villous above ; 

 glaucous, reticulated, and pubescent beneath. Stipules half-heart-shaped, 

 serrated, often cloven. Ovary stalked, awl-shaped, glabrous. Style twice 

 the length of the ovate notched stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p. 231.) A native of 

 Switzerland. Introduced in 1824, and flowering in March. A straggling- 

 growing shrub, with round, dark, villous, pendulous branches, greyish brown 

 when young, and thickly covered with a short pubescence, which continues 

 on the preceding year's shoots. Leaves serrated, elliptical ; dull green, vil- 

 lous above ; glaucous, pubescent, and reticulated with prominent veins be- 

 neath ; entire at the base, with short oblique points. Footstalks brown above, 

 pale and downy beneath, like the midrib. Catkins from 1 in. to 1^ in. long. 

 Readily distinguished from S. crassifolia by its pendulous branches and bushy 

 mode of growth. There are plants at Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick ; 

 also in the Hackney and Goldworth arboretums. 



si 103. S. CRASSIFO N LIA Forbes. The thick-leaved Willow, or Sallow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 115. 



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



Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 115. ; and Jig. 115..in p. 1624. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves ovate-elliptical, often heart-shaped at the base, point- 

 ed, bluntly serrated, pubescent, glaucous beneath. Branches downy. Sti- 

 pules half-heart-shaped, serrated. Ovary ovate lanceolate, glabrous. Style 

 longer than the obtuse stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p. 229.) A foreign species ; 

 but the date of its introduction is not stated. It flowers, in the Woburn col- 

 lection, in April and May. A bushy shrub, about 9 ft. or 10 ft. high, with 

 dark green downy branches, very soft to the touch when young. Leaves 

 from 1 in. to 1^ in. broad, distinctly and bluntly serrated ; the serratures 

 somewhat glandular; upper surface dark green, shining, and pubescent; 

 beneath, glaucous, veiny, and reticulated with many prominent veins : the 

 substance of the leaves is thick, and rather coriaceous. Footstalks stout, 

 downy, dilated at the base. Catkins appearing before the leaves ; at first 

 short, but ultimately 2 in. long. Nearly allied to S. cotinifolia; but differing 

 from it in the thickness and downiness of its leaves, as well as in its obtuse 

 stigmas and nectary. It also grows much stronger, and the branches are 

 more brittle. ^There are plants at Woburn and Flitwick ; also in the Hack- 

 ney arboretum. 



at 104. S. COTINIFO^LIA Smith. The Cotinus, or Quince, leaved Sallow, or 



Willow. 



Identification. Smith Fl. Br.,p. 1066. ; Eng. Bot., t. 1403. ; Rees's Cyclo., No. 120. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 



4. p. 702. ; Eng. Fl., 4. p. 220. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 114. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3., p. 430. 

 Synonymcs. S. spadicea Vt'Uars's Daupfi., 3777. ; S. phylicifulia var. Koch Comm., p. 42. 

 The Sexes. The female is described in Eng. FL, and figured in Eng. Bot. and Sal. Wob. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1403. ; Sal. Wob., No. 114. ; our fig. 1336. ; and.fe H*. in P- 1624. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Stem erect. Branches spreading, downy. 

 Leaves broadly elliptical, nearly orbicular, slightly 

 toothed, glaucous and downy, with rectangular veins 

 beneath. Style as long as the linear notched stigmas. 

 (Smith Eng. Fl.) A native of Britain, in woods and 

 on the banks of rivers ; about 2 ft. high, but sometimes, 

 if sheltered, attaining the height of 6 ft. or 8 ft. ; always 

 upright, with straight, round, brown, downy, moderately 

 spreading branches. Leaves 1 in. or l^in. long, and 

 lin. wide; flat, broadly elliptical, frequently almost 

 orbicular, with a broad sharp point ; the base rounded """% 1336 

 or obtuse, the margins beset with very shallow serratures, 

 or, more generally, with small glandular teeth; upper side of a dull green, 



