i HAT.. fill. A'ALH A < 1 B. .w'lJX. 1567 



covered with minute, drpivssed, scattered hairs; under side pale, or slightly 

 glaucous, more loosely hairy, especially the riband transverse parallel veins 

 the subdivisions of which compose a fine rectangular network. Catkins much 

 iier than the foliage. (//;/.) This is a readily distinguished species; and 

 the leaves are more heart-shaped at the base than even those of S. hirta. 

 There are plants at Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick. 



* * 105. S. HI'RTA Smith. The hairy-branched Sallow, or Willow. 



UfHhJicutiun. Smith Eng. Bot, t. 1404. ; llees's Cyclo., No. 121. ; Willd. Sp. 1'L, 4. p. ;<;. ; Smilli 

 Kng. Fl.,4. 221.; Forbes in Sal. NVob., No. 1 l.'l ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. :J. The first Tour of these, 

 at least, relate to the male only : the tilth relates to both sexes. See, also, under Synonymc. 



Xi/iuiHifiHi-. .S'. pirta Sc/i/t-icficr i> the female of S. hirta. (Forbes in Stil. H'ob.) 



pirta Sc/i/t- 

 'hie Sej-ex. The male is described in Kntf. Fl., and figured in Kng. Hot. and Siil. Wub. The female 



ili'MTilK-d in Sal. Hob., and in Hunk. Br. 77..-l. 2. 

 Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1404. ; Sal. Wob., No. 113. ; and our Jig. 113. in p. 1023. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Stem erect. Branches densely hairy. Leaves elliptic-heart- 

 shaped, pointed, finely crenate, downy on both sides. Stipules half-heart- 

 shaped, flat, toothed, and nearly glabrous. (Smith ling. Fl.) A native of 

 Britain, in woods and on the banks of rivers; flowering in May. A small 

 tree, remarkable for its thick, round, hoary branches, clothed very densely 

 with prominent, close, horizontal, soft, cottony hairs. Leaves elliptic-ob- 

 long, a little heart-shaped, or cut away, at the base; from 2 in. to 3 in. in 

 length, and at least 1 in. in breadth ; sharp-pointed and flat, bordered with 

 shallow serratures, or blunt notches ; the upper surface of a dull green, 

 minutely hairy ; under side pale pr glaucous, and more densely downy, 

 particularly the rib and veins, which last are reticulated like those of V. 

 fotiniiolia Smith. Footstalks stout, densely downy, A in. long. Catkins 1 in. 

 or more in length. (Ibid.) There are plants at Woburn and Henfield; 

 and in the Goldworth and Hackney arboretums. 



* 106. S. RIVULA V RIS Forbes. The River Willow, or Sallow. 



IdentijieatUm. Sal. Wob., No. 102. 



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



r.n K ni"in K s. Sal. Wob., No. 102. ; and our Jig. 102. in p. 1621. 



c. Branches erect. Leaves elliptical, glabrous ; glaucous and 

 pubescent beneath when young; dark green on their upper surface. Stipules 

 rounded, serrated. Catkins obtuse, short. Ovary stalked, ovate-lanceo- 

 late, slightly downy. Style about the length of the parted stigmas. (Sal. 

 /'<>/>., p. 203.) A native of Switzerland. Introduced in ? 1824; and flowering, 

 in the willow garden at Woburn Abbey, in May. An erect-growing shrub, 

 with dark mahogany-coloured branches, nearly perpendicular in their mode 

 of growth, copiously marked with yellow dots; the young ones green and 

 pubescent. Leaves from 1 in. to 1^ in. long, with short oblique points ; 

 generally unequal at the base; finely serrated; green and villous above- 

 when young ; glaucous and hairy beneath, but soon losing their glaucous 

 hue, and much of their pubescence ; the older leaves are bright green, and 

 almost glabrous on both sides. Footstalks rather long, slender. Catkins 

 on short thick stalks, scarcely 1 in. long. There are plants at Woburn, 

 Flitwick, Ooldworth, and Hackney. In the latter arboretum is a variety 

 named S. rivularis minor Lodd. Cat.,cd. 1830. 



^ 107. S. ATROPURFU^REA Forbes. The dark-pufpfe-faMcitaf Willow, or 



Sallow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob , No. 156. 

 T/ic .Vjv.v. The male is described in Sal. Wob. 



Sj'c. Char., cyr. Leaves ovate, serrated; somewhat heart-shaped and unequal 

 at the base; dark green, shining above; glaucous and finely hairy beneath. 

 Footstalks nearly 1 in. long, downy. Stipules very large, half-heart- 

 shaped, serrated, glabrous. Filaments yellow. (Sal. Wob., p. 284.) A 

 native of Suit/erland. Introduced in 18^4, and flowering in April. This 

 is a low tree, with darkish brown branches, afterwards inclining to purple, 

 \\liich are copiously covered with minute hairs, and marked with small 



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