1570 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. TART III. 



ovate-lanceolate, slightly downy. Style thick, glabrous, twice the length of 

 the parted stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p. 213.) A native of Switzerland. In- 

 troduced in ? 1824, and flowering, in the willow garden at Woburn Abbey, 

 in March and April. A spreading bushy shrub, producing long, dark, 

 mahogany-coloured branches, which are glabrous and shining after the first 

 year ; the younger ones reddish brown and pubescent. Leaves from 1 in. 

 to l^in. long, bluntly and deeply serrated, sometimes a little wavy and un- 

 equal at the base; green and shining above, glaucous and hairy beneath, but 

 ultimately becoming nearly glabrous on both sides : the young leaves are 

 very hairy when first expanded. Footstalks ^ in. long, brown and downy. 

 Catkins appearing before the expansion of the leaves. This species, Mr. 

 Forbes observes, is a very remarkable one. Its very dark mahogany- 

 coloured branches, which are of a deeper hue than even those of S. bicolor 

 and S. nfgricans, readily distinguish it from any other species. There im- 

 plants at Henfield. 



flfe 113. S. HELVETIC A Forbes. The Swiss Willow, or Sallow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 159. 

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



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves ovate, acute, serrated ; green, shining, and silky 

 above; glaucous and hairy underneath. Stipules large, half-heart-shaped, 

 serrated. Catkins often recurved, about 1 in. in length. Ovary ovate, 

 silky, stalked. Style divided. Stigmas notched. (Sal. Wob., p. 287.) A 

 native of Switzerland. Introduced in 1824, and flowering in April, and again 

 in August, in the willow garden at Woburn Abbey. This is a bushy 

 tree, somewhat resembling S. AndersoQtona in form of leaves and mode 

 of growth. In the Woburn salictum, it grows to about 14 ft. high, with 

 greenish brown, round, villous branches, which are copiously marked with 

 yellow dots. Leaves from l^in. to nearly 2 in. long, and about l?,ii) 

 in breadth ; ovate, acute, sometimes hollowed out at the base, finely ser- 

 rated ; green and shining above ; glaucous, and besprinkled with minute 

 hairs underneath. Footstalks above ^ in. long, villous, like the midrib. A 

 very distinct species. 



&114. S. FI'RMA Forbes. The firm-leaved Sallow, or Willow. 



Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 106. 



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



Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 106. ; and our Jig. l()(i. in p. 1622. 



. Char., tyc. Leaves elliptic, obtuse, serrated, unequal at the base ; green, 

 shining, and villous above ; glaucous and minutely hairy beneath. Stipules 

 large, rounded, glabrous. Catkins above 1 in. long, nearly sessile. Ovary 

 ovate-lanceolate, nearly glabrous. Style longer than the parted stigmas. 

 (Sal. Wob., p. 211.) A straggling bushy shrub, flowering, in the willow 

 garden at Woburn Abbey, in March or April, and again in August; with 

 dark brown glabrous branches, much resembling S. dura in colour and mode 

 of growth ; but the leaves are very different in shape, being elliptical, broader 

 above the middle, and furnished with shallow serraturcs : in their surfaces 

 they have no material difference. Leaves about 2 in. long ; often obtuse and 

 unequal at the base ; green, shining, and somewhat villous above ; glaucous 

 and besprinkled with minute hairs beneath ; both surfaces becoming nearly 

 glabrous. Footstalks about 1 in. long, pubescent, reddish. Twigs and 

 branches very brittle. There are plants in the Goldworth and Hackney 

 arboretums. 



a 1 15. S. C-ARPINIFO V LIA Schl. The Hornbeam-leaved Sallow, or 

 Willow. 



Identification. ? Schleicher, as quoted in Hort Brit., No. 24078. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 155. 

 Si/mmyme. S. phylicifolia var. Koch Coimn., p. 42. 

 The Sexes. The female is described in ,S'a/. Wob. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves ovate, acute, unequal, and a little heart-shaped at the 



