CHAP. cm. 



Si/nni/m<: S. /(hylicifolia var. Koch Connn., p. 41. 



The .sv.irs. The female is described in Kng. Fl., and figured in Eng. Bot., where the style is repre- 



sented too short (Smith Eng. Fl.) ; and in Sal. Wob. 

 Engraving* Eng. Bot, t. 2J44. ; Sal. Wob., No. 110. ; and omfig. 110. in p. 1623. 



Sjicc. Char.,$c. Stem erect. Branches minutely downy. Leaves elliptic- 

 obovate, acute, crenate, slightly downy, glaucous beneath. Stipules vaulted. 

 ( >vary stalked, awl-shaped, silky. Style as long as the blunt notched stig- 

 mas. (Smith Eng. Fl.) A native of Britain, in Scotland, on the Breadal- 

 bane Mountains ; and flowering in May. Taller than S. Andersonidna, and 

 forming a small tree, with finely downy branches. Leaves larger and firmer 

 than those of S. Andersonidna ; their upper surface of a darker or duller 

 green, though more polished, scarcely downy, except the midrib and veins ; 

 glaucous beneath, and finely veiny, with more downiness ; their length 2 in. 

 or 3 in. ; the margin crenate, rather serrated; the young ones very densely 

 silky, in the manner of the foregoing. Footstalks downy. Catkins of the 

 female 1 in. long when in full bloom, and more than twice as much when the 

 seeds are ripe. (Ibid.) In the Woburn collection there are three varieties of 

 this species. The one described drops its leaves much earlier than either 

 A'. Anderson?7z or S. rupestris, and is, according to Mr. Forbes, quite dis- 

 tinct. There are plants at Woburn and Henfield; also in the Goldworth 

 and Hackney arboretums. 



-* 1 19. S. RUPE'STRIS Donn. The silky Rock Willow, or Sallow. 



Identification. Donn Hort. Cant., ed. 5., p. 231. (Smith) ; Eng. Bot., t. 2.542. ; Rees's Cyclo., No. 123.; 



Smith Eng. Fl., 4 p. 222. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 111. ; Hook. Br. FL, ed. 3. 

 The Sexes. Both sexes are described in Eng. FL, and figured in Eng. Bot., and in Sal. Wob. 

 En^ranngs. Eng. Bot., t. 2342. ; SaL Wob., No. 111. ; and ova fig. 111. in p. 431. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Stem trailing. Leaves obovate, acute, serrated, flat, even, 

 silky on both sides. Stipules hairy. Branches minutely downy. Ovary 

 stalked, awl-shaped, silky. Style as long as the blunt undivided stigmas. 

 (Siith Eng. Ft.) A native of Scotland, in woods and on the banks of 

 rivers ; and flowering in April. Stems trailing or depressed, with dark- 

 coloured branches, covered with very fine down when young. Leaves about 

 1 in. long, obovate or elliptical, acute, even and flat, veiny, but not wrinkled ; 

 finely and regularly serrated, beautifully silky with depressed hairs ; more 

 especially beneath, and when young. Footstalks downy, in the manner of 

 the branches. Catkins appearing rather before the leaves, ^ in. long ; those 

 of the female soon becoming thrice that length, and more lax. A perfectly 

 distinct kind. The branches are tough, and suitable for tying and basket- 

 work. There are plants at Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick ; and also in the 

 Hackney and Goldworth arboretums. 



3fc 120. S. TENUIFO'LIA L. The thin-leaved Willow. 



Identification. Lin. Fl. Lapp., ed. 2., 292. t. 8. f. c. (Smith.) The figure in that work represents 

 only a floral leaf, and that unlike any that we have seen in our plant. (Borrer in Ene Bot Suiipl.) 

 Smith Fl. Br.,p. 1052.; Eng. FL, 4. p. 179., exclusively of the synonyme of Eng Bot., t 2186 ; 

 Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 50. ; Hook. Br. FL, ed.3. ; Borr. in Eng. Bot. Sunp., t. 2795. 



Synoni/mes. S. arbuscula Wahlenb., var. Koch Comm., p. 45. " If Koch had known S. tenuifolia 

 Smith Fl. Br. in the living plant, I think he would have referred it to his own S. nhylicifblia." 

 (Borrer in a letter.) S. tenuifblia of Eng. Bot., t. 2186., is S. bicolor Hook. Br. Fl. 



The .S'iMrs. Both sexes are described and figured in Engl. Bot. Stipp., and figured in Sal. Wob. 



Engravings. Lin. Fl. Lapp., ed. 2., t 8. f. c. ; Sal. Wob., No. 50. ; Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. S79& ; and our 

 fig. 50. in p 1614. 



fc. Upright. Young shoots and petioles densely pubescent. Disks 

 of'leaves elliptical, or oblong, flat, with a recurved point, crenate, reticulated 

 with sunken veins, slightly hairy; glaucous beneath. Stipules half-lfeart- 

 shaped. Catkins on a short stalk that bears small leaves. Bractea oblong, 

 shaggy. Ovary glabrous, on a glabrous stalk. Style as long as the stigmas. A 

 link between the Si\\ ices nigricantes and Malices bicolores of Hook. Br. Fl. t 

 most allied, perhaps, to thetbrmer ; and, indeed, so nearly to S. rupestris, that 

 we cannot undertake to point out satisfactory distinctions. (Borrer in E. B. 

 Suppl.) A native of England, above the bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale. The fol- 

 lowing are some of the features of the kind, as it is described by Mr. Borrer: _ 

 " A much-branched spreading shrub, 10 ft. or 12 ft. high. Twigs very downy 



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