CHAP. CHI. SALICA^CE.E. .SA^LIX. 1599 



Spec. Char., S(C. Leaves obovate or elliptical, shortly acuminate, entire except the upper ones, 

 which are serrate with remote blunt teeth; glaucescent or livid rather than glaucous on the under 

 surface; when adult, glabrous. Stipules kidney-shaped. Fructiferous catkins peduncled ; the 

 peduncle a short twig bearing one or two leaves. Capsules stalked, tomentose, ovate at the base, 

 lanceolate and long in the remaining part ; stalk five times as long as the gland. Style very short. 

 Stigmas ovate, bifid. (Koch Comm., p. 39.) Koch compares it to S. aurlta, but says that the male 

 catkins are more slender, and the female ones thicker, and with looser flowers. Introduced in 

 1824, according to Sweet's Hort. Brit. 



j 198. S. LONGIFO^LIA Muhlenb. The long-leaved Willow. 



Identification. Muhlenb. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. p. 238. t. 6. f. 6. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. 

 p. 670. ; Muhlenb. in Sims et Kon. Ann., 266. t. 5. f. 6. ; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 613. : 

 Smith in Rees's Cyclo., No. 41. 



The Sexes. The male is described. 



Engravings. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat Scrut. Berol., 4. t. 6. f. 6. ; Ann. of Bot., t. 5. f. 6. 



Spec. Char., &c. Leaves linear, pointed at each end, very distinctly toothed, glabrous, green on both 

 surfaces. Stipules lanceolate, toothed. Catkins protruded after the leaves. Bracteas rounded, 

 somewhat hairy, mostly so on the inside. Stamens 2. Filaments bearded at the base. (Pursh, as 

 quoted by Smith in Rees's Cyclo.) Gathered on the banks of the Susquehanna ; flowering in 

 July. Not above 2 ft. high. Leaves 5 in. to 6 in. long, not in. wide. The flowering branches 

 sometimes bear broader and shorter foliage. (Id.) According to Pursh, the branches are brown, 

 and the branchlets white. 



afe 199. S. MESPILIFO^LIA Schl. The Mespilus-leaved Willow. 



Identification. Schl. Cat. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. 



Description, Sfc. A shrub, a native of Switzerland. Introduced in 1824 ; flowering in April and 

 May. There are plants at Messrs. Loddiges's, from which.it appears to belong to the group Cinfereas. 



& 200. S. MURI N NA Schl. The Mouse Willow. 



Identification. Schl. Cat ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. 



Description, $c. A shrub, a native of Switzerland. Introduced 'in 1824, and flowering in March 

 and April. From the plants at Messrs. Loddiges's, it appears to belong to the group Cinereae. 



a 201. S. MYRicoVDEs Muhlenb. The Myrica-like Willow. 



Identification. Muhlenb. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. p. 285. t. 6. f. 2. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. 

 p. 666. ; Miihlenb. in Sims et Konig Ann. of Bot., 263. t 5. f. 2. ; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. 

 p. 613. ; Smith in Rees's Cyclo., No. 29. 



The Setes. The female is noticed in the Specific Character. 



Engravings. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. t 6. f. 2. ; Ann. of Bot, 2. t. 5. f. 2. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, about 4 in. long, and 1 in. broad, bluntly serrated, 

 glabrous, glaucous beneath, glanded at the base. Stipules ovate, serrated with glanded teeth. 

 Catkins woolly, about 1| in. long. Ovary lanceolate, glabrous ; its stalk and the bractea remarkably 

 woolly, and the former longer than the gland. Style the length of the divided stigmas. (Smith.} 

 Wild in North America, in wet meadows and woods, from New England to Virginia ; flowering 

 in April. A shrub, from 6ft. to 9ft. high. (Pursh and Smith.) According to Pursh, the adult 

 branches are green, and the younger ones purple, and glabrous. Introduced in 1811. 



at 202. S. NERVO^SA Schl. The nerved-leavcd Willow. 



Identification. Schl. Cat. ; Lodd. Cat, ed. 1836. 



Description, 8fc. A shrub, a native of Switzerland. Introduced in 1824. From the plants in the 

 Hackney arboretum, it appears allied to S. c&prea. 



203. S. OBTU'SA Link. The blunt-leaved Willow. 



Identification. ? Link. 



Description, 8(c. A low shrub, rarely exceeding 4 ft. high ; a native of Switzerland. Introduced 

 in 1820, and flowering in May. 



a 204. S. OBTUSIFO^LIA Willd. The obtuse-leaved Lapland Willow. 



Identification. Willd., No. 106. ; Smith in Rees's Cyclo., No. 131. 



Synont/mes. S. fbliis ob!6ngis, &c., Lin. Fl. Lapp., ed. 2., p. 301.; S. caprea Sp. PI., 1448.; S. 

 O lea sylvestris, &c., Rudd. Lapp., 99. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, wedge-shaped at the base. Frequent in the woods and 

 mountains of Lapland. (Linruzus.) A slender shrub, not unfrequently arborescent. Young 

 branches slender, clothed with long silky down. Leaves rather^ more than 2 in. long, f in. wide ; 

 green, shining, slightly downy above, with many curved parallel veins ; glaucous, and not more downy, 

 beneath. Footstalks downy. It is very remarkable, that, contrary to the nature of most willows, 

 the lower blunter leaves of each branch are furnished with minute distant teeth, or shallow ser. 

 ratures ; while the upper and pointed ones are quite entire. Except the teeth of the leaves, it come* 

 nearer to S. Lapponum than any other kind of willow. (Smith in Rees's Cyclo.) 



ai 205. S. OBTU V SI-SERRA^TA Schl. The obtusely-serrated-lcaved Willow. 



Identification. Schl. Cat. ; Lodd. Cat, ed. 183ft 



Description, Sfc. A shrub, a native of Switzerland. Introduced in 1824. The plants in the Hack, 

 ney arboretum appear allied to S. ca"prea. 



34 206. S. PALLE'SCENS Schl. The pale Willow. 



Identification Schl. Cat. ; Lodd. Cat, ed. 1836. 



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