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fast ; Mr. Templeton, where I have gathered it. t . Errigal banks, 

 above Garvagh ; Mr. D. Moore. . Portmarnock sands, abundant. 

 Fl. April, May. b I agree with Dr. Hooker, in considering all the 

 foregoing species of authors as varieties of one species. 



sj 7. Glaucae. Borr. Small, erect, very closely allied shrubs ; 

 remarkable for their soft, hairy, and silky oblongo-lanceolate 

 leaves, often white and cottony beneath. Germens sessile, very 

 downy or silky. 



16. S. Stuartiana, Sm. Small-leaved shaggy Willow. Leaves 

 nearly entire, ovato-lanceolate, acute, shaggy above, densely 

 silky, somewhat cottony beneath ; style as long as the almost 

 sessile woolly germen ; stigmas capillary, deeply divided, the 

 length of the style. Br. Fl. 1. p. 4:22. E. Fl. v. iv. p. 203. 

 E. BoL t. 2588. Salict. Wob. p. 143. t. 72. S. lapponum, 

 Walker. 



Shore of Lough Neagh, near Antrim ; Mr. Templeton, the fertile 

 plant only. The two other British species of this section are not found 

 in Ireland. Fl. July, Aug. T? . 



* 8. Vim in ales. Borr. Trees of a more or less consider- 

 able size, with long pliant branches and lanceolate leaves. Ger- 

 mens nearly sessile, hairy or silky ; their styles elongated, their 

 stigmas linear, mostly entire. 



17. S. viminalis, Linn. Common Osier. Leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, obscurely crenate, white and silky beneath ; stipules 

 very small, sub-lanceolate ; branches straight and twiggy ; ger- 

 mens upon very short stalks, lanceolato-subulate ; style elon- 

 gated ; stigmas long, linear, mostly entire. Br. Fl. 1. p. 423. 

 E. FL v. iv. p. 228. E. Bot. t. 1898. Salict. Wob. p. 265. 

 t. 133. 



Ditch banks and Osier grounds, frequent. Fl. April, May. T? . 

 This is much cultivated for basket work. 



18. S. stipularis, Sm. Auricled Osier. Leaves lanceolate, 

 very indistinctly crenate, white and downy beneath ; stipules 

 large, semi-cordate, acute, often with a tooth or lobe at the 

 base ; germens stalked, lanceolate, very downy ; style elon- 

 gated ; stigmas linear, undivided ; scales very shaggy. Br. FL 

 1. p. 423. E. FL v. iv. p. 230. E. Bot. t. 1214. Salict. 

 Wob. p. 263. t. 132. 



Hedges and woods, becoming a large tree when left undisturbed. 

 Fl. March. T? . Allied to the preceding in fructification ; differing 

 in its larger and coarser leaves, less white beneath, and with large, 

 very remarkable stipules. Although frequently found in Osier grounds, 

 intermixed with the last, it is much inferior to it for any economical 

 purpose. 



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