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The leaves of this Willow are of a bright green on the upper 

 surface, paler beneath, and only slightly downy. 



14>. S. caprea, stem erect ; leaves roundish-ovate, pointed, ser- 

 rated, waved, pale and downy beneath ; stipulas somewhat cres- 

 cent-shaped ; catkins oval; germen stalked, ovate, silky; stig- 

 mas nearly sessile, undivided ; capsules swelling. Great Round- 

 leaved Sallow. 



Hob. Woods and hedges. April. 



This species is distinguished, in spring, by its numerous 

 large oval yellow catkins, which appear before the leaves ; 

 and afterwards by its very la'rge rounded leaves, deep- 

 green above, but underneath densely clothed with soft 

 white cottony down, which gives them a considerable 

 thickness. The flowering branches are called Palms, and 

 are gathered by children about the time of Easter, the re- 

 lics of a ceremony once performed in commemoration of 

 our Saviour's entry into Jerusalem. 



15. S. acuminata, stem erect ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, point- 

 ed, wavy, finely toothed, glaucous, and downy beneath ; stipulas 

 half-ovate, then kidney-shaped ; catkins cylindrical ; germen 

 stalked, ovate, hairy; style as long as the undivided stigmas. 

 Long-leaved Sallow. 



Hal. Moist hedges. April. 



I have given the specific character of this species unaltered, 

 from SMITH, but it is proper to remark that our specimen 

 was referred to it with a mark of doubt by Mr WINCH, 

 and that does not altogether agree with the description. 



16. S. viminalis, leaves linear, inclining to lanceolate, elongated, 

 taper-pointfcv entire, wavy, snow-white and silky beneath ; 

 branches straight and slender ; germen sessile ; style as long as 

 the linear undivided stigmas. Common Osier. 



Hab. Wet places and banks of rivers. April, May. 



17 S. Smithiana, leaves lanceolate, pointed, slightly wavy, mi- 

 nutely toothed, soft and scarce visibly downy above, whitish 

 and silky beneath ; stipulas crescent-shaped, minute ; catkins 

 ovate ; germen stalked ; style shorter than the linear deeply di- 

 vided stigmas. 



Hab. Hedges occasionally. In the garden at the Hope, 

 and at Lethemshank. April, May. 



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