CL. XXII.] Dl(ECIA THIAHDKIA, 377 



59. caprea. Great Round-leaved Salloiv. Stem erect ; leaves 

 between egg-shaped and roundish, pointed, serrate, waved, pale 

 and downy beneath ; stipules somewhat crescent-shaped ; catkins 

 oval; germen stalked, egg-shaped, silky; stigmas nearly sessile, 



undivided ; capsules swelling. -A tree of moderate size, with 



spreading, brown or purplish branches : leaves from two to three 

 inches long : flowers in April : grows in woods and hedges : com- 

 mon. Eng. Bot. vol. xxi. pi. 1488. Eng. Ft. vol. iv. p. 226. 1432. 



60. S. acumindta. Long-leaved Salloiv. Stem erect ; leaves be- 

 tween lance- shaped and oblong, pointed, waved, finely toothed, 

 glaucous and downy beneath; stipules half egg-shaped, finely 

 curved ; catkins cylindrical ; germen stalked, egg-shaped, hairy ; 

 style as long as the undivided stigmas. A tree of moderate size, 

 with spreading, minutely downy branches : flowers in April : 

 grows in woods and on the banks of rivers : common. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. xx. pi. 1434. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 227. 1433. 



61. S. vimindlis. Common Osier. Leaves linear, inclining to 

 lance- shaped, elongated, taper-pointed, entire, waved, snow-white 

 and silky beneath ; branches straight and slender j germen sessile ; 



style as long as the linear, undivided stigmas. A tree, with 



very long, straight branches, downy when young. Cultivated for 

 basket-work, of various kinds: flowers in April and May : grows 

 in wet meadows, and by rivers : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxvii. 

 pi. 1898. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 228. 1434. 



62. S. Smithidna. Silky-leaved Osier. Leaves lance-shaped, 

 pointed, slightly wavy, minutely toothed ; soft and minutely 

 downy above, whitish and silky beneath ; stipules crescent-shaped, 

 minute ; catkins egg-shaped ; germen stalked ; style shorter than 



the linear, deeply divided stigmas. Branches long, slender, 



erect, reddish, smooth, finely downy when soft : flowers in April 

 and May : grows in meadows, and on the banks of rivers. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. xxi. pi. 1500. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 229. S. mollissima. 1435. 



63. S. stipuldris. Auricled Osier. Leaves lance-shaped, pointed, 

 slightly waved, obscurely crenate, soft and nearly naked above, 

 white and downy beneath; stipules half heart-shaped, stalked, 

 very large ; nectary cylindrical ; germen egg-shaped, nearly ses- 

 sile, as well as the linear, undivided stigmas. Twigs erect, 



long, soft, and downy, pale reddish-brown, brittle : flowers in 

 March : grows in hedges and woods. Eng. Bot. vol. xvii. pi. 1214. 

 Eng. FL vol. iv. p. 230. 1436. 



64. S. dlba. Common White Willow. Leaves between elliptical 

 and lance-shaped, pointed, serrate, silky on both sides, the lowest 

 serratures glandular ; stamens hairy ; germen smooth, almost ses- 

 sile ; stigmas deeply cleft ; scales rounded. A tall tree, with 



rugged bark and spreading branches, silky when young. Flowers 

 in May : grows in moist woods, and on the banks of rivers and 

 ditches : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxxiv. pi. 2430. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. 

 p. 231. 1437. 



TRIANDBIA. 

 2. EMPE'TRUM. CROW -BERRY. 



Barren flowers. Calyx deeply divided into three egg-shaped, 

 permanent segments. Corolla of three oblong petals, larger than 



