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stam. 5 or more, caps, ovate-attenuate glabrous, stalk twice as 

 long as the gland, style short, stig. bifid. E. B. 1805. Height 

 6 20 feet. Top of petioles glandular. L. fragrant. River- 

 sides in the north. T. V. VI. Bay-leaved Willow. 



f2. S. cuspidata (Schultz?); 1. oblong-lanceolate acuminate 

 glandular- serrate, stip. half-cordate oblique, " stam. 3 or 4," caps, 

 ovate attenuate glabrous, stalk 3 or 4 times as long as the gland, 

 style short, stig. emarginate. London's Arboretum 1439. S. 

 Meyeriana Willd. Height 2030 feet. Top of the petioles 

 glandular. Near Shrewsbury. T. VI. E. 



ii, Fragiles (Borr.). Stam. 2, distinct. L. glabrous. Trees. 



3. S.fragilis (L.); 1. lanceolate pointed serrate, stip. ^-cordate, 

 caps, obovate-lanceolate stalked glabrous, stigmas rather thick 

 bifid. a. (S. decipiens (Hoffm.) ; caps, tapering, style longer than 

 the cloven stigmas. E. B. 1 937. Branches smooth, highly po- 

 lished, reddish-brown; young shoots often crimson. p. S.fra- 

 gilis (L.) ; caps, oblong-ovate, style short, stigm. bifid. E. B. 

 1807. Branches round, very smooth, brown, brittle in the spring. 

 Crack Willow. y. S. Russelliana (Sm.) ; caps, stalked lanceo- 

 late acuminate, style as long as the bifid stigmas. E. B. 1808. 

 Branches polished, round, smooth. L. gradually attenuate, 

 very glaucous beneath. Wood and bark highly valuable. Bed- 

 ford Willow. Damp meadows and osier-grounds. T. IV. V. 



iii. AlbcB (Borr.). Stam. 2. L. hairy with adpressed silky 

 hairs when young. Catkins .lax. Trees. 



4. S. alba (L.); 1. elliptic-lanceolate glandular-serrate acute 

 silky on both sides when young, stip. minute, caps, nearly sessile 

 ovate-acuminate glabrous, style short, stigmas thick recurved 

 bifid. E. B. 2430. Height 5080 feet. Scales shorter than 

 stam., as long as caps, in a. and )3, exceeding them both in y. 

 Branches silky. /3. S. ccerulea (Sm.); 1. less silky beneath. E.B. 

 2431. y. S. vitellina (Sm.) ; branches bright yellow, 1. shorter 

 and broader. Wet places. T. V. White Willow. 



** Scales of the catkins persistent. 



iv. Triandrce(Bor:r.). Stam. 3. L. lanceolate approaching to 

 ovate, glabrous. Catkins lax. Osiers, naturally trees. 



*5. -S. undulata (Ehrh.) ; 1. lanceolate much acuminate serrate 

 glabrous except when young, stip. ^-cordate acute, caps, stalked 

 ovate acuminate, pedicel twice as long as the gland, style elongate, 

 stigma bifid, scales very shaggy. S. lanceolata Sm.,.E. B. 1436. 

 Height 1215 feet. L. sometimes wavy, often quite silky 

 when young. Germ, glabrous in S. lanceolata (or downy in the 

 foreign S. undulata). Near Lewes, Suss. T. IV. V. 



