354 DIOECIA — DIANDIUA. [Salix. 



nature, and even recommendinj^ it to the attention of others by works 

 which a private individual could never accomplish. We have then, in 

 the Sulictma Wobumense, a standard set of figures of all our native, 

 amongst many exotic, species ; which, together with those of E. Bo- 

 tany, do, it must be confessed, give to the British naturalist an advan- 

 tage over all that continental authors have published on the subject, and 

 to them I refer in every instance and with great satisfaction. The ar- 

 rangement of the species in the " Salictuni" is due to the botanical skill 

 and knowledge of Mr Forbes, head gardener at Woburn, which his Grace 

 has fully acknowledged : and that department does him great credit. 



The arrangement here adopted of the British species is suggested by 

 my friend Mr Borrer. It is a natural one, undoubtedly, and like all 

 natural groups, difficult to be defined in words. 



* Monandrae. Borr. Filament 1, ivith a double anther, or, 171 

 S. rubra, forked tipwards and hearing two anthers. Trees of 

 low stature, or shrubs, with tioiggy branches and more or less 

 lanceolate and serrated leaves often broader upwards. Catkins 

 very compact. — " The wild and willowed shores of Teviot," 

 Mr Borrer has found to aflford some puzzling varieties of this 

 group. 



1. S. ptirpiirea, L. (bitter purple Willow); monandrous, de- 

 cumbent, leaves lanceolate broadest upwards attenuated below 

 seiTated glabrous, germens ovate very pubescent sessile, stigma 

 ovate nearly sessile. B. Bot. t. 1388. Salict. Wob. p. \, t. 1. 



Meadows between Thorpe and Norwich. Eskdale, Melrose. Fl. 



March. T^ A small shrub, with purple trailing branches. Leaves 



glaucous, especially beneath. Fertile catkins singularly compact. This, 

 according to Sir Jas. E. Smith, is a valuable osier for basket-work and 

 for plaiting into low close fences, its bark being so intensely bitter that 

 hares and rabbits will not touch it. 



2. S. Helix, L. (Rose Willow); monandrous, erect, leaves lan- 

 ceolate broadest upwards attenuated below serrated glabrous, 

 germens oblongo-ovate very pubescent sessile, style short, stig- 

 mas almost linear emarginate. E. Bot. t. 1343. Salict. Wob. 

 p. 3, t. 2. 



Marshes and the banks of rivers. Fl. March, Apr. T2 . — In the her- 

 barium, this can scarcely be distinguished from the preceding, except 

 by its larger catkins, longer germens and styles, bifid stigmas, and 

 yellow glossy bark. In a growing state, the plant is recognised by 

 being upright and taller. The fertile catkins are represented much too 

 broad in the £!. Bot. figure, as Mr Borrer observes. They are very 

 accurate, according to my specimens, in the Salictum Wobumense. — 

 The leaves and twigs, we are told, are less bitter than in the former, 

 well adapted for basket-work {Mr Forbes), and more ornamental in 

 plantations. 



3. S. Lamberticina, Sm. {Boyton Willow); monandrous, erect, 

 leaves lanceolate broadest upwards serrated glabrous, germens 

 shortly ovate very pubescent sessile, stigmas ovate emarginate. 

 E. Bot. t. 1339. Salict. Wob. p. 5, t. 3. 



First discovered on the banks of the Willy at Boyton, Wilts, and at 



