AMENTIFER 2. 239 
Var. 7, tenuior. 
Prats MCCCXL. 
S. tenuior, Borrer, in Engl. Bot. Suppl. No. 2650. Hook. Brit. Fl. ed. iv. p. 368. 
S. laurina, var. Hook. & Arn. Brit. Fl. ed. viii. p- 409. Bab. Man. Brit. Bot. ed. vi. 
p- 312. 
Upright. Leaves oblanceolate, acuminate. Capsule and stalk silky; 
style long. 
Var. 4, laxiflora, 
Prats MCCCXLI. 
S. laxiflora, @. Anders. MS, Borer, in Engl. Bot. Suppl. No. 2749, and Hook. Brit. 
Fi. ed. iv. p. 368. 
Upright. Leaves obovate or oval-obovate, abruptly acuminate, 
Capsule glabrous below, downy at the apex; stalk glabrous; style 
long. 
Var. 4, propingua. 
Prats MCCCXLITI. 
S. propinqua, Borrer, Engl. Bot. Suppl. No. 2729. Hook. Brit. Fl. ed. iv. p. 368. 
S. nigricans, var. propinqua, Hook. & Arn. Brit. Fl. ed. viii. p: 409. P 
8. laurina, var. propinqua, Bab. Man. Brit. Bot. ed. vi. p. 312. 
Upright. Leaves elliptical or oblong-elliptical, abruptly acuminate 
below. Capsule silky towards the apex; style long. 
Var. x, tetrapla. 
Pirate MCCCXL. 
S. tetrapla, “ Walker.” Sm. Engl. Fl. Vol. IV. p.177. Borrer, in Engl. Bot. Suppl. 
No. 2702. Hook. Brit. Fl. ed. iv. p. 369. 
S. nigricans-Weigeliana, Wimm. Sal. Europ. p. 217. 
8. phylicifolia-nigricans, Wimm. Denkschr. d. Schles. Gesellsch. p. 168. 
Upright. Leaves oblong-oblanceolate, acuminate. Capsule glabrous 
at the base, downy at the apex; stalk glabrous; style long. 
Var. a, Borreriana. 
Pirate MCCCXLIV. 
8. Borreriana, Sm. Engl. Fl. Vol. IV. p. 174. Borrer, in Engl. Bot. Suppl. No. 2619. 
Hook. Brit. Fl. ed. iv. p. 369. 
Erect. Leaves narrowly oblanceolate, longly acuminate. Capsule 
and stalk glabrous; style long. 
