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each end, Borr.), nearly entire, shaggy above, 

 siliy beneath. Scales acute. s.S. 7. Moim- 

 tains. Sc. These two form the Lapponum 

 of Koch. Babington also puts them together. 



H. VACCiNiiroLiiE. Anthers yellow or 

 brown when empty. Catkins nearly ses- 

 sile. Stalks of Capsules shorter than 

 glands. — Hooker. I find the Scales fre- 

 quently of one colour thro%ighout. 



71. pyrenaica. Fertile Catkins long, some- 

 what stalked. Germen ovate, tomentose, ses- 

 sile. Stem creeping. L. obovate, obtuse, or 

 mucronulate, quite entire, nearly sessile, ciUate, 

 silky when young. s.S. Snowy. Pyr.- 



DUBY. 



retusa. 



Query if this is not more allied to 



73. arbuscula. " Catkins on leafy stalks. 

 Caps, ovoideo-conical, tonientose, sessile, after- 

 wards on a very short stalk. Style long, often 

 cloven to the middle. Stigma cloven. L. 

 lanceolate or ovate, acuminate, toothed, shining 

 above, glaucous beneath. s.S. 6, 7- Alps." 

 — Koch. 



73. vacciniifolia. (Catkins leafy, neai-ly 

 sessile. Germen 2^ times breadth, sessile, 

 E.B.), silky. (Style short. Stigma cloven, 

 E.B.) L. lanceolate -ovate, serrate, smooth 

 above, glaucous and sill^y beneath when young. 

 Stems decumbent. s.S. 4 in gardens, 6 on 

 mountains. Highlands. 



74. carinata. (Catkins on short, leafy 

 stalks. Germen 2^ times breadth, E. B.), 

 sessile, very silky. Style very short. Stigmas 

 cloven. L. ovate, serrate, smooth, glaucous 

 beneath, often folded. s.S. 6. Highlands. 



75. prunifolia. Catkins hardly leafy. (Ger- 

 men 3 times breadth, E. B.), sessile, very 

 silky. Style short. Stigmas emarginate. L. 

 ovate, serrate, veiny, hairless, glaucous beneath. 

 s.S. 4-6. Highlands. 



76. venulosa. (Catkins on short, leafy 

 stalks. Germen 2|- times breadth, sessile, 

 E. B.) (silky. L. ovate, serrate, naked, reti- 

 culate, somewhat glaucous beneath. Stem 

 erect, Sm.) (Style very short. Stigma cloven, 

 E. B.) s.S. 4-6. Highlands. These five, 

 according to Babington, form the arbuscula 

 of Koch. 



1. Eepentes. 



77. myrtilloides. " Catkins on long, leafy 

 stalks. Scales hairless or ciliate. Caps, lanceo- 

 late, on au ovate base, smooth. Stalk 4 or 5 

 times nectary. Style short. Stigma ovoid. 



emarginate. L. cordato- ovate, oblong or lau- 

 ceolate, quite entire, dull, hairless, reticulate 

 beneath. Stip. semiovate. s.S. 5, 6. Boggy. 

 Sil. Bav."— Koch. 



78. ambigua. " Catkins nearly sessile, 

 with small L. Caps, lanceolate, on an ovate 

 base. Stalk 3 or 4 times nectary. Style 

 short (more or less elongated. Hooker). Stig- 

 mas ovoid, emarginate. L. eUiptico-obovate 

 (obovato-oblong, serrate towards the top. 

 Hooker), 'or lanceolate ; recurved, apiculate, 

 rugose, venose beneath, at first silky. Stip. 

 straight, semiovate. s.S. 4, 5. Boggy mea- 

 dows. G." — Koch. 



a. Stigmas nearly sessile. L. hairy or 

 silky. Epping Forest. Suffolk. Sc. 



j3. Style long. L. oblong. Suff. Scot. 

 This is the spatulata of Willd., versi- 

 flora of Wahl., and, according to Tries, 

 the true fusca of lAnnceus. 



79. fusca {repens of Koch). Catkins 

 nearly sessile, leafy. Caps, lanceolate, from an 

 ovate base. Stalk 3 or 4 times nectary. Style 

 moderate. Stigma ovoid, cloven. L. oval, 

 elliptic or lanceolate, entire, or with minute 

 glandular serratvures and a recm-ved point, 

 shining above, glaucous and silky beneath. 

 Caps, tomentose or hairless (very siliy, Hook- 

 er). s.S. Peaty heaths. 



a. fusca. Catkins ovate, on short, some- 

 what leafy stalks. Stem erect. 



j3. repens. Catkins ovate, on short stall^s, 

 hardly leafy. Germen 2^ times breadth. 

 Stalk twice nectary, f scale, ^ germen. 

 Style short. Stem depressed. 



7. prostrata. Catkins on leafy stalks. 

 Germen twice as long as broad, neaily 

 sessile. Stem prostrate. Style short. 



5. adscendens. Cations sessile, not leafy. 

 This is also fojtida and parvifoKa of 

 ' Eng. Botany.' 



e. incubacea. L. eUiptico-oblong. Stip. 

 stalked, ovate, acute. — Bab. 



f. argentea. Fertile Catkins on long, leafy 

 stalks. Germen 4 times breadth. Stalk 

 4 times nectary, f scale, \ germen. 



These varieties are mostly made out from 

 JEng. Bot. The last differs in characters which 

 in other instances among the Willows are 

 deemed important. 



K. RoSMARINirOLI^. 



80. doniana. " Monadelphous. Catkins 

 erect, cylindrical, somewhat stalked in fruit, 

 and with small L. Caps, ovato-conical, tomen- 



