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tose. Stalk twice nectary (^ scale, ^ germen). 

 Style very short. Stigmas short, emarginate. 

 L. obovato-lanceolate, acute, straight at top, 

 serrate, shining above, and at first somewhat 

 sUky beneath." — Koch. (Stip. linear. Branches 

 erect, Hooker.) s.S. 5. Scotland. Mar- 

 gins of moist meadows. (At Steinfiirt in 

 Westphalia, Koch.) 



81. rosKuarinifolia. " Catldn of Fr. 

 nearly globular, on short, leafy stalks. (Caps. 

 3^ times breadth.) Stalk 2 or 3 times nec- 

 tary, (i scale, f germen, E. B.) Germen to- 

 mentose. Style short. Stigma ovoid (linear, 

 Hookee), cloven. L. lineari-lanceolate, entire 

 or with a few glandular teeth, straight at the 

 top ; silky beneath. Stip. lanceolate. Stem 

 erect. s.S. 4. Sc. ? Boggy meadows, n. 

 G."— Koch. 



82. angustifolia. Catkins ovate (cylin- 

 drical, Koch), erect, (on a short, leafy stalk, 

 E. B.) (silky or smooth, Koch). Caps. 2 or 

 3 times breadth. Stalk \ scale, \ germen, 

 (2 or 3 times nectary, Koch,) ( shorter than 

 the nectary, E. B.) (Style about as long as 

 stigma. Hooker) (very short, E. B.) Stig- 

 mas ovoid (cloven, Koch) (entire. Hooker 

 and E. B.) L. lineari-lanceolate, with a 

 straight acumen, silky beneath when young. 

 Margin somewhat revolute, with a few glandu- 

 lar teeth. Stip. lanceolate. s.S. 4. Boggy 

 meadows, n. Germany, lower Austria. Carn. 

 Carin. Clova. 



Sect. III. Cathins terminal. 



TLm. Myrsinites. Catkins really or appa- 

 rently terminal, Babington. 



83. csesia. Stalk of Catkin short, leafy. 

 Germen ovato-conical, tomentose, nearly ses- 

 sile. Style various. Stigma ovato-oblong, 

 entire or cloven. L. elliptic or lanceolate, 

 acuminate, quite entire, hairless, glaucous and 

 dull on both sides. Margin revolute. — Koch. 

 S. 6, 7. Very high. Enzandaz near Bex. 

 I doubt if this should not rather be placed 

 with Vaccinufolise. 



84. jacquiniana. Stalk of Catkin long, 

 equalling catkin, leafy at base. Germen lan- 

 ceolate, acuminate, on an ovate base, nearly 

 sessile, villous. Style long. Stigma linear, 

 entire, or cloven. L. elliptic or lanceolate, 

 reticulato-venose, green and shining on both 

 sides, quite entire, at last hairless, except for 

 the cilia. Differs from 8p. 85 only in its 

 entire L. S. 6, 7. High. G. Alps. 



85. myrsinites. Catkins on long stalks, 

 leafy only at the base. Germen 3 times breadth 



(4 times, E. B.), sessile, woolly, at last smooth. 

 Style long (none, E. B.). Stigma linear, entire 

 or cloven. L. elliptic or lanceolate, reticulato- 

 venose, green and shining on both sides, at 

 last smooth. Margin with glandular serratures. 

 s.S. 6, 7- High and moist. Sw. Sty. Highlands. 



86. procumbens. Catkins on leafy stalks. 

 Stalk twice nectary, ~ scale, ^ germen. Ger- 

 men 4 times breadth, nearly sessile, lanceolate, 

 silky. Style very short, bipartite. Stigma short, 

 cloven, obtuse. L. oval, sometimes acute, cre- 

 uate, somewhat serrate, shining, quite smooth. 

 s.S. 6. Mountains. Sc. 



M. Reticulata. 



87. reticulata. Caps, ovate, nearly sessile, 

 downy. Style short. Stigma cloven. L. on 

 long stalks, eUiptico-orbicular, reticulate and 

 glaucous beneath ; at last smooth. Margin re- 

 volute, entire, w. 6, 7. High moist rocks. 

 Sc. Alps. Pyr. 



N. Glaciales. 



88. lanata. Catkin without bracts, sessile, 

 clothed with long, yeUow, silky hairs. Ger- 

 men lanceolate, nearly sessile (oblong, quite 

 sessile, Sm.), hairless. Stigma undivided. 

 (Style as long as germen, 4 times as long as 

 the blunt, divided stigmas, Sii.) (Barren M. 

 from lateral buds. Sir.) L. broad, oval, acu- 

 minate, entire, shaggy, glaucous beneath. s.S. 

 5. Head of Glen of Dole, Angusshire. 



89. retusa. Caps, twice breadth, ovato- 

 conical, smooth. Stalk f scale, f capsule, 

 equalling nectary. Style forked, moderate. 

 Stigma cloven, oblongo-linear. L. on short 

 stalks, obovate or oblongo - cuneate, quite 

 smooth, very entire ; veins parallel, prominent. 

 s.S. 7, 8. High rocky. Alps. — Koch. 



90. herbacea. Caps. 2^ times breadth. 

 Stalk shorter than nectary. Style short. 

 Stigma cloven. L. suborbicular, serrate, re- 

 ticulate, hairless, shining on both sides, tv. 

 7, 8. High. Should not this go near S. 

 myrsinites ? Scales in general slightly darker 

 towards the tip, ciliate, otherwise hairless. 

 In barren specimens from the Brecon Van 

 they are not at all darker, and the Ml. seem 

 united. 



731. POPULUS. 



A. Stamens 8. 



1. alba. L. subrotundo-ovate, angulato- 

 dentate, downy and very white beneath. 

 Young Shoots white and cottony. Scales of 

 the fertile Catkin lanceolate, crenate at top. 

 Stigmas 4. l.T. 4. Moist clay. 



