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OEDER LXin.— AMENTIFER^. 



SALIX Linn. 



1. S. pentandra (Linn.) — Bay-leaved Willow. 



Districts - (2) - - - 6 - 8 9 10. 11 12 



Lat. 53°-56°- Native in the North of teland. 



Type in Great Britain, Scottish, inclining to Intermediate. 



Boggy places and river-sides ; local, and rather rare. Fl. 

 May, June. 



(2.) In a natural wood near Blarney ; Drummond. Rarely 

 seen by Dr. Power, and considered doubtfully native by 

 Prof. Murpby. — 6. At the salmon-leap, on the river Auna, 

 near Miltown Malbay ; Mr. C. Carter. On the banks of the 

 Suck, near Ballinasloe ; Mr. F. J. Foot. — 8. By a stream near 

 Clifden, Connemara, perhaps not indigenous ; /. C. — 9. In 

 Roscommon ; Mr. F. J. Foot. — 10. Ditch-banks at Florence- 

 court, Fermanagh; Flor. Hib. — 11. In the south of Donegal 

 (often planted) A. O, M. — 12. In many parts of Derry and 

 Antrim (truly native) ; D. M. and Flor. Hist. Several 

 localities near Belfast ; Mr. S. A. Stewart. 



Recorded by Wade as found at Luttrell's-town, Santry, and 

 ChapeUzod, near Dublin, but it had probably been planted in 

 these localities. Mr. Carroll considers it certainly not native 

 in the south of Ireland. 



2. t S. fragilis (Linn.) — Crack Willow. 



Districts 1 2345----- 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°- From South to North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 



Hedges, plantations, and marshy ground; frequent, but 

 probably always planted. Fl. April, May. 

 Yar. p S. decipiens (Hoffm.) 



12. Hedges near Newtown-Limavady ; D. M. 



Yar. 7 S. Russelliana (Smith) ; {Bedford WiUow.) 



12. Shane's Castle, Antrim. Near Dungiven, Derry; 

 J). M. Kirkeel, Down ; MaAay Cat. Ir. 



