^°® DIOECIA DIANDRIA. 



at the bafe cf the catkins, and arife from the 

 i- fame bud or gem. 



The icales are of a reddifli brown colour, obtufe 

 and downy. The Jiamina are two to each fcale. 

 l^he capfulcs are conical, and covered with Ihort 

 white fatin down. The7?/?-w^/rt quadrifid. 

 Linna-us's figures of the S. myrfinites agree with our 

 ' '■• plant precifely in the leaves, but, not fo well in 



the catkins. •, 



herhacea 7. SALiX foJiis ferratis glabris orbiculatis. S\^.' pi 



■ .■: - 1.J45. (Flor. Lappon. 255- t- 8././/. ^. t. l-fig. 



3. 4. Boccon. muf. 2. p. 19. /. i. fig. tdt. Mart. 

 Spiljburg. 47. /. G. fig. B. Ocd.Dan. /. 1 17. opt.) 



■ ■■' • The left "Willow. Jng/is. 



it is frequent upon the top of all the Highland 



'■ • — Jlps, as on Ben-Lomond, half a mile before you 



• ■ come to the top abundantly -, on Gcatfield, in the 



' •• Ifleof y/rrfi«, on the paps oi Jura, on Baike- 



■vall in Rum, on the mountains of Skyc, and thole 



oi Breadalbane, &c. T?.V1. 



\i is not an herbaceous plant, but truly a flirub or 



tree, and the fmalleft yet known. The branches 



' - ' are hard and black, and commonly not above 



one or two inches high. The leaves, ufually of 



the fize of a filver penny, Imooth, vein'd, and 



■ ' ' fcrratfd. The catkins rarclv confift of more 



than five flowers. 1 he Icales are yellow and ci- 

 liated, the cap Riles fmooth, the piHils fmooth 

 and red. 



I have 



