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form, stvle elongate, stigmas linear-oblong undivided. E. B. S. 

 2666. Bushy.— Wet places. Sh. IV. V. 



viii. CaprecB (Koch). Stam. 2. Anth. becoming yellow or 

 brown. Catkins bracteated at the base. Stalks of the caps, at 

 least twice as long as the gland. Trees or shrubs with an exposed 

 trunk. 



A. Ci»ere<B (Borr.). L. rugose, not turning black ; pubescence 

 crisped, not silky. Stigma subsessile. Stip. without basal 

 glands. 



13. S. acuminata (Sm.); I. lanceolate-oblong pointed finely 

 toothed glaucous ashy and downy scarcely silky beneath, stip. 

 ■|-cordate, caps, ovate tapering, style conspicuous, stigmas ovate 

 undivided, buds downy. — E. B. 1434. Loud. 1464. — Height 25 — 

 30 feet. — Damp woods and hedges. ■ Sh. or T. IV. 



14. S. cinerea (L.) ; 1. elliptic- or lanceolate-obovate pointed 

 subseiTate downy and ashy beneath, stip. i-cordate, caps, lan- 

 ceolate-subulate, stigmas simple or bifid, buds downy. — E. B. 

 1897. — Height 20 — 30 feet. — a. S. cinerea (Sm.); 1. obovate- 

 lanceolate rather thick reddish beneath, stip. i-cordate acute, 

 style very short thick. E. B. 1897. — (3. S. aquatica (Sm.) ; 1. 

 obovate-eUiptical thinner downy and rather glaucous beneath, 

 stip. reniform, style obsolete. E. B. 1437. — y- S. oleifoUa ; 1. ob- 

 ovate-lanceolate rather rigid downy and rather glaucous beneath, 

 stip. small rounded. E. B. 1402. — Varies greatly ; varieties 

 scarcely distinguishable. — Wet places. T. or Sh. III. IV. 

 Sallow. 



15. S. aurita (L.); I. obovate repand-dentate recurved-apicu- 

 late much wrinkled more or less downy above pubescent beneath, 

 stip. roundish or reniform large stalked, caps, lanceolate-subulate, 

 stig. generally entire, buds glabrous or slightly downy. — E. B. 

 1487.— Height 3 — 4 feet. Edges of 1. deflexed, point hooked. 

 Stigmas and scales often reddish. — Damp woods. Sh. IV. V. 



16. S. Caprea (L.) ; I. ovate or elliptical flat acute crenate- 

 serrate wavy at the margins deep green with a downy midrib 

 whitish above and cottony beneath, stip. subreniform, caps, lan- 

 ceolate-subulate, style very short, buds glabrous. — E. B. 1488. 

 S. sphacelata E. B. 2333.— A small tree, 15—30 feet high. 

 Catkins very thick, blunt. L. mostly large and broad, rarely 

 sublanceolate ; spring 1. nearly entire. — Woods and hedges in 

 dryish places. /3. subalpine. T. IV. V. Great Sallow. 



B. Nigricantes (Borr.). L. punctate beneath, turning black in 

 drying. Style very long. Stip. with basal glands. 



17. S. nigricans (Fries); young shoots and 1. downy, 1. ovate- 



