Salix.] AMENTACE-E. 457 



M.Med. — [On the roadside between Newport and Wootton bridge, in some 

 plenty, Dr. Bell-Salter, Edrs.] 



W. Med. — Abundant along the roadside and adjoining heathy ground on the 

 northern skirts of Parlchurst forest. NearCranmore farm, by the roadside leading 

 thence from the Ningwood road, 1844. 



j8. Moist thicket near Eyde, towards Newport. 



The smallest of the Isle-of- Wight Willows. A humble shrub, with more or 

 less procumbent, prostrate or even trailing branches, assuming a great variety of 

 appeafances in different sitnations, but the small size of all its parts will prevent 

 its being mistaken for any other species. Stems procumbent, the branches long, 

 straight, ascending or partly erect, reddish brown, downy on the flowering shoots. 

 Staminate catkins numerous, crowded, erect, obtuse. Stamens 2, with bright yel- 

 low anthers. Pistillate catkins ovate, stalked (at least when full-grown). Ger- 

 mens ovato-lanceolate, often purplish, silky, on stalks nearly their own length. 

 Styles very variable in my specimens, in some cloven throughout; stigmas bifid. 

 Nectary oblong, abrupt, in $ greenish, in J yellow. Scales in both sexes obo- 

 vate, very obtuse or even truncate, densely silky, with brown tips, paler in the 

 male. 



***** ViMiNALEs, Borr. 



" Stamens 2, distinct. Capsules shortly stalked or almost sessile, somewhat lanceo- 

 late, hairy or silky. Style conspicuous. Catkins lateral, nearly sessile, 

 appearing with the leaves, with leaf-like bracteas at the base ; their scales 

 discoloured at the end. Trees of more or less considerable size, with long 

 pliant branches. Leaves lanceolate.'' — Br. Fl. 



5. S. viminalis, L. Common Osier. " Leaves linear or linear- 

 lanceolate obscurely crenate white and silky beneath, stipules 

 very small sublanceolate, ovaries almost sessile." — Br. Fl. p. 391. 

 E. B. t. 1898. 



In moist thickets, hedgerows, &c., but not common. Fl. April, May. Tj . 



America, by Shanklin. Northwood park. Miss Kilderbee. 



A small tree, readily known from our other willows by the long very narrow 

 leaves of its wand-like often bright yellow and shining branches. Leaves very 

 shortly stalked, pointed, dark green and shining above, silvery gray beneath with 

 fine close-pressed silky pubescence, their edges a little revolute. Calkins cylin- 

 drical, obtuse, the staminate ones a little enlarged or clavate, sometimes rather 

 curved, with golden yellow anthers. Scales ovate, rounded or slightly acuminate, 

 brown, densely clothed with long white hairs. Germens quite sessile, ovato-lan- 

 ceolate, silky. Styles rather long, crowded with the 2 linear, spreading, entire (or 

 sometimes cloven) stigmas, which equal or even exceed the style in length. 



6. S. iSmi^MaMa, Willd. Silky-leaved Osier. " Leaves lanceo- 

 late obscurely crenate white and satiny beneath, stipules very 

 small narrow acute, ovaries distinctly stalked." — Br. Fl. p. 391. 

 S. mollissima, E. B. t. 1509. 



Wet woods ; rare ? Fl. April, May. Tj . 



B. Med. —Wet willow-thickets in Whitefield wood, a male plant of this species 

 (according to Dr. Bell-Salter), 1840. By the bridge that crosses the road near 

 Shanklin church, on the left-hand side, idem. 



7. S. acuminata, Sm. Long-leaved Willoiv. " Leaves lanceo- 

 lato-oblong pointed wavy finely toothed glaucous and downy be- 

 neath, stipules half-ovate, stipules oblong or oblong-linear." — Br. 

 Fl. p. 391. E. B. t. 1434. S. rugosa, Bab. ? 



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