^58 AMENTACEvE. [Salix. 



In rather moist woods, thickets and hedges; T believe not uncommon in this 

 island, i^/. April. Ij. 



-B. Med. — ^ . Ill a low wet meadow nearly opposite Eedhill farm, Appulduv- 

 combe, 1843. 



W. Med. — ^. Norlhwood park, 3fiss G. KiUlerhee ! 



A small, sometimes, accordini; lo Smith, a lofty tree, holding a middle rank 

 between the Osiers and Sallow tribe. 



Pistillate catkins cylindrical, obtuse, not much above an inch long, slightly 

 stalked, with several ovato-laiiceolate, acute, silky bracts. Styles eliuigated, about 

 equal lo the diverging and undivided sft'^mas. Gfrmen* lanceolate, densely vil- 

 lous, on hairy pedicels that are much shorter than the ovato-acute, blackish, very 

 shaS'Sy scales. Nectaries narrow-oblong, abrupt and flattened. 



I have only seen the pistillate plant of this species as yet. 



****** CiNERE^, Borr. 



"Stamens 2, distinct. Capsules lanceolato-acuminate, silky, tomentose, conspi- 

 cuously stalked ; stalks 3 {or more) times longer than the nectary. Style 

 none or much shorter than the ovale or oblong thick stigmas. Catkins ses- 

 sile, lateral, at first short, afterwards more lax, appearing before the leaves ; 

 their scales discoloured at the end. Leaves more or less wrinkled and sti- 

 puled, very veini/ beneath : stipules without glands on the inside. Trees or 

 low shrubs." — Br. Fl. 



8. S. cinerea, L. Gray Salloiv. " Leaves obovate obovato- 

 elliptical or obovato-lanceolate autumnal ones pointed even ser- 

 rated reticulated with prominent veins nearly glabrous and glaucous 

 beneath with the margins sometimes recurved, stipules rounded 

 toothed upper ones often half-cordate, style very short or none. 

 E. B. t. 1897. (Autumnal leaves narrow, rigid, and their mar- 

 gins recurved). L. aquatica, Sm. : E. B. t. Ii37. (Autumnal 

 leaves broader, larger, more pliant, nearly flat). S. oleifolia, Sm. : 

 E. B. t. 1402. (Aut. leaves narrower, rigid, nearly flat)." —Br. Fl. 

 p. 392. 



In moist woods, hedges, margins of ponds, &c.; common. Fl. March, April. 



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$ . In hedges along the Blading road from Ryde, near the second milestone, 

 in plenty. <y and J . By some little pools near Westridge farm. 



A large shrub or small tree. Leaves obovato-elliptical, shortly stalked, dark 

 more or less shining green above, pale glaucous and reticulated beneath, their 

 edges a little inflexed, in the younger adult state either quite entire and wavy or 

 partially serrated, their upper surface nearly or quite glabrous, the under more or 

 less pubescent. Stipules small, semicordate, toothed. Scales silky, blackish 

 above; in 9 rounded or obtuse, in $ somewhat acute. Nectary a single, ob- 

 long, truncate gland, green in $ , yellower and shorter in 9 • Staminate catkins 

 about an inch long, smaller and narrower than in S. caprea, ovato-oblong, fra- 

 grant, very downy. Anthers bright yellow prettily tipped with red, tinging the 

 unexpanded catkins of that colour, and scattering a copious golden pollen. Pis- 

 tillate calkins nearly sessile, oblong, a little tapered, with several broad leafy 

 bracts. Germen lanceolate, somewhat ovate below, silky all over like its stalk, 

 which is about half the length of the very obtuse scale. Style extremely short; 

 stigmas deeply grooved on both sides,* mostly cloven at the tips, spreading. 



* The thickened edges of the membrane composing the stigma gives the chan- 

 nelled appearance to both surfaces. 



