754 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
Group iv. Pentdndre Borrer. 
Trees having Flowers with 3—5 Stamens. Prin. sp. 16, 17, and 18. 
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Stamens in a flower more than 3, in most instances 5. Ovary glabrous. — 
The plants trees of moderate size. Leaves large, glossy, fragrant, serrated, 
and having glands in the serratures, from which a resin exudes, Stamens 
in each catkin so numerous and long, as to render the flowers, which, too, 
are in perfection at the same time as the foliage, quite handsome, and the 
trees, in this condition, more ornamental than those of any other group. 
(Hook.) 
¥ 16. S. penra’npDRA L. The five-stamened-flowered Willow. 
Identification. Win. Sp. Pl., 1442.; Eng. FL, 4. p. 171.; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3., p. 420. 
Synonymes. S. pentandra, part of, Koch Comm. p. 13.; the sweet Willow, or Bay-leaved Willow. 
The Sexes. Both sexes are figured in Sal Wob. and Hayne’s Abdbild., and the male in Eng Bot., 
with two views of an ovary. 
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1805. ; Host Austr., 1.t.1. £2.53 our fig. 1488. ; and fig. 34. in p. 798. 
Spec. Char., &c. Leaves ovate, pointed, crenate, glandular, glabrous. Foot- 
stalks glandular at the summit. Stamens 5 or more, hairy at the base. 
Ovary ovate, tapering, smooth, nearly sessile. (Sal. 
Wod.) An upright tree. Britain, on the banks Ny 
of rivers and in watery places. Height 18 ft. to 20ft. TQ Y 
Flowers yellow ; June. z 
The flowers are remarkably fragrant, as are the 
leaves, especially when bruised: the fragrance, which 
is similar to that of the sweet bay (Latrus ndbilis), 
but less powerful, is exuded from the resinous crena- 
tures of the leaves, and from the barren catkins. It is 
one of the most desirable species of the genus for 
planting in pleasure-grounds, on account of the fine 
display made by the blossoms, their profusion, their 
abundant fragrance, the smooth, shining, rich deep green 
of the leaves, and the comparatively slow growth and 
compact habit of the tree. ABB Sepencivaia, 
Variety. 
¥ S. p. 2 hermaphroditica, —Catkins more or less hermaphrodite. 
#17. S. Meyerrana Willd. Meyer’s Willow. 
Identification. Willd. Berl. Baumz., p. 427. ; Hook. Br. FI., ed. 3., p. 421. 
Synonymes. S.cuspidata Schulizx; 8. tinctdria Smith; S. pentandra 6 Linn.; S. hex4ndra Ehrh, ; 
S. Ehrhartédna Smith ; S. tetrandra Willd. 
The Sexes. The male is figured in Hayne’s Abbild. The female is mentioned in Koch Comm., and 
Hooker’s Br. Fi., ed. 3., p. 421. 
Engravings. Wayne Abbild., t. 162. ; our fig. 1439. ; and jig. 33. in p. 798. 
Spec. Char., &c. Leaves ovate-elliptic, pointed, glabrous ; green and shining 
above, rather pale beneath but not glaucous ; serrated ; the serratures of 
the young leaves glandular. Stipules soon falling off. Stamens 3—4. 
Bractea obtuse, yellow. (Willd.) A handsome tree, with brownish smooth 
branches, and large broad shining leaves. Pomerania and Sweden, in 
meadows, and woody and marshy places. Height 20 ft. to 30 ft. Intro- 
duced in 1822. Flowers yellow; April. 
Mr. Borrer states that the insertion of this kind m Hook. Br. Fi., ed. 3., 
as a native of Britain, arose from a mistake of his, (See Borrey in Comp. to 
Bot. Mag., p. 225.) 
¥ 18. S.Lu‘cipa Mihlenb. The shining-leaved Willow. 
Identification. Miihlenb. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. p. 239. t. 6. f.7.3 Pursh Fl. Amer, 
Sept., 2. p. 615.; Michx. North Amer. Sylva, 3. p. 81. 
Synonyme. S, Forbésii Sweet Hort. Brit. ed. 1830. 
