772 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
bifid. Bracteas subglabrous, ciliate with short hairs. (Kock.) A shrub, with 
leaves bearing a strong resemblance to those of S. viminalis; while the 
catkins, branches, and mode of growth are quite different. Alps of France 
and Switzerland. Height 5 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1821. Flowers 
yellow; April. 
% 74. S. uinza’Ris Forbes, The linear-leaved Willow. 
Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 89. 
Synonyme. ? S. incana var. linearis Borrer. (Borrer in a letter.) 
The Sexes. The male is described and figured in Sal. Wob. Mr. Forbes has 
noted that he had not seen catkins of the female. . 
Engravings. Sal. Wob., 89. ; our fig. 1462.5 and fig. 89. in p. 807. 
Spec. Char. §c. Leaves linear, villous ; shining above, 
cottony beneath ; margins slightly denticulated. Branches 
brown. Stipules none. Catkins elliptical, nearly sessile. 
Bracteas elliptical, yellow, as are also the anthers. (Sal. 
Wob.) A low bushy deciduous shrub, with copious 
branches, dark brown or purplish in every stage. Switzer- — 
land. Height 5 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1820, Flowers «aq 
yellow ; April and May. 1462. S. linearis. 
& £ 75. S. vimina‘tis L. The twiggy Willow, or common Osier. 
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 1448. ; Eng. Fl., 4. p. 228. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3. 
Synonyme. S. longifolia Lam. Fl. Fr. 2. 232. ( Koch.) 
The Sexes. Both sexes are figured in Eng. Bot., Sal. Wob., Hayne Abbild., and Host Sal. Austr. 
Both exist in Britain. The male seems less robust and vigorous than the female. — 
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1898. ; Sal. Wob., No. 133. ; our fig. 1463. ; and fig. 133. in p. 817. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves linear, inclining to lanceolate, 
elongated, taper-pointed, entire, wavy; snow-white and 
silky beneath. Branches straight and slender. Ovary \ ze 
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sessile. Style as long as the linear undivided stigmas. 
(Smith.) A large shrub or low bushy tree. England, 
in wet meadows. Height 10ft. to 20 ft. Flowers ““ 
yellow ; April and May. & 
Readily distinguished from the other species of the : 
section by the satiny under surface of the leaves ; and q : 
more generally cultivated than any other for basketwork _ 
and hoops. A variety called the Dutch willow, with 1465. s, viminatis. 
brown bark, is preferred where hoops are the object. 
2 #76. S. stipuua‘ris Smith. The stipuled, or auricled-leaved, Osier, or 
Willow. 
Identification. Smith Fl. Brit., p. 1069.,; Eng. Flora, 4. p. 230.; Hook. Br. Fl, ed. 2., p. 420. 
The Sexes. Both are described in Eng. Flora, and both are figured in Eng. Bot. and Sal. Wob, 
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t.1214.; Sal. Wob., 132.; and jig. 132. in p. 816. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves lanceolate, pointed, slightly wavy, obscurely crenate ; 
soft and nearly naked above, white and downy beneath. Stipules half 
heart-shaped, stalked, very large. Gland cylindrical. Ovary ovate, nearly 
sessile, as well as the linear undivided stigmas. (Smith.) A large shrub 
or low tree. England, in osier holts, hedges, and woods. Height 10 ft. to 
20 ft. Flowers yellow; March. 
Twigs upright, tall, soft and downy, of a pale reddish brown, brittle, and 
of little or no use as an osier. 
¥ 77. S. Smrrura‘va Willd. (Eng. Bot., t. 1509. ; Sal. Wob., No. 134., the 
female ; and our jig. 134. in p. 817.) is described in our first edition. 
¥ 78, S. moLi1’ssima Ehrh. (Beitr., 6. p. 101.) is described in our first edition. 
2%? ¥ 79. S. HOLOsERI'cEA Hook. (Br. FI., ed. 2., p. 421.) is described in our 
first edition. 
%? * 80. S. Micuetr4va Forbes (Sal. Wob., t. 135.; and fig. 135. in 
p- 817.) is described in our first edition. 
