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nites L. has been intended to imply a likeness in the foliage of that kind to 
that of the Vaccinium Myrsinites ; and it may be supposed that this cha- 
racter obtains more or less in all the kinds of the group. 
153. S, Mfyrsint‘res L. The Whortleberry-/eaved Willow. 
pee Lin., cited by Borrer in Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2753., the text; Fl. Dan., t. 1054. 
mnith. 
Synonymes. S. Myrsinites 8, Smith Eng. Fl. 4. p.195.; S. arbutifdlia Willd. Sp. Pl. 4, p. 682.; 
probably S. Macnabédne Macgillivray in Jameson’s Edinb. Phil. Jour., Oct. 1830. 
The Sexes. It is implied in the Spec. Char., &c., that the female is known. 
Engraving. F\. Dan., t. 1054. (Sszth) ; and-our fig. 148). 4 
Spec. Char. Sc. This has, like S. detulifolia, short catkins, and Payot 
ae Ay 
distinctly serrated leaves; but these are more acute, and of an 
ovate-lanceolate figure ; and the long style seems to afford a dis- 
tinctive character. (Borrer.) A low shrub. Scottish mountains. 
Height 6in. to 1 ft. Flowers yellow ; April and May. 
Stems and leaves like those of Bétula nana, very dark, and j 
almost black when dry. 
1481. 
a 154, S. BETULIFO'LIA Forster (Sal. Wob., No. 60. ; and fig. 60. in p. 803.) 
is described in our first edition. 
+ 155. S. procu’mMBENs Forbes. The procumbent Willow. 
Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 61.; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2., p. 429. 
Synonymes. S.\z'vis Hook. Br. Fi., ed. 1s Ps 432.; S. retdsa Wither. Bot. Arr. ed. 4., 2. p. 49. 
The Sexes. The female is described and figured in Eng. Bot. Suppl. and Sal. Wob. Phe male 
plant has not come under our notice. (Borrer.) " 
Engravings. Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2753.; Sal. Wob., No. 6l.; and our jig. 61. in p. 803. 
Spec. Char., §c. Branches diverging. Leaves oval, minutely serrated, re- 
curved, bright green and shining on both surfaces. Catkins elongated, 
thick, cylindrical. Ovary nearly sessile, tapering, obsoletely quadrangular. 
Style short, deeply cloven. Stigmas spreading, bifid. (Borrer.) A low 
procumbent shrub, extending along the ground, with greenish brown, pu- 
bescent, round, shortish branches. Highlands of Scotland. Height 6 in. 
to 1ft. Flowers yellow; April and May. 
x 156. S.retu’sa L. The retuse-/eaved Willow. 
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 1445.; Willd. Sp. Pl., 4. p. 684.; Hayne Abbild., p. 234. 
Synonyme. S. serpyllifolia'Jacg. Austr. t. 298. ; 
The Sexes. Both sexes are described in Rees’s Cyclo., and thence in Sal. Wob., and 
below ; and both are figured in Hayne Abbild.: the male is figured in Sal. Wob. 
Engravings. Jacq. Austr., t. 298. ; Sal. Wob., No. 139.; our jig. 1482. ; and jig. 139. 
in p. 818. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves obovate, entire, glabrous, shining above. 
Catkins of the female oblong, of few flowers. Bracteas (scales) 
the length of the oblong smooth ovary. (Simith.) A trailing shrub. 
Alps of Germany, Switzerland, France, and Italy. Height A 
6in. tol ft. Introduced in 1763. Flowers yellow ; May. 1489. S.retisa, 
* 157. S. Kirarerzéna Willd. (Sal. Wob., No. 64.; and our jig. 64. in 
p- 804.) is described in our first edition. 
a 158. S. U'va-v’rst Pursh (Sal. Wob., No. 151.; and our fig. 151. in 
p- 818.) is described in our first edition, 
-& 159. S. SERPYLLIFO‘LIA Scop. The Wild-Thyme-leaved Willow. 
Identification. Scop. Carn., No. 1207.; Willd. Sp. PL., 4. p. 684.; Hayne Abbild., 325. 
Synonyme. S.retisa Koch y Koch Comm. p. 63. . 3 
The Sexes. The male is figured in Sal. Wob., the female in Hayne Abbild. 
Engravings. Scop. Carn., t. 61.; Sal. Wob., No. 65.; our jigs. 1483, 1484.; and 
Jig. 65. In p. 804. x 
Spec. Char., 5c. Leaves ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, acute, entire, 
glabrous, shining above. atkins oblong, of few flowers. 
Capsules elliptic, glabrous. Stigmas sessile. (Smith.) 
Ea 
23 e¢. A very diminutive shrub. High mountains of France, 
ape” Italy, and Switzerland. Height lin. to 2in. Introd. 1484. 5. serpyui- 
14s3, 1818. Flowers yellow; April and May. folta, 
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