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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART III. 



\m . a.- Leaves linear-lanceolate, narrow at the point, denticulate, glabrous, glaucous beneath. 

 Catkins appearing after the expansion of the foliage. Stamens from ii to 8. Ovary stalked, smooth. 

 . Woi., p. 11.) Stem erect, with round, smooth, even branches. A native of Mexico, introduced 

 previously to 1829 into the Woburn salictum, where it has not yet flowered. 



App. i. Ntgrce described but not yet introduced. 



S. Mgustrina Michx. X. Amor. Sylva, ;>. p. 80. t. 125. f. 2. ; Sal. Wob., p. 288. A tree, a native of 

 North' America, about 25 ft. high, which at first sight, resembles S. nigra; but its leaves are longer, 

 narrower, and have heart-shaped stipules at their base. 



S. ocddent&lis Hose, on the authority of Koch (Comtn., p. 16.), is a native of the Island of Cuba. 



S. oetundra Sieb., on the authority of Koch {Oomtn., p. 17.). Stamens 6 — 10. Stipules obliquely 

 ovate, acute. Wild in Egypt Sieber deems it akin to S. tetrasperma Roxb. ; but Koch, who had 

 seen a dried specimen, thinks them different. 



Group viii. "Prinoldes Borrer. 



Shrubs, mostly Natives of North America, and used in Basket-making. 



Kinds all, or all but S. conformis Forbes, natives of North America. The 

 kinds which Mr. Borrer has placed in this group are S. rigida M'uhl. S. 

 prinoides Pursh, and S. conformis Forbes. To these S. discolor Willd. and 

 S. angustata Pursh have been added, from their resemblance to S. pri- 

 noides. 



& 31. S. ri'gida Muhlenb. The stiff-leaved Willow. 



Identification. Muhlenb. in Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. p. 237. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 667. ; 



Muhlenb. in Sims and Kon. Ann. of Bot., 2. 64. ; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 615. ; Smith in 



Kees's Cycle, No. 31. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 141. 

 Synonymcs. S. cordata Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 225. ; S. cordifdlia Herb. Banks MSS. 

 The Sexes . The female is noticed in the specific character. 

 Engravings. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. t. 6. f. 4. ; Ann. of Bot., t. 5. f. 4. ; Sal. Wob., 



No. 141., a leaf; andjig. 141. in p. 1650. 



Spec. Char., tyc. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, rigid, smooth, sharply serrated ; the two lowest serratures 

 elongated. Footstalks hairy. Stipules dilated, rounded, having glandular serratures. Catkins 

 accompanying the leaves. Stamens to a flower mostly 3. Bracteas woolly. Ovary lanceolate, gla- 

 brous, on" a long stalk. Style the length of the divided stigmas. (Pursh.) A native of North 

 America, from New England to Virginia, in swamps and hedges. The branches are green, red 

 towards the end, and the younger ones pubescent. It is very tough, and is much used in Ame- 

 rica by basket-makers. (Pursh.) Introduced in 1811, and flowering in April and May. 



X 32. S. prinoYdes Pursh. The Prinos-like Willow. 



Identification. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 613. ; Smith in Rees's Cycl., No. 26. ; Forbes in Sal. 



Woo., No. 40. ; Koch Comm., p. 4f>. note *. 

 The Sexes. The female is figured in Sal. Wob. 



ingl. Sal. Wob., No. 40. ; ouv fig. 1317. ; and fig. 40. in p. 1612. 



Spec. Char., Sec. Leaves oval-oblong, acute, with dis- 

 tant wavy serratures ; glabrous above, glaucous be- 

 neath. Stipules half-heart-shaped, deeply toothed. 

 Catkins villous, protruded before the leaves. Ovary 

 stalked, ovate, pointed, silky. Style elongated. 

 8tigmas cloven. (Pursh.) A native of North Anic- 

 rica, on the banks of rivers, from Pennsylvania to 

 Virginia, where it forms a middle-sized tree, resein- 

 blingA discolor; flowering in March and April. It 

 introduced in is] I. In the Horticultural So- 

 ciety's Garden, and in the salictum at Woburn 

 Abbey, it has only attained the height of ft. or 

 8 ft. There are plants of it at Henfield. 



f ± 33. &Dl'scOLOB Muhlenb* The two-coloured Willow. 



• itenh in Nov. Act Soc Nat. Scrut. Jieml.,4. p. 234. Mi. t. 1. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. 



p H66. : MUhlenb. in Mini and Konlg'i Ann. «i Hot., v.2.oZ. t.f>. f. 1. ; i'ursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 



. , I orbei n, Sal. Wob., No. 147. p. 27!). 



noticed iii tin- ipecific character. 

 Engt - ■ Nov. Act Bl ll Bl rol.,4, t. 6. f. 1. ; Ann. of Hot., 2. t.5. f. 1. ; Sal. Wob., 



ind oat fig. i»7. in p. 1630. 

 1 orate-lanceolate, glabrotw, bluntly serrated, glaucouj beneath, Catkins 



