ARBORETUM AND FKUTICETUM. PART III. 



distantly marked with o or 4 minute teeth, entire towards the base. Foot- 

 stalks short, rather slender, downy; midrib and veins prominent. Stipules 

 on short footstalks, ovate, sloping orf' at one side. Catkins numerous, 

 recurved, above \ in. in length. 



a o7. S. a\ atbrnoVdes Forbes. The Alaternus-like Willow. 



Memtjficaiim. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 76. 



. >. l'he female is described and figured in Sai. Wob. " I have not met with a male plant." 

 [Fbries.) 

 Emgrmmmfjl. SaL Wob., Xo. 7t>. ; and our jig. 7ti. in p. 1618. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, entire, pointed ; villous above, 

 hairy and white beneath. Stipules ovate, serrated, Catkins 1 in. long, 

 thick, and obtuse. Ovary ovate, subulate, silky, stalked. Style shorter 

 than the linear undivided stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p. 151.) A native of Swit- 

 zerland. Introduced in 1824, and flowering in April and May. A low, up- 

 right, bushy shrub, growing, in theWoburn collection, to the height of 5 ft. or 

 (i ft., with slender, round, pubescent, reddish branches, dark green after the 

 first year. Leaves from 1 in. to \\ in. long, or perhaps more; about \ in. 

 in breadth; elliptic-lanceolate, or somewhat obovate, pointed, entire, dull 

 green and villous above, whitish and densely hairy beneath ; reticulated, 

 with a pale midrib. Catkins I in. long, appearing before the leaves. There 

 are plants at Wob urn Abbey and in the Hackney arboretum. 



m ? S 58. S. vrotejefo s lia Schl. The Protea-leaved Willow. 



Identification. Schleicher, quoted in Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2., p. 419. ; Forbes in Sal. "Wob., No. 75. 

 Stm omf ftn et. Erroneously referred to S. ambigua in Hook. Br. Fl., ed 2. (Borrer MSS.) 

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

 Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 75.; andouryig. 75. in p. 1617. 



Spec. Char., §c. Leaves elliptical, entire; villous above, white and silky be- 

 neath. Stipules ovate, silky. Catkins thick, obtuse. Ovary stalked, ovate, 

 silky. Bractea obovate, silky. Stigmas undivided. (Sal. Wob., p. 149.) A 

 native of Switzerland. Introduced in 1820; flowering in April and May. 

 This is a handsome upright-growing shrub, or low tree, attaining the height 

 of \2 ft., although only four years planted. Branches of a brownish green 

 fuscous colour, somewhat ciowny, but ultimately becoming smooth; the 

 young twigs are of a yellow purple, pubescent, and soft to the touch. 

 Leaves elliptic, about \\ in. long ; dull green and villous above, whitish and 

 silky beneath, and reticulated with large prominent veins; the young leaves 

 have rather a silky silvery appearance; while the old ones become more 

 firm and pubescent, their margins entire, or sometimes very distinctly 

 marked with shallow serratures. Catkins about 1 in. long. A very orna- 

 mental plant, but not fit for cultivation for economical purposes. There 

 are plants at Woburn Abbey, Hcnfield, and Flitwick House, and also in 

 the (ioldworth Arboretum. 



Group xiii. lieliculatcc Borrer. 



3XD? 

 I i baracteristicfl of this group, as adopted in Hook. Br. FL, are not described ; 

 In ' ;nr-< it consists of only one species, the S. reticulata L., and the charac- 

 teristics of "this specie! may be deemed representative of those of the group. 



-* 59. 8, reticulaVj //. The netted, or wrinkled, leaved, Willow. 



aiitm Lin. Sp. PI , I44A j WiUd Sp. PL, 4. I>. 885. ; Smith in Hccs's CyclO., No. 75.; Koch 



' Do Ham, Arb.,ed L.,8. p. 182. ; Smith Eng. Bot, tl908. : Eng. Fl., 4. p. 200. j 



ii i-.r. PL, <■<!. 2, p, 419. j Hayne Abbiid., p. 286. j HbitSal. 

 i i Atner. Sept, 2. p. 610. 

 Theffi n / •<■' Bot., and 8ol. Wob., Hott Sal. Ami., and Hayne Abbtl 



. •,<■ inferred thai both are noi difficultly obtainable In the wild localitiei "i the ipeciei. 



i FL Lai ed I I I ,' ». 7. /. I, 2.j PL Dan., t. 212. j Hoftm. SaL, 2— 8., 

 [hi Ham Arb-.ed 1.8.1 B.j En| Bo( .,». 1808 , SaL Wob., No. 67. ; Hayne Abbiid., 

 An-.tr, ) t 105, j oui fig 1538. i uid fig 87 In p. 1616. 



