CHAP. CIII. SALICA'CE/K. ,S'A V L1X. 1559 



serrated, with half-heart-shaped stipules, strongly serrated, or toothed, vari- 

 ous in size, but never very large." According to Smith, S. cinerea is the least 

 useful of the sallows ; but its branches, when two years old, are used for 

 bands and coarse wickerwork. There are plants at Woburn, Flitwick, and 

 in the Hackney arboretum. 



Varieties. There are several varieties of this species, one of which has va- 

 riegated leaves ; and, as this is a rare character among willows, it merits a 

 distinct notice. Smith, in his English Flora, iv. p. 2 16., notices having re- 

 ceived a specimen of such a variety from Germany. Mr. Forbes has since 

 found two plants with slightly variegated leaves, growing in the Woburn 

 plantations. He has figured some of these leaves, from which it appears 

 that they are blotched with small yellow blotches. Koch has referred to S. 

 cinerea L., as varieties, S. cinerea Smith, S. aquatica Smith, and S. oleifolia 

 Smith. 



% 91. S. aqua'tica Smith. The Water Sallow, or Willow. 



Identification. Smith Fl. Br., p. 1065. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 701. ; ? Hayne Abbild., p. 248. ; Smith 



Eng. Bot., t. 1437. ; in Rees's Cycle, No. 118. ; Eng. FL, 4. p. 218. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 127. ; 



Hook.. Br. Fl., ed. 3. j Mackay's Fl. Hibern., pt. 1. p. 250. 

 Synonyme. S. cinerea var. Koch Com?n., p. 36. 

 the Sexes- Both sexes are figured in Sal. fl'ob.,and in Hayne Abbild., if the kind is identical : the 



female is figured in Eng. Bot. 

 Engravings. ? Hayne Abbild., 1. 191. ; Eng. Bot., t. 1437. ; Sal. Wob., No. 127. ; and our fig. 127. 



in p. 16*7. 



Spec. Char., eye. Stem and branches erect. Leaves slightly serrated, obovate- 

 elliptical, minutely downy, flat, rather glaucous beneath. Stipules rounded, 

 toothed. Ovary silky, stalked. Stigmas nearly sessile. (Smith Eng. FL) 

 A native of England, in wet hedgerows, swampy places, &c. ; and flowering in 

 April. Most of the following particulars are derived from Smith's description 

 given in his English Flora : — Stem generally bushy, rarely forming a tree. 

 Branches numerous, upright ; the young ones slender, hoary, or finely downy, 

 leafy throughout, often angular. Leaves on rather slender downy footstalks, 

 elliptic-oblong, acute, about 2 in. in length, flat, not wavy, though serrated 

 about the middle and towards the extremity, narrowest at the base ; the lower 

 ones on each branch gradually smaller, quite entire, obovate, rounded 

 and obtuse; the lowest of all not iin. long, all soft and pliant, of a dull 

 greyish green, reticulated with minute veins ; not rugged, but even, and fi- 

 nally glabrous on the upper side; glaucous and minutely downy underneath. 

 Catkins appearing before the leaves. A perfectly distinct kind from S. 

 cinerea and S. oleifolia; being without the rusty hue of these species upon 

 the leaves, which are also much broader, and of a thinner texture. The 

 branches, or twigs, are very brittle, and not adapted to any economical pur- 

 pose, except that, perhaps, of being used for fire-wood. 



¥ 92. S. oleifo v lia Smith. The Olive-leaved Willow, or Sallow. 



Identification. Smith Fl. Br., p. 1065. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 702. ; Smith Eng. Bot, t. H02. ; Rees's 

 Cyclo., No. 119. ; Eng. FL, 4. p.219. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 126. ; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3. : Mackay 

 Fl. Hibern., pt. 1. p. 251. 



Synonyme. S. cinerea var. Koch Comm., p. 36. 



The Sexes. Both sexes are figured in Sal. Wob. : the male is figured in Eng. Bot. 



Engravings. Eng. Bot., 1. 1402. ; Sal. Wob., No. 126. ; and fig. 126. in p.1626. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Stem erect. Branches straight and spreading. Leaves obo- 

 vate-lanceolate, flat, rather rigid, minutely toothed, acute, glaucous, reticu- 

 lated, and finely hairy beneath. Stipules small, notched, and rounded. Cat- 

 kins oval, nearly half as broad as long. (Smith E. F.) A native of England, 

 in wet hedgerows ; and flowering, in the willow garden at Woburn Abbey, in 

 March, and again in August. The following particulars are derived from 

 Eng. Fl. and Sal. Web., chiefly from the former. Truly arboreous; and, if 

 allowed to grow, becoming as tall as a common crab tree, though not of so 

 stout a habit as S. caprea, except as regards the catkins. The branches 

 are rounded, and, when young, somewhat angular, brown, more or less hoarv 

 with short down, very soft to the touch. The leaves spread but moderatol v, 

 and are from 2 in. to 3 in. in length, and 1 in., at most, in breadth, elliptic- 



