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long, slender branches, silky when young,- then polished ; catkins 

 appearing long before the leaves, with brown scales ; leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, 4 — 10 in. long, with revolute, wavy margins, 

 silky beneath, with small, lanceolate stipules ; stamens 2 ; anthers 

 yellow ; style long. — Wet places and osier-beds ; common. — Fl. 

 April — June. Perennial. 



7. S. Lappdnum (Downy Mountain Willow). — A dwarf shrub, 

 wih stout, brown branches ; woolly buds; catkins preceding the 

 leaves, with black scales with long, white hairs ; leaves elliptic- 

 lanceolate, shaggy on both surfaces, with revolute margins and 

 small or absent stipules ; stamens 2 ; anthers yellow. — Highland 

 mountains ; rare. — Fl. June, Julv. Perennial. 



8. S. cdprea (Goat Willow, Great Sallow). — A small tree, with 

 smooth buds ; catkins preceding the leaves, with hairy scales black 

 at the tip ; leaves broad, ovate, flat, with wavy, crenate-serrate 

 margins, cottony beneath ; stamens 2 ; anthers yellow ; style very 

 short ; capsule with a slender stalk. — Dryish places ; common. — 

 Fl. April, May. Perennial. 



9: S. aurita (Round-eared Sallow). — A form closely allied to 

 the following, distinguished by its small size, not exceeding 4 feet 

 in height ; reddish twigs ; much wrinkled, obovate leaves, downy 

 on both surfaces, reddish when young, with large, kidney-shaped, 

 stalked stipules. — Damp woods ; common. — Fl. April, May. 

 Perennial. 



10. S. cinerea (Common Sallow). — A large shrub or small tree, 

 closely allied to S. cdprea, but with downy buds and twigs; 

 glaucous, obovate-lanceolate leaves, with reddish-brown hairs 

 beneath, and large, semicordate stipules ; anthers pale yellow. — 

 Damp places ; common. The earliest flowering British Willow. 

 — Fl. March, April. Perennial. 



11. 5. phylicifdlia (Tea-leaved Willow). — A handsome bush or 

 small tree with spreading, bright chestnut branches and shining 

 green leaves, glaucous beneath, ovate, with very small or absent 

 stipules ; catkins sessile, with black, acute scales ; style long ; 

 capsule stalked. — By mountain streams in the north. — Fl. April 

 — June. Perennial. 



12. S. arbuscula (Small Tree Willow). — A small, stiff, prostrate 

 shrub, with yellow, downy twigs, becoming brown ; ovate, smooth, 

 finely serrate leaves, silky and glaucous beneath ; sessile, bracteate 

 catkins, with rounded, reddish, downy scales, preceding the 

 leaves ; style long ; capsule nearly sessile. — Scottish mountains ; 

 rare. — Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



13. S. repens (Dwarf Silky Willow). — A small, straggling bush 

 with slender branches ; silky buds ; small leaves, variable in shape, 



