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Stamens 2, distinct. Anthers usually yellow. 
Leaves very silky and white, at least underneath. ‘ 
Stems erect, twiggy. Leaves long, lanceolate or linear . 6, 8. viminalis. 
Stems creeping underground, Leaves small, ovate, oblong 
or lanceolate . ‘ ten , a? . 10. S. repens. 
Leaves glabrous, downy or cottony. 
Leaves wrinkled, usually with a short, crisp or cottony 
down, especially underneath. Capsules pedicellate. 
Male catkins very silky, oblong. Capsules 3 to 4 lines 
long. Leaves ovate oroblong . 7. S. Caprea. 
Male catkins cylindrical, rather silky. Capsules 2 to 3 
lines long. Leaves mostly obovate . 8. S. aurita. 
Leaves not wrinkled, glabrous and downy when young. 
Catkins rather slender, Capsules pedicellate . . 9, S. phylicifolia, 
Leaves not wrinkled, downy or woolly, quite entire. Cat- 
kins dense and very silky-hairy. Capsules sessile. 
Catkins silky-white. Capsules about 2 lineslong . . 11. 8S. Lapponum, 
Catkins golden-yellow. Capsules about 3 lines long . 12, S. lanata, 
Male and female catkins on short, leafy shoots. 
Trees or tall shrubs. 
Stamens about 5. Leaves dark-green and shining 4 1. S&S. pentandra. 
Stamens 3. Leaves green above, white underneath , 4, S. amygdalina. 
Stamens 2. 
Leaves ashy-grey or silky-white. Capsules nearly sessile 3. S. alba. 
Leaves green or glabrous. Capsules pedicellate 3 « 2. 8. fragilis. 
Low, spreading or prostrate, or creeping shrubs. 
Catkins at the end of short ,leafy shoots, without buds. Stems 
procumbent, ascending, or forming low bushes. 
Leaves slightly toothed. Male catkins ae sessile, 
Capsules pedicellate . . 9. S. phylicifolia. 
Leaves finely toothed. All the catkins on leafy stalks. 
Capsules almost sessile . 13. S. Myrsinites. 
Catkins on short peduncles, at the last leaf of : a br anch, with 
a bud inthe angle. Stems prostrate or creeping. 
Leaves entire, wrinkled, white underneath . : . 14. S. reticulata. 
Leaves finely toothed, not wrinkled, green on both sides . 15, S. herbacea. 
The well-known weeping Willow (S. babylonica) is of Asiatic origin. 
The S. daphnoides, from continental Europe, with the male catkins like 
those of S. Caprea, but with lanceolate, pointed, green or glaucous leaves, 
is occasionally planted, and has been seen apparently wild, near Cleveland 
in Yorkshire ; and some other continental or North American species have 
been described as British from planted specimens. Many of the British 
species are also natives of North America. 
1. S. pentandra, Linn. (fig. 916). Bay Willow.—A shrub or small 
tree, from 6 to 20 feet high, glabrous or rarely slightly silky on the young 
shoots, the twigs green or yellow. Leaves broadly lanceolate or oblong, 
pointed, finely toothed, thicker and more smooth and shining than in any 
other species. Catkins cylindrical and loose, on short, lateral, leafy shoots ; 
the males 1} to 2 inches long, less hairy than in most species. Stamens 
usually 5 but sometimes more, and there are almost always 2 or even more 
entire or divided gland-like scales at their base. Ovaries glabrous, nearly 
sessile or stalked. Capsules 2 to 3 lines long, of a yellowish-green. 
In damp, open woods, and along streams, chiefly in hilly districts, ex- 
tending all over Europe and temperate Asia to the Arctic regions. In 
Britain, chiefly in northern England and southern Scotland, rare in 
Ireland. 1. spring, rather late. 
2, S. fragilis, Linn. (fig. 917).. Crack Willow.—Very near 8S. alba, 
but usually a more bushy though equally large tree, and the foliage green 
