By Thomas Bruges Flower, Esq. 



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" Gough's Camden." This species has been more recently confirmed 

 by Mr. James Hussey. 



North Division. 



5. North-east District. "Neighbourhood of Marlborough." 

 Marlb. Nat. Hist. Deport. 



Rare in the County. A small tree when not cut down as an Osier. 

 Branches long, slender, smooth, purplish. Leaves of a fine grass 

 green, and smooth on both sides, being downy when young only. 

 This is considered a hybrid between purpurea and viminalis. 



6. S. viminalis, (Linn.) twiggy or common Osier. Vimen is 

 Latin for a twig or osier. . Engl. Dot. t. 1898. 



Locality. In wet meadows, osier-holts, and on the banks of the 

 Avon. Tree El. April, May. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In all the 

 Districts} One of the best marked species of the genus Salix, and 

 the most frequently cultivated of all the Osiers for the use of the 

 basket-makers. Left to itself it will become a tree of considerable 

 size. Leaves very long, narrow, almost linear, acute, smooth above, 

 silky and shining beneath, with a strong midrib. Catkins cylindrical, 

 with brown, rounded, hairy scales. 



7. S. caprea, (Linn.) Goat's or great round-leaved Sallow. Engl. 

 Dot. t. 1488. 



Locality. In woods, thickets, and hedges, along streams, but 

 preferring a dry soil. Tree El. April, May. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 

 General in all the Districts. This is one of the earliest flowering 

 of the genus. It varies very much in the size and shape of the 

 leaves, the amount of down, which gives them a considerable thick- 

 ness ; but is generally distinguished from all the preceding species 

 by the cottony, not silky, down ; and wrinkled leaves, and by its 

 larger size. 



8. S. aurita, (Linn,) round-eared or trailing Sallow. Engl. Bot. 

 t. 1487. 



Locality. In moist woods, and in wet places on heaths, and 

 commons. Shrub El. April, May . Area, 1. * 3. 4. 5. In all the 

 Districts but the South-middle. A large spreading shrub. Leaves 



1 " Osiers — we have great plenty of them about Bemarton, &o., near Salisbury, 

 where the osier beds doe yield four pounds per acre." — Aubrey, Nat. Hist Wilts. 



