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L. large and broad. — Woods and hedges in dryish places. T. 
IV. V. Great Sallow. 
23. S. sphacelata (Sm.) ; L elliptic-obovate even veiny entire 
or slightly serrate downy on both sides discoloured at the point, 
stip. half cordate toothed erect, germens stalked ovate-lanceo- 
late, stigmas notched longer than the style. — E. B. 2333. — With 
this I am unacquainted, unless an imperfect specimen from Brae 
Mar is it.— T. IV. V. S. 
B. Nigricantes Borr. 
This section forms the S. nigricans of Fries and Koch. I must 
confess myself unable to distinguish the species satisfactorily and 
have compiled the characters from those given by Smith and 
Borrer. 
24. S. cotinifolia (Sm.) ; 1. roundish-elliptical pointed obso- 
letely toothed slightly downy above glaucous and downy beneath, 
stip. rounded or ovate, germens ovate-lanceolate silky, style elon- 
gate deeply bifid, stigmas notched. — E. B. 1403. — A low shrub, 
upright. L. rectangularly reticulated beneath. Young shoots 
downy. Norfolk. Glenliice and Forfar. Sh. IV. V. E. S. 
25. S. hirta (Sm.) ; 1. elliptic-heartshaped pointed finely 
toothed downy on both sides, stip. half heartshaped flat toothed 
nearly glabrous, germens , style shortly bifid, stigmas emar- 
ginate. — E. B. 1404. — A small tree. Young shoots and petioles 
with white cottony hair. Norfolk. Castle Eden, Yorkshire. 
T. IV. V. E. 
26. S. nigricans (Sm.) ; I. elliptic-lanceolate acute crenate 
glabrous with a downy midrib (even when young) glaucous with 
a few hairs beneath, stip. large obliquely cordate serrated smooth, 
germ, lanceolate doicny, style longer than the stigmas. — E. B. 
1213. — A bushy shrub. Bunch of young leaves tipped with a 
tuft of deciduous down. Young shoots downy.— Wrongay fen, 
Norf. Shobden Court, Hereford. Sh. IV. 
27. <S. forsteriana (Sm.) ; 1. elliptic-obovate acute notched and 
very slightly downy except upon the midrib where it is dense 
glaucous beneath, stip. rounded recurved vaulted, germ, awlshaped 
silky, style as long as the blunt emarginate stigmas. — E. B. 2344. 
— A small tree. Young shoots minutely downy. Germens 
crowded. Catkins elongated. — Breadalbane Mountains. New- 
castle-upon-Tyne. T. V. VI. E. S. 
28. 5. rupestris (Donn) ; I. obovate acute serrated flat even 
silky on both sides, stip. small ovate hairy, germens awlshaped 
silky, style as long as the blunt undivided stigmas. — E. B. 2342. 
— A trailing or depressed shrub. Young shoots minutely downy. 
" Germens silky or naked." Borr. — Blanchland, Northumb. 
Rocks of Craigalleach and Mael Ghyrdy. E. S. 
29. S. propinqua (Borr.) ; 1. elliptical obscurely crenate nearly 
