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with the leaves. Scales of uniform colour. Xectary of 2 
pieces or urceolate ; germen or stamens from the middle. 
Vernation convolute. 
Subsec. 1. Zii/c?<s (Dumort.). Stam. 4 — 8. " Nectary urceo- 
late, undivided." L. glossy, glabrous. — Trees or large shrubs. 
Stipules soon falling. Pentandrce (Borr.). 
1. ;S'. 2)enfan'dra (L.) ; 1. ovate-elliptic or ovate-lanceolate 
acuminate glandular-serrate, " stip. ovate-oblong straight equal," 
stam. 5 or more, caps, ovate-attenuate glabrous, stalk twice as 
long as the gland, style short, stig. bifid. — E. B. 1805. — Height 
6 — 20 feet. Top of petioles glandular. L. fragrant. — River- 
sides in the North. Sh. or T. V. VI. Bay-leaved Willow. 
E. 8. I. 
t2. S. Mei/eriihia (Willd.)' ; 1. oblong lanceolate acuminate 
glandular serrate, stij:). half -cordate oblique, "stam. 3 or 4," 
caps, ovate-attenuate glabrous, stalk 3 or 4 times as long as the 
gland, style short, stig. emarginate. — E. B. S. 2961. *S'. cnsin- 
data (Schultz). — Height 20 — 30 feet. Top of the petioles 
glandular. — Near Shrewsbury. Sh. or T. VI. E. 
Subsec. 2. Amerina (Dumort.). Stam. 2 or 3. Nectary of 
2^ pieces, one between the cal.-scale and germen, the other 
opposite to it. Naturally trees. 
i. Diandrce. Stam. 2. Catkin-scales soon falling. — Fragiles 
and Albcp Borr. 
3. S.frag'ilis (L.) ; 1. gradually attenuate very glaucous be- 
neath, stip. i-cordate, germ, subulate stalkod much exceeding 
scale, style short equalling bifid stigma. — <S'. Russelliana Sm., 
E. B. 1808. S. viridis Sy., E. B. 1308 (excl. desc.) not Fr.- See 
White in ./. of B. xxvi. 196. Baker, /. of B. xxvi. 249. .S'. 
decipiens (Sm.)'^ E. B. 1937 seems only a slight variety. — 
Branches polished round smooth. Bedford Willow. — Damp 
meadows and osier-ground. T. IV. V. E. S. (I ?) 
4. <S'. vir idis (Fr.) ^ ; 1. lanceolate dark shining, stip. ^-cordate, 
germ, ovate-oblong subsessile equalling scale, style very short. 
— S.fragilis Sm., E. B. 1807.- .S'. viridis Sy., E. B. descript. — 
Branches very smooth round brown brittle. — Damp meadows. 
T. IV. V. E. S. (I?) 
I Considered a hybrid (S. pentand rax frogilis) by Dr White.— H. & J. G. 
- These synonyms are accordini; to Dr White. Dr Moss interchanges them, 
we think correctly. — A. J. W. 
•■' Dr White refers this doubtfully to S. triandraxjri'gilis. — H. & J. G. 
•1 S.fragilis (sec. White) xa/tc, Dr White.— H. & J. G. 
