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shaj)ed longer than the j)etioles, germens subulate glabrous, style 
elongfited, seales shaggy. — S. malifolia Sm., E. B. I(il7. — A 
tall shrub with crooked brittle twigs. L. shortly acuminated, 
narrowed towards the base. — Sands of Barrie near Dundee. 
Norfolk? Sh. V. S. E.? 
35. S. lanata (L.) ; 1. broadly oval pointed entire shaggy be- 
neath, stip. oval, germens conical glabrous, catkins tenninal or 
j)laced just below the ends of the branches and above the leafbuds 
sessile, fertile ones braeteated. — E. B. S. 2(i24. — A low and very 
beautiful shrub. — Glen Dole and Glen Callater, Clova Moun- 
tains. Sh. V. S. 
D. Bicolores Borr. 
This section corresponds nearly with the S. bicolor of Koch, 
and it must be confessed that the species are very closely allied 
and might ])robably be reduced in number advantageously by a 
person who was thoroughly acquainted with them. 
36. S. laurina (Sm.); 1. elliptic-oblong acute obsoletely cre- 
nate naked except when young dark green above glaucous be- 
neath, stip. pointed glandulose, germens and stalk silky. — S. bi- 
color Sm., E. B. 1806. — Twigs wandlike, purple. Stalk of the 
caps, as longer longer than the blunt scale. — 13. S. tenuior {Borv.); 
1. obovate-laneeolate, catkins shorter and more slender lax, stalks 
of the caps, shorter than the oblong scales, style longer than the 
ovate stigmas. E. B. S. 2650. — Twigs paler and leaves more 
spreading. — Woods and thickets. /3. Killin. Sh. IV^. V. 
37 . S. radicans (Sm.); 1. oblong- or elliptic-lanceolate acute 
with wavy serratures naked glaucous beneath, stij). small lunate 
glandulose, germens (and stalks?) silky.- — S. phylicifolia Sm., 
E. B. 1958. — A low shrub with spreading decumbent branches. 
— Breadalbane Mountains. Sh. V. S. 
38. S. Borreriana (Sm.); 1. lanceolate tapering to both ends 
with shallow seiTatures naked glaucous beneath, stip. small ob- 
liquely lanceolate glandulose, germens on long stalks naked. — 
E. B. S. 2619. — A much branched shrub with ash-coloured 
shoots. L. very different from those of S. radicans, serratures 
shallow and nearly even. — Glen Nevis and Breadalbane. Sh. 
IV. S. 
39. S. tetrapla (Walk.) ; 1. lanceolate tapering at both ends 
unequally serrated nearly naked glaucous beneath, stip. small 
half heartshaj)ed, germens naked', their summits and stalks silky. 
— E. B. S. 2702 . — An upright shrub with straight spreathng 
twigs. L. very acute. — Breadalbane. Sh. V. S. 
40. S. Davalliana (Sm.); 1. obovate-laneeolate very acutely 
pointed ohscm’ely toothed naked somewhat glaucous beneath. 
