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buds, but in sucb a manner as to appear to be an elongation of 
tbe brancb. Small busby plants. 
28. S. Myrsinites (L.) ; 1. elliptic or lanceolate serrate sbining 
often bairy witb prominent veins, germens subsessUe otrate-sub- ^ 
ulate downy, style long. — St. mueb brancbing. — a. S. arhuti- 
folia (Sm.) ; 1. ovate or lanceolate ratber acute. S. Myrsinites ^, 
Sm. — /3. S. Myrsinites (Sm.) ; 1. elliptic serrate nearly emootb, 
catkins short, style sbort, stigmas cloven. E. B. 1360. — Higb- 
lands. Sb. VI. S. I. 
29. S. procum 'bens (F orbes) ; 1. oval minutely serrate brigbt 
green and sbining on botb sides, catkins long cylindrical, germena 
subsessile ovate lanceolate downy, style sbort deeply cloven, 
stigmas bifid. — U. B. S. 2753. — Scales of tbe catlrin nearly black, 
longer and more bairy tban in S. Myrsinites. A low procumbent 
mucb-brancbed shrub. — Highlands. Sb. \T;. S. I. 
[Fries states that S. retusa (L.) was found by Mr. Winch in 
Scotland, but there is no sucb plant in bis Herb.] 
xiii. Reticulates (BoiT.). Catkins opposite to the terminal leaves 
witb a bud between them. 
30. S. reticulata (L.); I. nearly roundly-oval very blunt 
entire netted with veins and glaucous beneath, germens sessile 
oblong-ovate downy, style short, stigmas bifid. — E. B. 1908. — 
A procumbent much-branched shrub. Catkins on long stalks. 
— Lofty moimtains. Sb. VI. S. 
xiv. HerhacecB (Borr.). Catkins exactly terminal. 
31. S. herbdcea (L.) ; I. round or oval blunt or retuse serrate 
sbining glabrous netted with veins, germens subsessile ovate- 
conical glabrous, style short, stigmas bifid. — E. B. 1907. — A 
very minute herblike shrub ; the st. extend far amongst loose 
stones on tbe tops of mountains. Edges and veins of 1. hairy. 
— Alpine situations. Sb. VI. E. S. I. 
S. acuminata, 13. 
acutifolia, 7. 
alba, 4. 
ambigua, 24. 
amygdalina, 6. 
Andersoniana, 17. 
angustifolia, 21. 
aquatica, 14. 
Arbuscula, 21, 25. 
arbutifolia, 28. 
arenaria, 26. 
Index to the Salices. 
argentea, 23. 
ascendens, 23. 
aiu-ita, 15. 
b/color, 18. 
Borreriana, 19. 
c.Trulea, 4. 
caprea, 16. 
carinata, 25. 
cinerea, 14. 
cotinifolia, 17. 
Croweaiia, 19. 
cuspidata, 2. 
damascena, 17. 
Davalliana, 19. 
decipiens, 3. 
Dicksoniana, 19. 
Doniana, 22. 
ferruginea, 12. 
Forbiana, 9. 
Forstoriana. 17. 
fragibs, 3. 
fiisca, 23. 
