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Salix Triandra. Three-Threaded Willow. 
SALIX Lin. Gen. Pl. Dioecia Diandeia. 
Masc. Amenti fquama;. Cor. o. Glandula bafeos neBarifera. 
^Sem ^pappof^ UamK * °* Stylus 2-fidus. Capf. l-locularis; 2-vaIvis. 
Raii Syn. Gen. Arbores et Frutices. 
SALIX triandra foliis ferratis glabris, floribus triandris. Lin. Syjl. Vegetab. p. 879. Sfi. Pl.p. 144a . 
^ ^Hal^Hifi* n e |gP^ C °^ anceo ^ at ^ s ’ ferratis ; ftipulis dentatis ; julis gracilibus triandris. 
SALIX triandra. Scopoli FI. Cam. ed. z. p. z 5 g. 
SALIX folio amygdalino utrinque virente aurito. Bauh. Pin. 473. 
SALIX folio amygdalino utrinque aurito corticem abjiciens. Almond-Leaved Willow that calls its 
Bark. Ran Syn. ed. 3. p. 448. 
SALIX folio 1 auriculato fplendente flexilis. Raii Syn. ed. 3. p. 448. The round-ear’d Shining 
Willow. Hudf. FI. Angl. ed. 2. p. 425. J r ** 6 
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FRUTEX orgy alis et ultra, in arbufculum medio- < 
ciein nonnunquam exfurgens, corticem quo- 
tannis abjiciens, undique ramofus. ) 
RAMI eredi, fubvirgati, teretes, verfus fummitates < 
angulati, profunde fulcati, tenaces, flexiles ) 
aut etiam fragiles prefertim ad genicula, < 
cortice e cinereo aut fufco virefcente aut j 
flavefcente, folioli. \ 
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FOLIA alterna, longitudine tripollicaria, latitudine j 
fere pollicaria, in ramis junioribus triplo \ 
majora, lanceolata, acuta, ferrata, ferraturis ) 
cartilagineis, prominentibus, glabra, niten- < 
tia, fupra faturate viridia, fubtus pallidiora, ■ 
nervo medio albido, prominulo, bafi glan- i 
dulis aliquot faepius occupata, petiolata, pe- * 1 
tiolo femunciali, canaliculato. 
STIPULzE in quibufdam ramis nullae, in plerifque 
binee ad bafin petioli, auriformes, rugofle, 
crenulatae, fuperne glandulofae. 
AMENTA mafcula numerofa, ante anthefin longi- 
tudine fere pollicaria, fubcylindracea, to- 
mento fericeo obducta, Iutefcente- viridia, 
odorata, poll pollinis emiflionem longitudine 
bipollicaria et ultra : foliola quinque lanceo- 
lata, utrinque nitentia, pilofa, fubtus palli- 
diora ad bafin cujufvis amenti. 
SQUAMA ad bafin finguli floris pallide viridis, parum 
rugofa, margine apiceque pilofa , Jig. l. 
STAMINA: Filamenta plerumque tria, fub polii- j 
nis emiffione fquama duplo longiora; An- j 
THERAE fubrotundae, biloculares, lutefcen- < 
tcs,fg.2. j 
NECTARIUM : Glandula minuta, truncata, ad ger- 
minis bafin , Jig. 3. _ * 
AMENTA fazminea numero et longitudine mafculis 
fiinilia, illis viridiora et minus fpe£tabilia. < 
SOUAMiE obtufas, rugofze, lutefcentes, fub floref- < 
centia ad dimidiam germinis altitudinem < 
attingentes, Jig. 4. i. 
GERMEN oblongum, acuminatum, fig. 5. < 
STIGMATA duo, brevia, obtufa, horizontalia, bi- J 
fida, Jig. 6. i 
A SHRUB fix feet or more in height, fometimes 
growing up to a middle-fized tree, calling 
its bark yearly, branched on all fides. 
BRANCHES upright, fomewhat twiggy, towards the 
extremity angular or deeply grooved, tough, 
flexible, or even brittle, efpecially at the 
joints, covered with an alh-coloured, brown- 
i(h-green, or yellowilh bark, thickly fet with 
leaves. 
LEAVES alternate, three inches in length, and al- 
moft one in breadth, in the younger branches 
thrice as large, lanceolate, pointed and fer- 
rated, the ferratures or teeth cartilaginous 
and prominent, fmooth, glofly, of a deep 
green colour above and pale beneath, the 
midrib whitilh, and fomewhat prominent, 
mod commonly befet with fome glands at 
the bafe. Handing on footftalks, half an inch 
in length, fcooped. 
STIPULAL in fome of the branches none, but in 
mod a pair at the bafe of the leaf-dalk, ear- 
Ihaped, wrinkled, notched and glandular- on 
the upper fide. 
CATKINS of the male plant numerous, before the 
anthene put forth almod an inch long, nearly 
cylindrical, covered with a filky down, of a 
yellowifh green colour; when all the an- 
theras have Ihed their pollen, they extend 
two inches or more in length : five fmall 
lanceolate leaves, glofly on both fides, hairy 
and fomewhat paler on the under fide, are 
placed at the bafe of each catkin. 
The SCALE at the bafe of each floret, is of an uni- 
form pale green colour, hairy on both edges 
as well as the tip, and fomewhat wrinkled, 
fig- 1* 
STAMINA : Filaments modly three, becoming 
on the Ihedding of the pollen as long again 
as the fcale ; An'ther^e roundifli, yellow 
and bilocular, Jig. 2. 
\ NECTARY : a minute Glandule, truncated, at the 
bafe of the Germen, fig. 3. 
I CATKINS of the female, fimilarin number and length 
to thofe of the male, but greener and lefs 
(hewy. 
\ SCALES obtufe, wrinkled, yellowifh, when pro- 
perly in bloffom extending half way up the 
; germen, fig. 4. 
> GERMEN oblong, tapering, fig. 5. 
; STIGMATA two, fhort, obtufe, fpreading horizon- 
tally, and bifid, fig. 6, 
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