XCV. SALICACE^E 
479 
l-ll ; stamens 2, filaments free. Female catkins 2-3 in. : 
stigmas deeply notched. Capsule nearly sessile, pubescent. 
Simla, introduced and often planted along watercourses ; April. — Europe, 
N. Asia. 
The White Willow of Britain. 
4. Salix babylonica, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 629. A tree ; branches 
drooping. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, 3-6 in., finely toothed, 
glabrous. Flowers appearing with the leaves. Catkins very 
slender, terminating short, lateral, leafy branchlets. Male catkins 
Fig. 156 . Salix elegans. 
i-1 in. : stamens 2, filaments free. Female catkins 1 in., drooping: 
stigmas entire. Capsule glabrous, sessile. 
Simla, introduced and often planted in gardens and along watercourses ; 
February-May. — Europe, N. and W. Asia. 
The Weeping Willow of Britain, 
5. Salix elegans, Wall . ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 630. A shrub or small 
tree ; branches pubescent when young, glabrous afterwards. 
Leaves ovate or oblong, 1-2 in., acute or obtuse, upper surface green, 
lower covered with a white or pale bloom, margins finely toothed 
or nearly entire. Flowers appearing after the leaves. Catkins 
slender, pubescent, terminating short, leafy branchlets ; bracts 
yellow or pale brown. Male catkins 1-1^ in., nearly erect : stamens 
2, filaments free, hairy. Female catkins 3-5 in., drooping, scales 
