XCV. SALICACEiE 
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1-1J in. : 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, 
Asia 
The White Willow of Britain. 
4. Salix babyloniea, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 629. A tree ; 
branches drooping. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, 3-6 X j in. , finely 
toothed, glabrous. Flowers appearing with the leaves. Catkins 
very slender, terminating short, lateral, leafy branchlets. Male 
Fig. 156. Salix elegans. 
catkins I 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 2 in., nearly erect : 
stamens 2, filaments free, hairy. Female catkins 3-5 in., drooping, 
