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valleys (G. W. 0. U.); vallee do Joux in the Jura; also 
cultivated. 5, 6 . . . . pentandra L. 1996. 
— Ls lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate (1 : 4—7). Stas 2, 
rarely more . . . . . . . .10 
10. Catkins fairly thick, with villous scales. With 2 necti- 
ferous glands. Ls always quite glabrous. Branches very 
easily torn off from the stem.—Varied rarely with 3 to 
5 stas (v. polyandra = S. Pokornyi Kern.). Water-side; 
rare (often confused with S. Russeliana); Aarau ; Meilen, 
Canton Zurich; Pfaffikon, Canton Schwyz; also culti¬ 
vated. 4 . fragilis L. 1997. 
— Catkins slender, with pubescent scales at the base, gen. 
almost glabr. towards the top, or entirely pubescent. 
With 1 or 2 nectiferous glands. Ls silky underneath 
when young, glabr. above. Branches brittle. S. alba-fra- 
gilis! S. pendula Ser., S. viridis Excfl.—Fairly distrib., 
but probably distributed through cultivation. 4 
* Russeliana Koch. 1998. 
.— Catkins slender, the scales pubescent at the base, gen. 
glabr. towards the top. With only 1 nectiferous gland. 
Ls white-silky on both sides, or at least below, rarely 
(b. coerulea Sm. ) glabr. Branches flexible.— Varied: c. vi- 
tellina L. (Golden Osier). Branches of a deep yellow. 
—By streams and brooks; distrib.; c. cultivated. 4 
alba L. 1999. 
11 (6). Capsules sessile or shortly pedicelled, the pedicels 
at most IV 2 times as long as the gland . . 12 
— Capsules more or less long-pedicelled, the pedicels 
2 —6 times as long as the gland .... If) 
12. Capsules compressed, glabr , rarely (in S. daphnoides) 
hairy. Ls elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, glabr. (rarely 
hairy). Scales long-villous. Stas glabr., free . 13 
— Capsules tomentose ...... 14: 
13. Catkins appearing before the ls, entirely sessile, the 
scales almost entirely blackish, with straight hairs. 
Branches covered with a bluish powder which disappears 
when rubbed. Ls shiny above, glaucous underneath. Pedi¬ 
cels of the capsules very short. Style long.—Varied with 
hairy ls (v. pilosa), hairy capsules (v. trichocarpa), and 
smaller, narrower ls (S. pulchra Wimm.).—Mount, and 
subalp.; fairly distrib. 3, before the others 
daphnoides Vill. 2000.*) 
*) S. acutifolia Willd., a species from S. Russia, with less numerous 
catkins, and Is narrower, linear-lanceolate, long-acuminate and green under¬ 
neath, is cultivated in the Rhine-valley of St. Gall, and by the lakes of Morat 
and Neuchatel. 
