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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.
PART III.
Curt. FI. Land, as identical with S. Hoffmannia'wa Smith; but hasremarked that it may possibly prove distinct, and that it doubtlessis so from the S. triandra, which he has described. There are plantsat Henfield.
* i S. ?1. 3 Iloppeimn; S. androgyna Hoppe, quoted in Willd. Sp.
PI., iv. p. 654-., under S. Hopped™ Willd. ; S. Hopped»» Willd.Sp. PI., iv. p. 654*., Smith in Rees’s Cyclo., No. 2., Hayne Al>-bild., p. 218. t. 158.; S. triandra androgyna Seringe, quoted inHayne Abbild .; S. amygdalina, part of, Koch Comm., p. 18.—Smith,in his Eng. FL, iv. p. 167., has incidentally described this, after S.triandra, as follows:— “ S. Hopped»» Willd. is characterised byhaving some catkins composed partly of male and partly of femaleflowers. Its leaves, though very glaucous beneath, agree nearly withthose of S. triandra, of which species Mr. Sieber, who sent mespecimens from Salzburg, appears to think it a variety.” (Smith.)It is shown, under var. 2, that Hooker deems S. Hopped»» ap-parently identical with that variety. Introduced in 1820.
* “t S. ? t. 4 ; S. triandra undulata Mertens, hied. — This is an approach
to S. amygdalina ; the twigs are of a yellowish grey as in that kind,and their young points grooved, but in a less remarkable degree.Mr. Forster regards this, and not the French willow of the Lewesbasket-makers, as the S. contorta of Mr. Crowe. I have plants ofboth sexes from the Lewes osier grounds. ( W. B.)
sn 13. S. HoFFMANNZ/f'.V/f Smith. Hoffmann’s Willow, or Osier.
Identification. Smith Eng. FI., 4. p. 168.; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 16.; Borrerin Eng. Bot. Suppl.,t. 2620. ; Hook. Br. FI., ed. 3., p. 420.
Synonyme. S. triandra Hqffm. Sal., 1. p. 45. t. 9,10., 23. f. 2. (Smith) ? exclusively of vars. ( Borrerin Hook. Br. FL) S. Hofltnanmdna Sm. seems to be the S. tri&ndra of German botanists ingeneral. (Smith in Eng. FI. , 2* p. 167.)
The Sexes. The male is figured in Eng. Bot Suppl., and in Sal Wob. j a notice relative to what hasbeen regarded as the female is given in Engl. Flora.
Engravings. Hoff! Sal., 1. 1 . 9, 10., and 23. f. 2. j Sal. Wob., No. 16. j Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2620.: and,ftg. 16. in p. 1606.
Spec. Char., $c. Leaves ovate-oblong, serrated, smooth, slightly roundedat the base. Stamens 3. Ovary stalked, ovate, compressed, glabrous.Stigmas nearly sessile. (Smith E. F.) The male plant is a native ofBritain, on the sides of streams, in Sussex, where it forms a much-branched shrub, or crooked tree, scarcely ever exceeding 12 ft. high; flower-ing in May. Mr. Forbes states that his plant, after having been cultivatedfor five years, had not exceeded the height of 5 ft. There are plants in theGoldworth Arboretum, and at Henfield.
T 14. S. /ImygdaTjna L. The Almond-feawd Willow, or Osier.
Identification. Lin. Sp. PI., 1443. j Willd. Sp. PI., p. 656.; Smith Eng. Bot., t. 1636.; Eng. FI.,.4.p. 169.} Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 18. ^ Hook Br. FI., ed. 3., p. 420.; Wade’s Salices, p. 14. ;Mackay FL Hibern., pt. 1. p. 245.
Synonyme. S. amygdalina, part of, Koch Comm., p. 18.
The Sexes. Both sexes are figured in Eng. Bot. and Sal. Wob.
Engravings. Eng. Bot., 1.1636. j Sal. Wob., No. 18.; our fig. 1298.; and fig. 18. in p. 1606.
Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves ovate, serrated, glabrous, rounded, and unequalat the base. Stamens 3. Ovary ovate, compressed, smooth; its stalksalmost as long as the bractea. Stigmas nearly sessile. Young branchesfurrowed. Down of the seeds shorter, and less abundant, than in S. triandra.Mr. Crowe first accurately compared and distinguished these two by theirleaves. (Smith E. F.) A native of Britain, on the banks of rivers andditches, in the eastern counties of England, and in Scotland, where itforms a tree growing to the height of 20 ft. or 30 ft.; flowering in Apriland May, and, for the second time, in August. “ If cut down every year, itproduces rods 6 ft. or 8 ft. long, in considerable plenty, for coarse basket-work, but not equal to S. triandra when peeled.” (Smith.) Among the in-sects which live upon this species is the Phalse'na anastomosis L., the