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of the female rather longer, lax, with smooth lanceolate ovaries.” The

following matter may be understood to relate chiefly, or wholly, to the female.A native of Britain, in marshy woods or osier grounds, and, in many places,flowering in April and May. This tree, like S. fragilis, is frequently foundfrom 80 ft. to 90 ft. high. According to Mr. Forbes, it is more handsomethan S. fragilis in its mode of growth, as well as altogether of a lighter orbrighter hue. The branches are long, straight, and slender, not angularin their insertion, like those of S. fragilis ; and the trees of both species,when stripped of their leaves, may be distinguished respectively by thesemarks. The leaves, Sir W. J. Hooker observes, are of a peculiarly hand-some shape when in perfection; deeply sinuated, and much attenuated. Thisextremely valuable tree, the same high authority observes, was first broughtinto notice by His Grace Francis Duke of Bedford, about the beginning ofthe present century, and thence most appropriately honoured by bearing thefamily name. Of the size to which it reaches, some interesting details aregiven in the present Duke of Bedford’s introduction to the Salictum Wo-bumense. The favourite tree of Dr. Johnson, at Lichfield, was of this species.It is commonly said that this tree was planted by Dr. Johnson ; but, “ in theGentleman’s Magazine for July, 1785 (seven months after Dr. Johnson’sdeath), there is a particular account of this tree, wherein it is stated that it hadbeen generally supposed to have been planted by Dr. Johnson’s father, butthat the doctor never would admit the fact. It appears, however, to have been