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protruded before the leaves. Bracteas short, rounded,'hairy. Ovary awl-shaped, silky, on a stalkthrice the length of the bractea. ( Smith in Rees's Cyclo.) A native of North America, and commonin low grounds and on the banks of rivers, from New England to Carolina. It is striking in itsappearance, from the dark brown of its branches ; and from its flowers, the filaments of which arewhite, and the anthers first red, becoming yellow when they burst. According to Pursh, this kindis the one most commonly used in America by the basket-makers. (FI. Amer. Sept., vol. ii. p. 613.)Introduced in 1811 ; but we have not seen the plant.
sk 34. S. angusta'ta Pursh. The narrowed, or tapered-leaved. Willow.
Identification. Pursh FI. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 613.; Smith in Rees’s Cyclo., No. 27.
The Sexes. The female is noticed in the specific character.
Spec. Char., $c. Leaves lanceolate, acute, very long, gradually tapering to the base, finely serrated,glabrous, scarcely paler on the under surface. Stipules half-heart-shaped. Catkins protruded beforethe leaves, upright, rather glabrous. Ovary ovate, glabrous, stalked. Style divided. Stigmas2-lobed. A native of North America, and found in shady woods on the banks of rivers, in thestates of New Yoik and Pennsylvania; flowering in March and April. It has very long leaves,and resembles S. prinoldes. (Id.) Introduced into England in 1811.
* 35. S. confo'rmis Forbes. The uniform -leaved Willow.
Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 24.
The Sexes. The female only is described and figured in Sal. Wob.
Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 24. j andjfg. 24. in p. 1607.
Spec. Char., fyc. Stem erect. Leaves lanceolate, pointed, tapering towardsthe base, dull green; glabrous and shining above, glabrous and glaucous be-neath. Stipules ovate, or half-heart-shaped, serrated. Catkins from 2 in.to nearly 3 in. long. Ovary ovate, subulate, silky. Style about as longas the deeply parted stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p.47.) • Supposed to be a nativeof North America. It is one of the earliest-flowering of the species; thecatkins of the female plant appearing in February or March. Mr. Forbeshas not seen the barren catkins; but the plant, he says, is easily distin-guished by its long handsome leaves, its upright mode of growth, and itslong tough branches. The last property, Mr. Forbes observes, appears torender it well adapted for basketwork.
Group ix. Grisea Borrer.
Chiefly Shrubs, Natives of North America.
Most of the kinds are natives of North America. S. Miihlenbergidwffl Willd.,S. cordata Miihlenb., S. falcata Pursh and S. tristis Ait. are additions tothe kinds which Mr. Borrer has placed in this group. With regard to S.reflexa F'orbes, S. virgata ? Forbes, and S. Lyon ii ? Schl., included in itby Mr. Borrer, he remarks, “ I am unacquainted with these, and have,perhaps, placed them in the wrong group.”
* 36. S. virf/scens Forbes. The greenish-/dm>«/ Willow, or verdant Osier.
Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 7.
Synonyme. Mr. Forbes received the kind from Messrs. Loddiges, under the name S. Aippophaefblia,but has substituted the specific name of virescens, as being one more descriptive of the plant.
The Sexes. The female is described and figured in Sal. Wob.
Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 7.; our fig. 1318.; and fig. 7. in p. 1604.
Spec. Char., Sj-c. Leaves linear-lanceolate, serrated, acute, smooth, green onboth sides. Ovary ovate-lanceolate, scarcely downy. Style divided. Stig-mas parted. Stipules none. (Sal. Wob., p. 13.) A nativeof Switzerland, and sent by Messrs. Loddiges to the Woburnsalictum, where it flowers in April. This is an uprightshrub, about 8 ft. high, with slender, brown, smooth branches;the young twigs yellowish, and somewhat furrowed; andthe catkins long and slender, and appearing with the leaves.
In foliage and branches, it bears a strong affinity to S. rubraSmith : but “ the catkins, &c.,” are very different’; muchresembling those of S. undulata Forbes. S. virescens is of dwarfer staturethan either S. rubra or S. undulata. There are plants at Woburn Abbey,
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