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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

Henfield, and Flitwick House, and also in the Hackney arboretum, underthe name of S. Aippophaefolia. The shoots are as valuable for basketworkas those of S. rubra. (Forbes.)

a 37. S. refle'xa Forbes. The reflexed -catkined Willow.

Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 94.

The Sexes. The female is described and figured in Sal. Wob.

Engravings. SaL Wob., No. 94. j and our fig. 94. in p. 1619.

Spec. Char., §c. Leaves lanceolate, dentated, or distantly serrated ; cottonybeneath ; the older ones glaucous and glabrous. Stipules toothed, large,on shortish footstalks. Catkins reflexed, on short stalks. Ovary stalked,ovate, silky. Style short, divided. Stigmas parted. Bractea longerthan the stalk of the ovary, obovate, obtuse, notched, hairy, black inits upper half. (Sal. Wob., p. 187.) A low spreading shrub; nativecountry not stated; flowering in March; with round green branches, villouswhen young, marked with small yellow dots. Leaves from 3 in. to 3j in.long, scarcely 1 in. in breadth; lanceolate, tapering towards their extremities,serrated, entire at the base; thickly covered with a short cottony substance,while young, underneath; finally, they lose this substance, and becomeperfectly glabrous and glaucous; the young ones are tinged with purple, andvery soft to the touch : lower leaves very small, and obtuse. Catkins about1 in. long, recurved, slender. A very useful willow for tying, and forthe finer sorts of baskets and wickerwork, the younger twigs being verytough and pliant.

j* 38. S. virga'ta Forbes. The twiggy Willow.

Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 12.

The Sexes. Mr. Forbes states that, when seen by him, the catkins were withered, and unfit forexamination.

Engravings. SaL Wob., No. 12., without flowers; and our fig. 12. in p. 1605.

Spec. Char., Sfc, Leaves linear-lanceolate, glabrous, green on both surfaces,finely serrated. Stipules rounded or half-heart-shaped, serrated or toothed.Branches glabrous, shining. (Sal. Wob., p. 23.) A very distinct and hand-some sort, growing, in the Horticultural Society’s Garden at Chiswick, tothe height of 1 ft. 6 in. or 2 ft., with small round, brown, glabrous, twiggybranches; flowering in May and June. In size, habit, and leaves it re-sembles S. Houstonian».

at 39. S. Lyo'n// ? Schl. Lyon’s Willow.

Identification. Sal. Wob., No. 12. Mr. Forbes obtained this sort, under the name of S. LydmY, fromMessrs. Loddiges, who had it, through M. Schleicher, from Switzerland.

The Sexes. Mr. Forbes had not yet seen the catkins in 1829, when the Salictum Woburncnse waspublished.

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 10., without flowers; and our fig. 10. in p. 1604.

Spec. Char., §-c. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, elongated, pointed, serrated,glabrous, green and shining on both sides, veiny; obtuse at the base, some-times furnished with one or two glands. Branches round, glabrous, incliningto a reddish brown. (Sal. Wob., p. 19.) A native of Switzerland, intro-duced by Messrs. Loddiges previously to 1829, the date of the Salictum Wo-burnense. In the salictum at Woburn, it forms a bushy shrub, about 3 ft.in height, with reddish brown branches, which are round, glabrous, andshining; these, again, throwing out many small twigs from the axils of theleaves, which are villous when young. This species has not yet floweredwith Mr. Forbes, who has given the figure without catkins.

«6 40. S. Hous t oN ia'Ns! Pursh. Houston’s Willow.

Identification. Pursh FI. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 634.; Smith in Rees’s Cyclo., No. 43.; Forbes in Sal.Wob., No. 11.

Synonyme. S. tristis Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836.

The Sexes. The male is described in Pursh’s specific character, and the female is described and _figured in Sal. Wob.

Engravings. SaL Wob., No. 11.; and fig. 11. in p. 1604.

Spec. Char., $c. Leaves linear-lanceolate, and very finely serrated, glabrous,shining, and green on both sides. Stipules none. Catkins accompanying