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arboretum AND FRUTICETUM.

PART HI,

truly British; but there seems no reason why, like several other willows,it may not grow wild in Europe as well as in North America; and the au-thorities above mentioned are not likely to be erroneous.” ( Smith .) “ I havenever seen native specimens.” ( Hooker in Br. FI.')

st 44. S. pennsylva'nica Forbes. The Pennsylvanian Willow.

Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 95.

Synonymes. ? Is not this the same as S. petiol&ris Smith ; or, perhaps, it is the S. grisea Willd. ( Borrerin a letter.) In Sweet’s Hort.-.Brit., ed. 1830, it is questioned if S. pennsylv&nica Forbes be not iden-tical with S. pedicellaris of Spreng. Syst ., which is the S. pedicelldris Pursh.

The Sexes. The male is described and figured in 5a/. Wob.

Engravings. Sal, Wob., No. 95.; and our fig. 95. inp. 1620.

Spec. Char., fyc. A bushy shrub. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, serrated;smooth, glabrous, and shining above; densely clothed beneath with silkysilvery hairs. Stipules very minute, soon falling off. Catkins of the

male nearly 1 in. long, slender. Bractea oblong, hairy. Gland obtuse.This kind, in its whole form and habit, bears a strong likeness to S. petioliirisSmith; but the silvery silkiness of the old leaves perfectly distinguishesit. {Sal. Wob., p. 189.) A native of ? North America; flowering inApril. Introduced in (?) 1825. A low spreading shrub, with yellowishgreen, round, villous, brittle branches. Leaves lance-shaped, varying from3 in. to 5 in. in length, sometimes nearly 1 in. broad; dark green andshining above; beautifully silvery-silky beneath; all the leaves of a thintexture; midrib pale, prominent, and slightly villous. Footstalks scarcelyi in. long. Catkins appearing before the leaves, nearly sessile. Anthersreddish before expansion; afterwards yellow. There are plants in theGoldworth Arboretum, and at Woburn Abbey and Flitwick House.

-* 45. S. M i i H L E N B E i! G 7/f N/f Willd. Muhlenberg’s, or the brown American,

Wiflow.

Identification. Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 692.; Pursh FI. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 609.; Smith in Rees’s Cyclo.,No. 96.; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 145. p. 278.; Koch Comm., p. 21., note*.

Synonymes. S. alplna Walt. Car., 243.; S. inckna Michx. FI. Bor. Amer ., 2. p. 225.; S. flS.va Schoepf.Mat. Med. Amer. ; S. tristis Miihlenb. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. p. 241. t. 6. f. 9., Simsand Konig's Ann. of Bot., 2. p. 68. t. 5. f. 9.

The Sexes. Both sexes are noticed in the specific character.

Engravings. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. t. 6. f. 9. j Ann. of Bot., 2. t. 5. f. 9., a leaf; Sal.Wob., No. 145. ; and our fig. 145. in p. 1630.

Spec. Char., Sec. Leaves lanceolate, sharpish, nearly entire, downy, revolute; veiny and rugosebeneath. Stipules lanceolate, deciduous. Bracteas oblong, fringed. Ovary ovate-lanceolate,silky, stalked. Style short. Stigmas divided. The branches greenish yellow, with black dots.Anthers purple ; yellow when they burst. Bracteas white, tipped with red, giving the catkins avery pleasing appearance. [Pursh.) A shrub, 1 ft. to 4 ft. high, mostly decumbent. Leaves 1 in. long,or more. It is indigenous in gravelly places in Pennsylvania and Canada [Willd.); or, accordingto Pursh, in shady dry woods, from New York to Virginia. Introduced in 1811, and flowering inApril.

46. S. tri'stis Ait. The sad, or narrow-leaved American, Willow.

Identification. Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 1., 3. p. 393.; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 693., Pursh FI. Amer. Sept.,2. p. 609.; Smith in Rees’s Cyclo., No. 97. j Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 150. p. 279.

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 150., a leaf; and our fig. 150. in p. 1630.

Spec. Char., %c. Leaves linear-lanceolate, entire, revolute, acute at each end; rather glabrous above,rugged with veins and downy beneath. Stipules none. Catkins appearing before the leaves, andoblong. Approaches near to S. Miihlenbergfdmr. [Pursh.) A native of North America, in drysandy woods, from New Jersey to Carolina. Introduced in 1765, and flowering in ApriL

it 47. S. corda'ta Miihlenb. The heart -leaved Willow.

Identification. Miihlenb. in Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. p. 236.; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 666.;Miihlenb. in Sims et Kon. Ann. of Bot., 2. p. 64.; Pursh FJ. Amer. Sept, 2. p. 615.; Smith inRees’s Cyclo., No. 30.*; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 142.

The Sexes. Both sexes are noticed in the specific character.

Engravings. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. t. 6. f. 3.; Ann. of Bot., t. 5. f. 3. ; Sal. Wob.,No. 142., a leaf; and our fig. 142. in p. 1630.

Spec. Char., fyc. Branches green, red towards the end; younger ones pubescent. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrated, smooth ; above deep green, paler beneath, heart-shaped at the base. Stipulesrounded, finely toothed. Catkins accompanying the leaves. Stamens to a flower mostly 3. Flowerslanceolate, woolly. Ovary stalked, lanceolate, smooth. Style the length of the divided stigmas.[Pursh.) A native of North America, from New England to Virginia. Introduced in 1811, andflowering in April and May. The young shoots are very tough, and are much used in America bythe basket-makers. A shrub, about 6 ft. high, with green glabrous branches, and long leaves.

( Willd.) There are plants in the Goldworth Arboretum.