CHAP. CHI.

salica'ces. sa'lix.

1557

among other species of 5alix, it was 16 ft. high in 1834, after being 10 yearsplanted. This species forms an upright bushy shrub or tree, with ellipticalleaves ; the lower ones entire; the upper finely serrated, green, and a littlevillous; shining above; glaucous, pubescent, reticulated, and whitish be-neath. There are plants at Woburn, Flitwick, Henfield, Goldworth, andHackney.

£ 86. S. macrostipula'cea Forbes. The large-stipuled Sallow.

Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 130.

The Seres. The female is described and figured in Sal> Wob.

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 130. j an d fig. 130. in p.1627-

Spec. Char., 8fc. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, somewhat obovate, pointed, ser-rated, entire towards the base; upper side dull green and glabrous, glaucousbeneath. Stipules very large, toothed, often cloven. Ovary stalked,ovate-subulate, glabrous. Stigmas parted. {Sal. Wob., p. 259.) A native ofSwitzerland. Introduced in ? 1824, and flowering in April and May. Arapid-growing tree, with dark green, round, downy branches, marked withsmall yellow or reddish spots; the lower branches pendulous. Leaveselliptic-lanceolate, acute, 3in. or 4in. long, and ljin. or more in breadth;base obtuse, entire, dilated above the middle; margins rather distinctlyserrated ; the upper side green and glabrous; under side glaucous, with adowny midrib and veins. Footstalks reddish and downy, stout, measuringfull f in. long. Stipules large. Young leaves purplish, soft to the touch, andpubescent. Adult ones rather coriaceous, copiously marked beneath withdark blotches. Catkins of the female from ljin. to 2 in. long. There areplants at Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick, and also at Hackney.

at It 87. S. incanescens ? Schl. The whitish-Aaaed Sallow.

Identification, 'i Schl. as quoted in Sweet Hort, Brit., ed. 1830, p. 469.; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 120.

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 120.; and fig. 120. in p. 1625.

Spec. Char., §c. Leaves elliptic, obovate, serrated or denticulated; greyishgreen and downy above; very downy, whitish, and reticulated beneath.Stipules rounded, serrated. Ovary ovate-lanceolate, downy. Style short.Stigmas ovate, entire. (Sal. Wob., p. 239.) A native of Switzerland. Intro-duced in 1823. Flowering in March, at which time the catkins are nearlysessile ; and again in August. A bushy shrub or tree; the branches round,pubescent, and of a muddy green colour, marked with a few yellow spots,having the appearance of being besmeared with clay. Leaves obovate, about2 in. long, and a little more than 1 in. wide; margins a little revolute; deeplydenticulated; denticles a little glandular; the upper side densely pubescent,wrinkled ; the midrib ferruginous; beneath, pubescent, reticulated, of awhitish colour, with prominent arched veins ; midrib pale beneath, and pro-minent. Footstalks shortish and stout, dilated at the base, and downy.Catkins from 1 in. to 14 in. long, appearing before the expansion of theleaves, in March; and again in August. “ HI adapted to any usefulpurpose.” (Forbes.)

* £ 88. S. pannosa Forbes. The cloth -leaved Sallow.

Identification, Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 123.

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., 1.123.; and fig. 123. in p. 1626.

Spec. Char., §c. Leaves elliptic-obovate, serrated; green and downy above,greyish and densely pubescent beneath. Stipules large, serrated, glaucous.Ovary ovate-lanceolate, silky, on a short footstalk. Style glabrous. Stig-mas undivided. (Sal. Wob., p. 245.) A native of Switzerland. Introducedin 1824, and flowering, in the Woburn salictum, in April and May. A smalltree, growing to the height of 12 ft. or 14 ft., with oblique spreading branches,which are of a darkish fuscous colour, and closely covered with a shortpubescence; the young twigs are of a greyish brown, and densely downy.Leaves from ljin. to 2 in. long, about l in. in breadth; elliptic-obovate; dull

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