CHAP. CI1I.

SAEICa'cEM. SA'LIX.

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& 99. S. austra'lis Forbes. The southern Sallow, or Willow.

Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 103.

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 103.; and our fig. 103. in p. 1621.

Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves elliptical,acute, slightly serrated; glaucous beneath.Stipules large, heart-shaped, serrated, and downy. Catkins appearing beforethe leaves. Ovary glabrous, stalked. Styles longer than the dividedstigmas. {Sal. Wob., p. 205.) A native of Switzerland. Introduced in 1824,and flowering in April and May. A low, upright, bushy shrub, with red-dish brown downy branches. The leaves from ljin. to 2in. in length,and about 1 in. in breadth; of an ovate-elliptic shape, acute at the point;their margins slightly serrated ; upper surface dull green, and a little downy;beneath, glaucous, and more downy, but ultimately becoming nearly gla-brous, particularly at the latter end of the season. Catkins on short stalks,erect; about 1 in. long. “ Unfit for any useful purpose.” {Forbes.) Thereare plants at Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick, and also in the Hackneyarboretum.

si 100. S. vaude'nsis Forbes. The Vaudois Sallow, or Willow.

Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 117.

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 117.; and our fig. 117. in p. 1624.

Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves elliptical, serrated; dark green, shining and villousabove; glaucous, reticulated, and pubescent beneath. Stipules rounded,toothed. Branches reddish, downy. Ovary ovate, stalked, downy. Stylerather longer than the parted stigmas. {Sal. Wob., p. 233.) A native ofSwitzerland. Introduced in ? 1824, and flowering in March and April. A low,spreading, bushy shrub, with slender, round, downy branches, which are atfirst reddish, hut become of a dark sooty brown colour after the first year.Leaves elliptical, somewhat obovate, with oblique points, entire towardsthe base, serrated above; lower leaves small, rounded, slightly crenate, andbecoming ultimately nearly glabrous; upper ones dull green and villousabove; but glaucous and reticulated with large prominent veins beneath,and downy. The young ones are purplish, on luxuriant shoots, above2 in. long and 1 in. in breadth, but in their general habit little more than 1 in.in length; all of rather a thin texture, losing their pubescence when nearlyfull grown. Footstalks of a middling size, downy and purplish. Catkinsabove 1 in. in length. A very distinct kind. There are plants at Woburnand Flitwick, and in the Hackney and Goldworth arboretums.

a 101. S. gkisophy'lla Forbes. The grey-leaved Willow, or Sallow.

Identification. Sal. Wob., No. 1191.

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

Engravings. Sal Wob., No. 119.; and our fig. 119. in p. 1625.

Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves elliptical, acute, denticulated; shining above, reticu-lated and downy beneath. Stipules large, half-heart-shaped, serrated, pubes-cent. Catkins nearly 1 in. long, obtuse, on short thick stalks. Bracteaselliptic and silky. {Sal. Wob., p. 237.) A native of Switzerland. Introducedin 1824, and flowering in April and May. This is a strong-growing plant;the branches round, hairy, of a reddish brown colour, and somewhat angu-lar when young. Buds large, purplish when fully grown. Leaves from 2|in.to 3 in. long, and 1J in. broad; rounded at the base; above, dull green andshining, besprinkled with many minute hairs; beneath, pubescent, reticu-lated, and of a whitish hue, with denticulated margins; the substance ofthe leaves of a thick coriaceous texture. Footstalks nearly a in. long, ofa purple colour, and much dilated at the base. Catkins nearly 1 in. longwhen fully expanded; bursting forth before the expansion of the leaves.There are plants at Woburn and Flitwick; also in the Hackney arbore-tum.