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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

a 102. S. lacu'stris Forbes. The Lake Willow, or Sallow.

Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 116.

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 116. ; and our fig. 116. in p. 1624.

Spec. Char., §c. Leaves elliptical, serrated; dull green and villous above;glaucous, reticulated, and pubescent beneath. Stipules half-heart-shaped,serrated, often cloven. Ovary stalked, awl-shaped, glabrous. Style twicethe length of the ovate notched stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p. 231.) A native ofSwitzerland. Introduced in 1824, and flowering in March. A straggling-growing shrub, with round, dark, villous, pendulous branches, greyish brownwhen young, and thickly covered with a short pubescence, which continueson the preceding year’s shoots. Leaver serrated, elliptical; dull green, vil-lous above ; glaucous, pubescent, and reticulated with prominent veins be-neath; entire at the base, with short oblique points. Footstalks brown above,pale and downy beneath, like the midrib. Catkins from 1 in. to If in. long.Readily distinguished from S. crassifolia by its pendulous branches and bushymode of growth. There are plants at Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick;also in the Hackney and Ooldworth arboretums.

at 103. S. crassifo'lia Forbes. The thick-leaved Willow, or Sallow.

Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 115.

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 115.; and fig. 115..in p. 1624.

Spec. Char., S[C. Leaves ovate-elliptical, often heart-shaped at the base, point-ed, bluntly serrated, pubescent, glaucous beneath. Branches downy. Sti-pules half-heart-shaped, serrated. Ovary ovate lanceolate, glabrous. Stylelonger than the obtuse stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p. 229.) A foreign species;but the date of its introduction is not stated. It flowers, in the Woburn col-lection, in April and May. A bushy shrub, about 9 ft. or 10 ft. high, withdark green downy branches, very soft to the touch when young. Leavesfrom 1 in. to If in. broad, distinctly and bluntly serrated ; the serraturessomewhat glandular; upper surface dark green, shining, and pubescent;beneath, glaucous, veiny, and reticulated with many prominent veins : thesubstance of the leaves is thick, and rather coriaceous. Footstalks stout,downy, dilated at the base. Catkins appearing before the leaves; at firstshort, but ultimately 2 in. long. Nearly allied to S. cotinifolia; but differingfrom it in the thickness and downiness of its leaves, as well as in its obtusestigmas and nectary. It also grows much stronger, and the branches aremore brittle. .There are plants at Woburn and Flitwick; also in the Hack-ney arboretum.

at 104. S. cotini fo'i.ia Smith. The Cotinus, or Quince, leaved Sallow, or

Willow.

Identification. Smith FI. Br.,p. 1066.; Eng. Bot., t. 1403.; Rees’s Cyclo., No. 120. ; Willd.Sp. PI.,4. p. 702.; Eng. FI., 4. p. 220.; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 114. ; Hook. Br. FI., ed. 3., p. 430.Synonymes. S. spadicea Villars's Itauph., 3777.; S. phylicifnlia var. Koch Comm., p. 42.

The Sexes. The female is described in Eng. Ft., and figured in Eng. Bot. and Sal. Wob.Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1403.; Sal. Wob., No. 114. ; our fig. 1336. ; and fig. 114. in p. 1624.

Spec. Char., §c. Stem erect. Branches spreading, downy.

Leaves broadly elliptical, nearly orbicular, slightlytoothed, glaucous and downy, with rectangular veinsbeneath. Style as long as the linear notched stigmas.

(Smith Eng. FI.) A native of Britain, in woods andon the banks of rivers; about 2 ft. high, but sometimes,if sheltered, attaining the height of 6 ft. or 8 ft.; alwaysupright, with straight, round, brown, downy, moderatelyspreading branches. Leaves 1 in. or If in. long, and1 in. wide; flat, broadly elliptical, frequently almostorbicular, with a broad sharp point; the base roundedor obtuse, the margins beset with very shallow serratures,or, more generally, with small glandular teeth; upper side of a dull green,