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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

basketwork. There are plants at Woburn, and in the Goldworth and Hack-ney arboretums.

si 126. S. so'rdida Forbes. The sordid Sallow, or Willow.

Identification. Forbes in Sal, Wob., No. 101.

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 101.; and our Jig. 101. in p. 1621.

Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves lanceolate, serrated, pubescent, and glaucous beneath.Stipules rounded, toothed, glandular. Catkins numerous, recurved. Fila-ments whitish. Anthers yellow. Bractea obovate, slightly fringed. (Sal. Wob.,p. 201. A native of Switzerland. Introduced in ? 1824; flowering, in thewillow garden at Woburn Abbey, in April. It is a bushy, upright-growingshrub, with yellow, round, pubescent branches, which are variously markedwith small black spots. Buds yellow, rather longer than in S. strepida.(Forbes. ) Leaves from 2 in. to in. long, and about 1 in. broad, of anelliptic-lanceolate shape, remotely serrated, the serratures furnished withglands; upper surface pubescent, but ultimately becoming nearly glabrous;glaucous beneath, with a densely pubescent midrib. Footstalks nearlyI in. long, slender. Catkins appearing before the leaves; all incliningtowards one side of the branch; very numerous. The twigs are brittle, andunfit for basketwork. These are plants at Woburn, Flitwick, Henfield, andHackney.

•a 127. S. Schleicher ja'na Forbes. Schleicher’s Willow, or Sallow.

Identification. Sal. Wob., No. 98.

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

Engravings. Sal; Wob., No. 98.; and o\xrfig. 98. in p. 1620.

Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves elliptic, acute, serrated, dark green; villous above,glaucous and pubescent beneath. Germens awl-shaped, glabrous, stalked.Style twice as long as the undivided ovate stigmas. Stipules half-ovate,serrated. (Sal. Wob., p. 195.) A native of Switzerland. Introduced in 1824;flowering in April and May. This species forms a very bushy head, attainingthe height of 12 ft. or 15 ft., spreading obliquely, with round dark brownbranches, copiously covered with a sort of pubescence when young, whichcontinues, to a certain degree, on the preceding year’s shoots. Leavesfrom 1J in. to 2 in. long, elliptic, acute ; shining and villous on their uppersurface; glaucous and hairy beneath; often contracted at the base; theyoung ones densely covered with long silky hairs, but losing their pubescenceas they advance in age, and ultimately becoming almost glabrous. Footstalksslender, about J in. long. Catkins from 1± in. to 2 in. long, expanding withthe leaves. There are plants at Woburn and Henfield; and also in theGoldworth and Hackney arboretums.

at 128. S. grisone'nsis Forbes. The Grisons Sallow, or Willow.

Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 99.

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 99. j and our fig. 99. in p. 1620.

Spec. Char., $c. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous; deep green,shining above; paler glaucous beneath. Stipules half-heart-shaped, toothed,glabrous. Ovary ovate-lanceolate, somewhat downy, on a short stalk.Style glabrous, longer than the cloven stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p. 197.) A nativeof the Grisons. Introduced in ? 1824, and flowering, in the willow gardenat Woburn Abbey, in March and April. A shrub, much resembling S. Schlei-ch eridna in size and mode of growth ; but the leaves are much longer, andlikewise the catkins, by which it is readily distinguished from that species.The branches are brownish green, glabrous, and shining, after the first year;young ones reddish brown, pubescent, but becoming glabrous in autumn.Leaves from 2in. to 3in. long, elliptic-lanceolate; their breadth 1 in. or■ more; deep green, glabrous, and shining on their upper surface; glaucous andpaler beneath; pubescent in their young state; their margins furnished withshallow serratures, entire towards their extremities. Footstalks \ in. or