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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

April, before the leaves expand. Ovary ovate lanceolate, downy. Stylelonger than the deeply parted stigmas. There are plants at Henfield.

* 139. S. Weigel ia'na Borr. Weigel’s Willow.

Identification. Borr. in Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2656., perhaps exclusively of the identification of Willd.,as intimated by Mr. Borrer at t. 2795., and in his MS. list, as follows “ I am uncertain whetherS. Weigelidna Eng. Bot., 2656., and S. Weigeliuna Sal. Wob., are to be distinguished, and, if so,which is S. WeigeUVma Willd.” Hook. Br. FI., ed. 3., p. 434. ? exclusively of syn., Willd.;? Hayne Abbild., p. 232., with a fig.

Synonymes. S. Wulfemana Smith Eng. FI., 4. p. 176.; Rees’s Cyclo., No. 16. j Forbes in Sal. Wob.,No. 48.; excluding from each the foreign synonymes. (Borrer.)

The Sexes. Both sexes are figured in Eng. Bot. Suppl. j the male in Sal. Wob., as that of 5. Wulfen-iuna.

Engravings. Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2656. j Sal. Wob., No. 48.; Hayne Abbild., 1.173.; our fig. 1340. ;and fig. 48. in p. 1614.

Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves elliptical, rhomboidal, or almost round, with a shortpoint, obsoletely crenate; glabrous on both sides, glaucous beneath. Sti-pules small. Catkins on short stalks. Floral leaves small. Bracteas(scales) oblong, hairy, longer than the hairy stalk of the ovary.

Style longer than the stigmas. (Borrer.) It seems not uncommonin the more mountainous parts of Britain : Breadalbane in Scot- iland, and Yorkshire and Westmoreland, are places named.Cultivated. It is an upright shrub, about 10 ft. high. Mr. Borrer !thinks it probable that it is of more humble growth in its nativestations. Leaves thin, dark green, and more glittering than thoseof S. nitens ; the under surface very glaucous. The catkins appearearlier than the leaves, about April or May, and are very similarto those of S. nitens. It is difficult to define satisfactorily the distinctionsbetween S. Weigeliana and S. nitens ; yet the aspect of the two is unlike,from the dark hue of the whole bush in S. nitens ; and there seems to be areal difference in the structure of the leaves. (Borrer.) There are plantsat Henfield.

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Variety. In what seems a variety of this species, the leaves are more con-spicuously toothed, rather silky when young; the shoots more downy, andthe ovary pubescent towards the point only. (Borrer.')

at 140. S. ni'tens Anders. The glittering-/«zred Willow.

Identification. Anders. MS.; Smith Eng. FI., 4. p. 175. j Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 44.: Hook. Br.

FI., ed. 2., p. 426.; Borr. in Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2655.

The Sexes. Both sexes are described and figured in Eng. Bot . Suppl.

Engravings . Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2655.; Sal, Wob., No. 44.; fig. 1341. j and fig. 44. in p. 1613.

Spec. Char., §c. Leaves ovate, or elliptical, acute, slightly serrated; nearlyglabrous above, with sunk veins ; glabrous and glaucous beneath. Stipulessmall. Catkins on short stalks. Floral leaves small. Bracteas (scales)oblong, hairy, longer than the hairy stalk of the ovary.

Style longer than the stigmas. Nearly allied to S. Weigel-iana, and more nearly to S. Crow eana. (Borrer in Eng.

Bot. Suppl.) Mr. Gr. Anderson first distinguished thekind ; and the male specimens figured were derived froma plan; that he communicated to Mr. Borrer : the femalecame from Teesd.de. The kind is an upright shrub, taller,and of rather stouter growth, than S. Borreridrea, which itresembles in the dark mahogany hue of its shining twigs,most remarkable in the male. Young shoots slightly pu-bescent. Petioles short, reddish. Disk of leaf about 11 in. long, in manyinstances waved or twisted; upper surface dark green, shining, more or lesssilky when young, afterwards glabrous, except on the midrib ; under surfaceglaucous, and even white. The flowers appear with Mr. Borrer earlier thanthe leaves, in April or May, about a fortnight later than those of S. Borrer-idna. Catkins of the male scarcely lin. long ; of the female, by the figure,more than 1 in. There are plants at Woburn, Flitwick, Henfield, Goldworth,and Hackney.

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