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salica'ce*. sa'lix.

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thick, cylindrical. Ovary nearly sessile, tapering, obsoletely quadrangular.Style short, deeply cloven. Stigmas spreading, bifid. ( Borrer in Eng. Bot.Suppl.) A native of the Highlands of Scotland: it has been found in themountains of Breadalbane, and upon Brae-Riach, one of the Cairngormrange. It flowers in June, but, in the willow garden at Woburn Abbey,in May. The following characters are some of those described of it by Mr.Forbes:—A low procumbent shrub, extending along the ground, with green-ish brown, pubescent, round, shortish branches. Leaves from 1 in. to 1 7 ) in.long, and upwards of 1 in. in breadth; of a roundish-elliptical shape,hollowed out, or somewhat heart-shaped, at the base; bright green andshining on both sides ; always perfectly glabrous and serrated. Readily dis-tinguished from S. Jetulifolia, which at first sight it greatly resembles, byits procumbent mode of growth, and large elongated catkins. Dr. Hookerhas observed of it, that it is a beautiful shrub; and that it has been culti-vated for years in the Edinburgh Botanic Garden, where it retains all itscharacters. There are plants of it at Henfield.

-* 156. S. retu'sa L. The retus e-leaved Willow.

Identification. Lin. Sp. PI., 1415.; Willd. Sp. PL, 4. p. 684. ; Hayne Abbild., p. 234. ; Smith inRees’s Cyclo., No. 70.; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 139.

Synonymes. S. retiisa Koch, part of, Koch Comm., p. 62.; S. serpyllifblia Jacq. Austr., t. 298.(Koch.)

The Sexes. Both sexes are described in Rees's Cyclo., and thence in Sal. Wob., and below; and bothare figured in Hayne Abbild .: the male is figured in Sal. Wob.

Engravings. Bocc. Mus., 1. t. 1.; Jacq. Austr., t.298.; Hayne Abbild., 1.176.; Sal. Wob., No. 139.;our fig* 1346.; and^. 339. in p. 1630.

Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves obovate, entire, glabrous, shining above. Catkinsof the female oblong, of few flowers. Bracteas (scales) the length of theoblong smooth ovary. ( Smith in Rees's Cyclo.') Native of the alps ofGermany, Switzerland, France, and Italy, but not of Britain orthe north of Europe. The main stems are woody, depressed,trailing, branched, often of great thickness, throwing up manyshort, glabrous, leafy branches, which are likewise partly decum-bent. Leaves stalked, various in size and breadth, but usuallyfrom ( in. to 1 in. long, and from one to four lines broad; quiteentire, abrupt, or even emarginate, at the extremity; tapering atthe base; furnished with one rib, and many straight parallel veins.

Catkins lax; those of the male yellow, with elliptic, oblong,slightly, hairy bracteas (scales). Stamens 2 to a flower. Catkin of thefemale of about 8 or 10 flowers. Capsules large, nearly sessile, ovate, gla-brous. The style, which is short and undivided, remains at the extremityof one of the valves; and, as the capsule becomes quite ripe, its stalk issomewhat elongated. ( Rees's Cyclo.) Introduced in 1763, and flowering inMay. It almost equals S. herbacea in diminutiveness. (Willd.)

? Varieties. It is probable that S. Kitaibelidna, S. U'va-ursi, and S. serpyllifoliaScop., are only varieties of S. retusa L. (Borrer in his list.)

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-* 157. S. Kitaibel Ia'NA Willd. Kitaibel’s Willow.

Identification. Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 683.; Smith in Rees’s Cyclo., No. 69. j Forbes in Sal. Wob.,No. 64.; Wahlenb. Carpat., p. 314. (Koch.)

Synonymes. S. retiisa Koch, /3 major Koch Comm., p. 63.; ? S. U'va-tirsi Pursh. (Borrer in his list.)It is probable that S. Kitaibeh'dna is only a var. of S. retilsa L.

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 64.; and our fig. 64. in p. 1616.

Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves obovate, lanceolate, entire, emarginate ; glabrous andshining above. Catkins appearing with the leaves, cylindrical, and many-flowered. Bracteas shorter than the ovate-lanceolate ovary. (Willd. andSmith.) A very small shrub, with yellowish glabrous branches, spreading closealong the ground. A native of the Carpathian Mountains; flowering there inApril and May, and, in the willow garden at Woburn Abbey, in April andMay, and again in August. Branches dark brown, the young ones shining.Leaves nearly 1 in. long, obovate, lanceolate, entire; emarginate at thetip; very glabrous on both sides, the upper side shining; the under one

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