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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

Spec. Char$c. Leaves linear-lanceolate, narrow at the point, denticulate, glabrous, glaucous beneath.

Catkins appearing after the expansion of the foliage. Stamens from 6. to 8. Ovarv stalked, smooth.

(Sal. Wob., p. 17.) Stem erect, with round, smooth, even branches. A native of Mexico , introduced

previously to 1829 into the Woburn salictum, where it has not yet flowered.

App. i. Nigrce described , but not yet introduced.

S. 1 igfatrina Michx. N. Amer. Sylva, 3. p. 80. t. 125. f. 2.; Sal. Wob., p. 288. A tree, a native ofNorth America , about 25 ft. high, which at first sight resembles 5. nigra j but its leaves are longer,narrower, and have heart-shaped stipules at their base.

S. occidental^ Bose, on the authority of Koch (Comm., p. 16.), is a native of the Island of Cuba.

S. octdndra Sieb., on the authority of Koch (Comm., p. 17.). Stamens 6—10. Stipules obliquelyovate, acute. Wild in Egypt . Sieber deems it akin to 5. tetrasp^rroa Roxb. j but Koch, who hadseen a dried specimen, thinks them different.

Group viii. P rinmdes Borrer.

Shrubs, mostly Natives of North America , and used in Basket-making,

Kinds all, or all but S. conforrais Forbes, natives of North America . Thekinds which Mr. Borrer has placed in this group are S. rigida Muhl., S.^srinoides Pursh, and S. conformis Forbes. To these S. discolor Willd. andS. angustata Pursh have been added, from their resemblance to S. pri-noldes.

* 31. S. ri'gida Muhlenb. The stiff-leaved Willow.

Identification. Muhlenb. in Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. p. 237. j Willd, Sp. PI., 4. p. 667.;Muhlenb. in Sims and K6n. Ann. of Bot., 2. 64. j Pursh FI. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 615. j Smith in Ree*’sCyclo., No. 31.; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 141.

Synonymes. S. cord&ta Michx. FI. Bor.-Amer., 2. p. 225. ; S. cordifblia Herb. Banks MSS.

The Sexes. The female is noticed in the specific character.

Engravings. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. t. 6. f. 4.; Ann. of Bot., t. 5. f. 4.; Sal. Wob.,

| iNo. 141., a leaf; and^g. 141. in p. 1630.

Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, rigid, smooth, sharply serrated ; the two lowest serratureselongated. Footstalks hairy. Stipules dilated, rounded, having glandular serratures. Catkinsaccompanying the leaves. Stamens to a flower mostly 3. Bracteas woolly. Ovary lanceolate, gla-brous, on a long stalk. Style the length of the divided stigmas. (Pursh.) A native of NorthAmerica, from New England to Virginia , in swamps and hedges. The branches are green, re;itowards the end, and the younger ones pubescent. It is very tough, and is much used in Ame-rica by basket-makers. (Pursh.) Introduced in 1811, and flowering in April and May.

& It 32. S. Prinoi'des Pursh . The Prinos-like Willow .

Identification. Pursh FI. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 613.; Smith in Rees’s Cycl., No. 26.; Forbes in Sal.Wob., No. 40.; Koch Comm., p. 46. note *.

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 40.; our fig. 1317. ; and fig. 40. in p. 1612.

Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves oval-oblong, acute, with dis-tant wavy serratures; glabrous above, glaucous be-neath. Stipules half-heart-shaped, deeply toothed.

Catkins villous, protruded before the leaves. Ovarystalked, ovate, pointed, silky. Style elongated.

Stigmas cloven. (Pursh.) A native, of North Ame-rica, on the banks of rivers, from Pennsylvania toVirginia , where it forms a middle-sized tree, resem-bling S. discolor; flowering in March and April. Itwas introduced in 1811. In the Horticultural So-ciety’s Garden, and in the salictum at WoburnAbbey , it has only attained the height of 6 ft. or8 ft. There are plants of it at Henfield.

Sfc 33. S. di'scolor Muhlenb. The two-coloured Willow .

Identification. Muhlenb. in Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. p. 254. t. 6. f. 1.; Willd. Sp. PL 4p. 665. ; Muhlenb. in Sims and Konig’s Ann. of Bot., v. 2. 62. t. 5. f. 1.; Pursh FI. Amer. Sept-,2. p. 613.; Smith in Rees’s Cyclo., No. 25.; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 147. p. 279.

The Sexes. Both sexes are noticed in the specific character. ,, h

Engravings. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol, 4. t. 6. f. 1.; Ann. of Bot., 2. L 5. f. 1.; Sa4 W0D ’’No. 147., a leaf; and our fig. 147. in p. 1630.

Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, bluntly serrated, glaucous beneath. Catkin*