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the leaves, cylindrical, villous. Bractcas ovate, acute. Stamens 3 to 5,bearded haltway up. Branches extremely brittle at the base. (Pursh.)A native of Virginia and Carolina. In the salictmn at Woburn, it is a low-growing shrub, with slender, roundish, smooth, yellowish branches, risingabout 3 ft. or 4 ft. high; flowering in May and June. “ This species,” Purshobserves, “ so frequently found in gardens under the name of S. tristis, isvery far from being in any way related to it. The specimen in the Banksianherbarium was collected by Houston , and, as it is said, in Vera Cruz ; butI am confident that it is a more northern plant, as I have frequently seenit in Virginia.” (FI. Amer. Sept., ii. p. 614.J There are plants in the Gold -worth Arboretum, and at Woburn Abbey , Henfield, and Flitwick House;also in the arboretum at Hackney, under the name of S. tristis.
a 41. S. falca'ta Pursh. The sickl c-lcaved Willow.
Identification. Pursh FI. Amer. Sept., 2. n. 614-.: Smith in Rees’s Cyclo., No. 44.: Forbes in Sal.Wob., No. 148.
Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 148., a leaf; and ou r jig. 148. in p. 1630.
S/kc. Char., SfC. Leaves very long, linear-lanceolate, closely serrated, tapering gradually, and some-what falcate upwards ; acute at the base; glabrous on both surfaces; when young, silky. Stipules crescent-shaped, toothed, deflexed. A very smooth species, with very slender brown branches :flowers not yet observed. (Pursh.) A native of North America, from Pennsylvania to Virginia,on the banks of rivers. Introduced in 1811, and flowering in April and May; but we have neverseen the plant.
^ 42. S t gri'sea Willd. The grey Willow.
Identification. Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 699.; Pursh FI. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 615.; Smith in Rees’s Cyclo.,No. 113.; Koch Comm., p. 21., note *.
Synonymcs. S. serlcea Muhlenb. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scrut. Berol., 4. p. 239. t. 6. f. 8.; Sims ctKonig Ann. of Pot., 2. 67. t. 5. f. 8. Perhaps the S. pennsylvanica Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 95., isthe .S’, grlsea Willd. (Borrer in a letter.)
The Sexes.. Both sexes are described in Willd. Sp. PI., and in Rees's Cyclo. t they are more brieflynoticed in the specific character below.
Engravings. Nov. Act. Soc. Nat Scrut, Berol., 4. t. 6. f. 8.; Ann. of Bot., 2. t. 5. f. 8.
tyfh’ Char.,$c. Petiole long, silky. Disk of leaf lanceolate, acuminate, serrulate; glabrous on thethe upper surface, silky on the under one. Stipules linear. Stamens 2. Ovary silky, oblong. Stig-mas sessile, obtuse. (Willd. and Muhlenb.) Wild in marshes in Pennsylvania . A shrub of man’sheight Branches brown, downy when young. Disk of leaf 1£ in. long. Catkins protruded earlierthan thfe leaves. (Willd.) Introduced in 1820.
Variety.
^ 2 glhbra. —Glabrous. Koch considers this the same as theS. petiol&ris of Smith, described
below. No. 43.; and asserts that it is not a native of Britain , though Smith has includedit in his English Flora.
S * 43. S. petiola'ris Smith. The fcng-petiolated Willow.
Idcntification. Smith in Lin. Soc. Trans., 6. p. 122. ; Eng . Bot., t. 1H7.; AVilld. Sp. PI., ‘L p. 665.;I’orsh 1 * 1 . Amer. Sept., 2. p. 616. : Smith in Rees’s Cyclo., No. 23. ; Eng . FI., 4. p. 181.; Forbes mSal. Wob., No. 23.; Hook. Br. FI., ed. 3., p.423.' ■ , . „ ^
Synanymcs. S. grlsea Willd ■ ear. p subglabrdta Koch Comm., p. 21., note*. Koch regards the5. petlolaris Smith as a var of S. grlsea ; and it probably is so. [Horror in a letter.)
The Una. The female is figured in Eng . Bot. and Sal. Wob. Smith observes that he knowsnothing of the male plant.” [Eng. El.) Mr. Borrer had formerly both sexes growing atHenfield, having received the male from Mr. G. Anderson, but at present he has the femaleonly. (IV. B.)
Engravings. Eng . Bot., t. 1147.; Sal. Wob., No. 23.; our fig. 1319.; and^g. 23. in p. 1607.
Spec. Char., &e. Leaves lanceolate, serrated, glabrous; glaucous beneath, some-what unequal at the base. Stipules lunate, toothed. Catkins lax. Bracteashairy, shorter than the stalks of the ovate silky ovaries. Stigmas divided,sessile. (Smith Eng. FI.) A native of Scotland , in An-gusshire and other places; forming a bushy tree, .withslender, spreading, flexible, smooth, purplish, or dark brownbranches; flowering in April. It is easily known from everyother species, by its short obtuse catkins, and long darkleaves. After gathering, the young leaves especially exhalea strong scent, like the flavour of bitter almonds,‘but lessagreeable. No use has been made of this willow, thoughit seems to abound in tannin.” (Smith in Eng . FI.) “ Sentmom Scotland by the late Mr. Dickson. In Possil Marsh,
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