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PART III.

ovate-lanceolate, slightly downy. Style thick, glabrous, twice the length ofthe parted stigmas. (Sal. Wob., p. 213.) A native of Switzerland . In-troduced in ? 1824, and flowering, in the willow garden at Woburn Abbey ,in March and April. A spreading bushy shrub, producing long, dark,mahogany-coloured branches, which are glabrous and shining after the firstyear; the younger ones reddish brown and pubescent. Leaves from 1 in.to IJin. long, bluntly and deeply serrated, sometimes alittle wavy and un-equal at the base; green and shining above, glaucous and hairy beneath, butultimately becoming nearly glabrous on both sides: the young leaves arevery hairy when first expanded. Footstalks J in. long, brown and downy.Catkins appearing before the expansion of the leaves. This species, Mr.Forbes observes, is a very remarkable one. Its very dark mahogany-coloured branches, which are of a deeper hue than even those of S. bicolorand S. nigricans, readily distinguish it from any other species. There areplants at Henfield.

a 113. S. helve'tica Forbes. The Swiss Willow, or Sallow .

Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 159.

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

Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves ovate, acute, serrated; green, shining, and silkyabove; glaucous and hairy underneath. Stipules large, half-heart-shaped,serrated. Catkins often recurved, about 1 in. in length. Ovary ovate,silky, stalked. Style divided. Stigmas notched. (Sal. Wob., p. 287.) Anative of Switzerland . Introduced in 1824, and flowering in April, and againin August, in the willow garden at Woburn Abbey . This is a bushytree, somewhat' resembling S. Andersoninwa in form of leaves and modeof growth. In the Woburn salictum, it grows to about 14 ft. high, withgreenish brown, round, villous branches, which are copiously marked withyellow dots. Leaves from I Jin. to nearly 2 in. long, and about 1J in.in breadth ; ovate, acute, sometimes hollowed out at the base, finely ser-rated ; green and shining above; glaucous, and besprinkled with minutehairs underneath. Footstalks above J in. long, villous, like the midrib. Avery distinct species.

* 114. S. fi'rma Forbes. The firm -leaved Sallow, or Willow .

Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No, }06.

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 106.; and our fig. 106. in p. 1622,

Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves elliptic, obtuse, serrated, unequal at the base; green,shining, and villous above ; glaucous and minutely hairy beneath. Stipuleslarge, rounded, glabrous. Catkins above 1 in. long, nearly sessile. Ovaryovate-lanceolate, nearly glabrous. Style longer than the parted stigmas.(Sal. Wob., p. 211.) A straggling bushy shrub, flowering, in the willowgarden at Woburn Abbey , in March or April, and again in August; withdark brown glabrous branches, much resembling S. dura in colour and modeof growth.; but the leaves are very different in shape, being elliptical, broaderabove the middle, and furnished with shallow serratures: in their surfacesthey have no material difference. Leaves about 2 in. long; often obtuse andunequal at the base; green, shining, and somewhat villous above;. glaucousand besprinkled with minute hairs beneath; both surfaces becoming nearlyglabrous. Footstalks about 1 in. long, pubescent, reddish. Twigs andbranches very brittle. There are plants in the Goldworth and Hackneyarboretums.

*115. S. carpinifo'lia Schl. The Hornbeam-leaved Sallow , orWillow .

Identification. ? Schleicher, as quoted in'Hort Brit., No. 24078.; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. IA>-

Synortymc. S. )»hy]icift>]ia var. Koch Comm., p. 42.

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

Spec. Char., §c. Leaves ovate, acute, unequal, and a little heart-shaped a