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Sunonvtne. S. phylicifolia var. Koch Comm ., p. 41.

The Sexes. The female is described in Eng. FL, and figured in Eng . Bot., where the style is repre-sented too short ( Smith Eng. FI.); and in Sal. Wob.

Engravings. Eng . Bot., t. 2344.; Sal. Wob., No. 110.; and our Jig. 110. in p. 1623.

Spec. Char., fyc. Stem erect. Branches minutely downy. Leaves elliptic-obovate, acute, crenate, slightly downy, glaucous beneath. Stipules vaulted.Ovary stalked, awl-shaped, silky. Style as long as the blunt notched stig-mas. (Smith Eng. FI.) A native of Britain, in Scotland , on the Breadal-bane Mountains; and flowering in May. Taller than S. Anderson idna, andforming a small tree, with finely downy branches. Leaves larger and firmerthan those of S. Andersonidna ; their upper surface, of a darker or dullergreen, though more polished, scarcely downy, except the midrib and veins ;glaucous beneath, and finely veiny, with more downiness; their length 2 in.or 3 in.; the margin crenate, rather serrated; the young ones very denselysilky, in the manner of the foregoing. Footstalks downy. Catkins of thefemale 1 in. long when in full bloom, and more than twice as much when theseeds are ripe. (Ibid.) In the Woburn collection there are three varieties ofthis species. The one described drops its leaves much earlier than eitherS. Andersonidwa or S. rupestris, and is, according to Mr. Forbes, quite dis-tinct. There are plants at Woburn and Henfield; also in the Goldworth and Hackney arboretums.

-* 119. S. rupe'stkis Donn. The silky Rock Willow, or Sallaiv.

Iieniijicaiion. Donn Hort. Cant., ed. 5., p. 231. (Smith) ; Eng . Bot., t. 2342.; Rees’s Cyclo., No. 123.jSmith Eng. FI., 4 p. 222.; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 111.; Hook. Br. FI., ed, 3.

The Sexes. Both sexes are described in Eng. FI., and figured in Eng . Bot., and in Sal. Wob.

Engravings. Eng . Bot., t. 2342.; SaL Wob., No. 111. j and our Jig. ill. in p. 431.

Spec. Char., i fc. Stem trailing. Leaves obovate, acute, serrated, flat, even,silky on both sides. Stipules hairy. Branches minutely downy. Ovarystalked, awl-shaped, silky. Style as long as the blunt undivided stigmas.(Smith Eng. FL) A native of Scotland , in woods and on the banks ofrivers; and flowering in April. Stems trailing or depressed, with dark-coloured branches, covered with very fine down when young. Leaves aboutlin. long, obovate or elliptical, acute, even and flat, veiny, but not wrinkled;finely and regularly serrated, beautifully silky with depressed hairs ; moreespecially beneath, and when young. Footstalks downy, in the manner ofthe branches. Catkins appearing rather before the leaves, \ in. long ; thoseof the female soon becoming thrice that length, and more lax. A perfectlydistinct kind. The branches are tough, and suitable for tying and basket,work. There are plants at Woburn, Henfield, and Flitwick; and also in theHackney and Goldworth arboretums.

* 120. S. tenuifo'lia L. The thin-leaved Willow.

Identification. Lin. FI. Lapp., ed. 2., 292. t. 8. f c. {Smith.) The figure in that work representsonly a floral leaf, and that unlike any that we have seen in our plant. ( Borrer in Eng . Bot. Suppl.)armth FI. Br.,p. 1052.; Eng. FL, 4. p. 179., exclusively of the synonyme of Eng . Bot., t. 2186.;lorbes in Sal. Wob., No. 50.; Hook. Br. FL, ed.3.; Borr. in Eng . Bot. Supp., t. 2795.

liymnyrnes. S. aibfiscula Wahlenb., var. Koch Comm., p. 45. “If Koch had known S. tenuifbliasmith FI. Br. in the living plant, I think he would have referred it to his own S. ohylicifblia.”

Th% rrer in a * etter -) S' tenuifblia of Eng . Bot., t. 2186., is S. bicolor Hook. Br. FI.

p to*?*. Both sexes are described and figured in Engl. Bot. Supp., and figured in Sal. Wob.ngramngs. Lin. FI. Lapp., ed. 2., t, 8. f. c. ; Sal. Wob., No. 50. •, Eng . Bot. Suppl' t. 2795.: and ourfig-5 0. mp 1614.

Spec. Char., Sfc. Upright. Young shoots and petioles densely pubescent. Disksofleaves elliptical, or oblong, flat, with a recurved point, crenate, reticulatedwith sunken veins, slightly hairy; glaucous beneath. Stipules half-heart-shaped. Catkins on a short stalk that bears small leaves. Bractea oblong ,Ovary glabrous , on a glabrous stalk. Style as long as the stigmas. Alink between the /Salices nigricantes and Malices bicolores of Hook. Br. FL ,mostallied, perhaps, to the former; and, indeed, so nearly to S. rupestris, thatwe cannot undertake to point out satisfactory distinctions. (Borrer in E. B.uppl.) A native of England, above the bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale. The fol-lowing are some of the features of the kind, as it is described by Mr. Borrer:—A much-branched spreading shrub, 10 ft. or 12 ft. high. Twigs very downy5k 4