CHAP. C1II.

■salica'cejE. sa'lix.

1581

glabrous on the lower part. Style longer than the divided stigmas. ( Bor-rer in Eng. Bot. Suppl.) Wild in Breadalbane, Scotland . Cuttingsbrought thence in 1810 produced plants that, in 1831, were upright shrubs,12 ft. to 15 ft. high. Twigs straight, spreading, slightly tinged with brown.Leaves scarcely 2 in. long, except on luxuriant young shoots ; rather rigid.Catkins of the female scarcely 1 in. long while the flowers are in blossom.Mr. Borrer has thus contrasted the kind with S. Davallidna :— It is muchtaller. The leaves are rather longer, and more spreading ; less shining, andof a duller green above, and whiter on the under surface ; and the flowersdiffer, The following traits of S. tetrapla are derived from Smith’s de-scription:— “The whole shrub is larger than S. Wulfenirkffl ( S. Weigebrl naBorr.); the leaves longer more elliptical, and more pointed, with unequal,coarse, and wavy serratures; deep green above; finely glaucous, with pro-minent pale or reddish veins beneath ; glabrous, except a very minute, short,dense downiness on the upper side of the midrib and of the footstalks:sometimes even this slight pubescence is wanting.” In conjunction withMr. Forster, Mr. Forbes compared this species with his S. Wulfenkma, towhich, he says, it does not bear the least alliance. Mr. Forbes notes itas flowering in April. There are plants at Woburn and Henfield; also inthe Hackney arboretum.

SI 137. S. ramifu'sca Forbes, ?Anders. The brown-branched Willow.

Identification. Mr. Forbes states that he obtained this new British species from Mr. Mackay ofthe Dublin Botanic Garden, who received it from the late Mr. George Anderson. {Sal. Wob.,No. 53.)

Synonyme. We find S. ramifdsca Sal. Wob t. 53., from recent specimens in leaf, so similar to ourS. tetrapla, that we can scarcely doubt its being the male of that species. {Borr. in Eng. Bot .Supply t. 2702.)

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

Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 53.; and our Jig. 53. inp. 1615.

Spec. Char., Sfc. Stem erect. Leaves elliptic-acute, serrated; shining above;glabrous, reticulated, and glaucous beneath. Stipules half-heart-shaped,serrated, and withering. Branches yellowish brown, pubescent when young.Catkins nearly 1 in. long, on short stalks. Anthers yellow, of 4 lobes.(Sal. Wob., p. 105.) A native of Britain , but where is not stated; flowering,in the Woburn salictum, in April, before the expansion of the leaves, andagain in July. An upright kind, attaining the height of between 12 ft. and14 ft., with round, glabrous, dark green branches, of the preceding year’sgrowth. The young twigs of a brownish yellow, slightly downy when young.Leaves alternate, somewhat erect, elliptical, acute, approaching to an ovateshape when fully grown; glabrous and shining on their upper surface, glaucousand reticulated beneath ; the two or three youngest leaves only slightlydowny, as also the tops of the young branches. Footstalks villous above,glabrous beneath, as also the midrib. Catkins nearly 1 in. long; oftentwo catkins bursting from the same bud. There are plants at Woburn,Henfield, Flitwick, and also in the Goldworth Arboretum.

si 138. S. Forbes ia'na. Forbes’s Willow.

Synonyme. S. Weigeli tma Forbes in SaJ. Wob., No. 51., PWilld. Sp. PI., 4. p. 678. (Forbes.) Mr. Borrer has advised us, in his MS. list, that he is not certain whether S.Weigehctwi Eng. Bot. Suppl, and S.WeigekV ina Sal. Wob, are to be distinguished, and, if they are, which is the S. Weigetfdwa Willd.

s0> Bot. Suppl., t. 2656. and t. 2795. While S. Weigel iana Forbes remains unidentifiedwith any other kind, it must be treated of as a distinct one.

fh/k W L The female is described and figured in Sal. Wob. Mr. Borrer has expressed the opinionthat he has both male and female specimens of S. Weigelzona Forbes from the Highlands of Scot-land . {Borr. m Eng. Bot. Suppl ., t. 2795.)ngravvigs. Sal. Wob., No. 51.; and our^g. 51. in p. 1615.

Spec. Char., Sfc. The following is the amount of Mr. Forbes’s original descrip-tion, taken separately from what he has quoted from Willdenow : — Upright,bushy, 5 ft. to 6 ft. high. Branches glabrous, brown. Leaves elliptic, acute,serrated, or finely toothed; entire towards the base; bright green and shin-ing on the upper surface, glaucous and pale on the under one, where thef,7v* S 3re P ara ^ e l) arched, and prominent. Stipules remarkably small, soonailing off. Catkins appearing, in the willow garden at Woburn Abbey , in