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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

April, before the leaves expand. Ovary ovate lanceolate, downy. Stylelonger than the deeply parted stigmas. There are plants at Henfield.

a 139. S. Weigel ia'na Borr. Weigel’s Willow.

Identification. Borr. in Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2656., perhaps exclusively of the identification of Willd.,as intimated by Mr. Borrer at t. 2795., and in his MS. list, as follows :—«« I am uncertain whetherS. Weigelidna Eng. Bot., 2656., and S. Weigeltdna Sal. Wob., are to be distinguished, and, if so,which is S. Weigelwlwo Willd.” Hook. Br. FI., ed. 3., p.434.? exclusively of syn., Willd.;? Hayne Abbild., p. 232., with a fig.

Synonymes. S. Wulfem'una Smith Eng. FI., 4. p. 176.; Rees’s Cyclo., No. 16. j Forbes in Sal. Wob.,No. 48.; excluding from each the foreign synonymes. (Borrer.)

The Sexes. Both sexes are figured in Eng. Bot. Suppl .; the male in Sal. Wob ., as that of S. Wulfen-! t&tana. „

Engravings. Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2656.; Sal. Wob., No. 48.; Hayne Abbild., t. 173.; our Jig. 1340.;and Jig. 48. in p. 1614.

Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves elliptical, rhomboidal, or almost round, with a shortpoint, obsoletely crenate; glabrous on both sides, glaucous beneath. Sti-pules small. Catkins on short stalks. Floral leaves small. Bracteas(scales) oblong, hairy, longer than the hairy stalk of the ovary.

Style longer than the stigmas, (Borrer Aj It seems not uncommon i~in the more mountainous parts of Britain : Breadalbane in Scot- Si,"land, and Yorkshire and Westmoreland, are places named.Cultivated. It is an upright shrub, about 10ft. high. Mr. Borrer VA ^thinks it probable that it is of more humble growth in its nativestations. Leaves thin, dark green, and more glittering than thoseof S. nitens ; the under surface very glaucous. The catkins appear n!)earlier than the leaves, about April or May, and are very similarto those of S. nitens. It is difficult to define satisfactorily the distinctionsbetween S. Weigeliann and S. nitens ; yet the aspect of the two is unlike,from the dark hue of the whole bush in S. nitens; and there seems to be areal difference in the structure of the leaves. (Borrer.) There are plants. at Henfield.

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Variety-. In what seems a variety of this species, the leaves are more con-spicuously toothed, rather silky when young; the shoots more downy, andthe ovary pubescent towards the point only. (Borrer.)

a 140. S. ni'tens Anders. The glittering-fezned Willow.

Identification. Anders. MS.; Smith Eng. FI., 4. p. 175.; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 44.; Hook. Br.

FI., ed. 2., p. 426.; Borr. in Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2655.

The Sexes. Both sexes are described and figured in Eng. Bot. Suppl. *

Engravings. Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2655. j Sal. Wob., No. 44.; fig. 1341 .; and fig. 44. inp. 1613.

Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves ovate, or elliptical, acute, slightly serrated; nearlyglabrous above, with sunk veins ; glabrous and glaucous beneath. Stipules small. Catkins on short stalks. Floral leaves small. Bracteas (scales)oblong, hairy, longer than the hairy stalk of the ovary.

Style longer than the stigmas. Nearly allied to S. Weigel-iana, and more nearly to S. Crowedna. (Borrer in Eng.

Bot. Suppl.) Mr. G. Anderson first distinguished thekind; and the male specimens figured were derived froma plant that he communicated to Mr. Borrer : the femalecame from Teesdale. The kind is an upright shrub, taller,and of rather stouter growth, than S. Borr eriana, which itresembles in the dark mahogany hue of its shining twigs,most remarkable in the male. Young shoots slightly pu- 1341bescent. Petioles short, reddish. Disk of leaf about 1 Jin. long, in manyinstances waved or twisted; upper surface dark green, shining, more or lesssilky when young, afterwards glabrous, except on the midrib ; under surfaceglaucous, and even white. The flowers appear with Mr. Borrer earlier thanthe leaves, in April or May, about a fortnight later than those of S. Borrer-idna. Catkins of the male scarcely lin. long; of the female, by the figure,more than lin. There are plants at Woburn, Flitwick, Henfield, Goldwort ,and Hackney.

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