men 1. Ovary ovate, very pubescent, sessile, downy. Stigmas nearlv
ovate scarcely emarginate. (Hook.) An erect bush. Height 6 ft.
to H tt. England, about Lewes, Sussex, in hosier holts, but scarceiy wild •
at Kingston upon Thames, apparently wild. Flowers yellow ; May. ’
A very beautiful species.
afe 5. S. FoRBY/i'N-^ Smith. Forby’s Willow, or tke fine Basket Osier.
Identification. Smith Eng. F l, 4. p. 191.; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3., p. 418.
Ayicc. Char., Branches erect. Leaves alternate, with small stipules, lanceo-
ate-obiong with shallow serratures, smooth, rounded at the base, glaucous
' V ri'®"’®'' 1' • " '°"S ""re'' «Jivided stigmas
yeUow- A England. Height 5 ft. to 8 ft. Flowers
The shoots are slender, smooth, very flexible, and tough ; of a greyish yellow
not purpi/ hue ; and very valuable for the finer sorts of wickerwork foi'
basket-making, and for bands for tying faggots and packets.
* S 6. A. EU'BRA Huds. Tile red, or green-leaved. Willow, or Osier
ril!:!;’ foems' L S '
.aiiKTLj Ul wmiui was I
the authority of Borrer
Spec. Char., f r . Stamens combined below in a manner which affords a cha
racter in which it differs from all other British kinds of willow, except A
Cl owe«»« and fiom nearly all the foreign kinds. Mr. Borrer. however has
observed/lm same ffimg occasionally in A. fúsca, and in several of th? Cirarrateres
??®® " " r e r ir i“ ? serratures green on both sides. S»t'i.g°m"Saast eo, vaacteu,t eu,n sdmivoidoethd,. ”w (iSthm itshh a)l loAw
large shmb or low tree. England, m low meadows and osier holts as at
Maidenheaffi &c„ but rare ; in Scotland, frequent in h e d L mid ? i ?
grounds. Height I Oft. to 20 ft. Fiowers yelbw ; May and April.
One of the most valuable osiers in cultivation, for bands, crates basketwork
or wickerwork, and even small hoops. uic., oasKctwoiK
Group ii. Acutifbliæ Borrer. (Sgn. Pruinôsæ Koch.)
Willows with dark Bark, covered with a fine Bloom. Principal species. 7, 8.
Stamens 2, distinct. — Tali shrubs, or becoming trees. Bark of the branches
mm"aatttteerr,° “wwhhikchh iHs 'tthie charac?te“r’ ®i*m “p!li•e'd? b "yr aKnochcehs’s stuefrfmus ePdr uwinitohs ma whTitihsihs
* S 7. A. ACUTIFO'LIA Willd. The pointed-leaved Willow.
lincar-lanceolate, acuminated, smooth with blunt
unequM serratures, glaucous beneath. Catkins of the male about 1 in
long. (WiUd.) A small tree. Podolia. Height lOft. to iTft. t ? ? ! ? « ] '
previously to 1810. Flowers yellow ; March and April, before the expansion
of ihe leaves.
Branches dark violet-coloured, slender, upright, and covered all over with a
whitish powder, like the bloom of a plum. A very beautiful species.
¥ 8. S. D A PH N Ö ID E S Villars. The Daphne-like Willow.
TAa-»i!tì/-nfinn Vili. Dauph., 3. p. 765. : Koch Comm., p. 23.
tiiififìivmes S præ'cox Hoppe in Sturm D . Fl. 1. 25. ; S. bigémmis Hoffim. Germ. 2. p. 260. ; S.
OE ? e a Host Sal. Austr. Ì. p. 8. t. 26. 27. Mr. Borrer, in a letter, has remarked that Smith has
erroneously cited, in Ills Floi-a B rit., S. daphnoldes n ita rs as a synonyine ot S. cm&ea S,»rt4 ; ancl
fhnt tViis has led Koch to cite S. cinèrea Smith as a synonyme of S. daphnoides Villars.
ThP sViPS Both sexes are figured in Sal. Wob., and in Host Sal. Austr.
F n s r a S s s . Vili. Dauph., 3. t. 50. f. 7. ? or 3. t. 5. f. 2. ; Host Sal. Aust., 1. t. 26, 27. ; our fig.
i m A f v 750. ; andjig. 26. in p. 796.
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves broadly lanceolate, and pointed, with glandular serratures,
smooth, glaucous beneath. Catkins appearing before the leaves.
Ovary sessile, ovate, smooth. Style elongated. (Vili!) A rapid-growing
tree, with dark greyish branches, slightly covered with a powder, or bloom,
similar to that of S. acutifòlia ; the branches ascending obliquely. Switzerland
and the South of France. Height 26 ft. to 30 ft. Introduced in
1820. Flowers yellow, from large crimson buds in February.
A very ornamental species, as appears by the engraving in the following page.
Ï 9. S. p o m e r a ' n i c a Willd. The Pomeranian Willow.
hicnimcation. -Willd. Eimm. Supp., 66. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 153.
s.moniime S. dapbnòìdes Villars, var. with narrower leaves, and more slender catkins. {Koch
Comm p. 23.) Mr. Borrer, in his manuscript list of grouped species, has indicated it as being
prohably'a variety of S. daphnöides.
The Sexes. The female is described in Sal. Wob.
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves lanceolate, tapering at both extremities, serrated ;
smooth and shining above, glaucous underneath. Stipules ovate, serrated ;
their margins generally revolute. Catkins about 1 in. long. Ovary ovate,
smooth. Style longer than the parted stigmas. (IFi/to.) A rapid-growing
tree. Pomerania, Height 20 ft. to 30 ft. Introduced in 1822. Flowers
yellow ; February and March.
The branches are long, smooth, round, shining, and copiously covered with
small yellow dots : the preceding year’s shoots are covered with a violet-
coloured powder, similar to that on the shoots of S. acutifòlia.
Group iii. Triàndræ B o rre r. [Syn. vimygdâlinæ Koc/i.)
Osier Willows, with three Stamens in. a Flower. Prin. sp. 14, 15.
Stamens 3. Leaves lanceolate, approaching to ovate, serrated, glabrous-
having large, rounded, toothed, more or less deciduous, stipules. Flowers
loosely disposed in the catkin. Pistil stalked. Ovary mostly glabrous. ~
Most of the kinds constitute excellent osiers, and become trees il left to
themselves. (Hook.) The kinds may be denominated, generally, the osiers
with 3 stamens in a flower. Most, or all, when in the state of larger shrubs
and trees, have their older bark exfoliated in broad patches, as in rtlatanus
occidentàlis L . and P. orientàlis L. Most, or all, are ornamental as shrubs,
for their lanceolate, glossy, serrated leaves, and their flowers.
S m 10. S. u n d u l a ' t a Koch, Hooker. The v/avy-leaved Willow.
Engravings. Eng. B o t ., t. 1436,-, o n r * . 1435. ; a1n46/*1s . 13. and 14. m p. 79f3r.” «- fr" - ■
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves lanceolate, acuminate through much ot their
length, serrulate at the tip, and minutely crenulate at the base; at fust