A R B O R E T U M E T F R U T IC E T U M B R IT A N N IC U M .
» 53 S. DotrtA'NA Smitl,. Don’s, or the rusty-branched. Willow.
M en ,R a tio n . Sraitl. in E n s F t , 4. p. 2,3. , Hook. Br. Fl.. ed. 3., p. 424., Borrer in Eng. Bof
Itae remale is deaeribed ,a.rd figured In Sal. Wob. and Eng. Eot. The male has no. ,e ,
wob., No. 86.; Eng. Bot.. t. 2532., o u r * . 1454.; a n d * . 85. in p . 806.
SncL. Char., &c. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, partly oppo/te,
acute, slinhtly serrated, even; livid and somewhat silky
beneath. Stipules linear. Branches erect. Catkins erect,
cylindi-ical. Ovary stalked, silky, longer than the obovate
bearded bractea. {Smith.) A shrub, with sti-aight, wand-like,
round leafy branches, of a reddish or rusty b,-own, scarcely
downy, except when very young. Scotland on mountains.
Height 5 ft. to 6 ft. Flowers yellow ; May.
Group xii. A m V u j u iE Borrer.
Shrubs. Prin. sp. Sd. and 58.
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1164. S. Doniiina.
s. finmárchica Willd. has been added to the kinds included in this group by
Mr. Borrer.
a* 54. S. ambi'gua Ehrh., Borrer. The ambiguous Willow.
pm. Oh Koo,.
Borver li
Synoñymes. So,
Bo'.h sexes of v.ar. «, .h e female of var. ,S,lhe male of
var V and .lie female of var. i are figurod in Eng. Hot. Suppl.
Engravings. Eng. Bo.. Suppl., ., 2733. ; and o u r * . 1455.
Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves oval, obovate, or lan- >
ceolate, slightly toothed, and having a recurved
point ; pubescent, somewliat rugose above, glaucous
and having prominent veins beneath.
Stipules half-ovate, acute. Catkins stalked,
uiiright, cylindrical. Ovary stalked, densely ]
silky. Style very short. Stigmas short, at 1
length cloven. (Borr.) A small decumbent
shrub. Sussex, Essex, and Suffolk ; ancl various
parts of Scotland. Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Flowers
1455. S. ambigua.
yellow ; May.
It varies much in the procumbent, ascending, or more erect manner of its
growth, in the paler or darker brown tinge of the twigs, and in the quantity
of pubescence.
Varieties.
.A M S. a. I vulgàris. S. a. « Borr. in E?ig. Bot. Suppl. i. 2133., 5 figures
ofthe two sexes, and description. — A small straggling shrub, with
branches sometimes procumbent, sometimes rising 1 or 2 feet from
the ground.
S k 8 .a .2 major. S. a. /3 major Borrer in Eng. Bot. Suppl. t. 2733., 3
figures of the female, and description ; ? S. ambigua 0 Hoolc. Br. Fl.
ed. 2. p. 418. ; S. versifòlia Sering. Saules de la Suisse No. 6 6 .,
Monogr. 40. (Borrer.) — Foliage silvery.
ai S. «. 3 spatìmlàta. S. a. 7 spathulàta Bor. in E?ig. Bot. Suppl. t. 2733.,
where 3 specimens of the male plant are figured and described ;
S. ambigua 7 Hook. Br. Fl. ed. 2. p. 418. ; S. spathulàta Willd. Sp.
Pl. 4. 700. ; S. spathulàta Willd.— Scarcely differs from S. ambigua
vulgàris, except in the narrower base of thc leaf.
st S. fl. 4 undidàta. S. a. S undulàta Borrer in Eng. Bot. t. 2733., 4 figures
ofthe female, and description; S. spathulàta WUld., var. undulàta of
Professor Mertens. (Borrer.) — Remarkable for its lanceolate or
almost linear leaves, and distinctly stalked stipules.
? »* ? 55. S. f i n m a ' r c u i c a Willd. is described in our first edition.
* ? ja 56 S. VERSI'COLOR Forbcs. The various-coloured
Willow.
Mentfication. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 77.
The Sexes. The female is described and figured m SaL Wob.
Sal. Wob., No. 77. ; o u r /g . 1456. ; and our fig. \
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves elliptic, almost entire ; greyish
green and villous above, glaucous and pubescent
beneath. Stipules large, ovate. Ovary ovate, stalked,
silky. Style smooth. Stigmas divided. (Forbes.)
A low, depressed or trailing, deciduous shrub. Switzerland.
Height 2 ft. Introduced in 1824. Flowers
yellow ; May.
flfe 57. /4l a t e r n 6 i ' d e s Forbes (Sal. Wob., No. 76. ; and o u r /g . 76. in
p. 806.) is described in our first edition.
afe ? ¥ 58. S. PROTEJEFO'LIA Schl. The Protea-leaved Willow.
identification. Schleicher, quoted in Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2., p. 419. ; Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 75.
Synonymes. Erroneously referred to S. ambigua in Hooh. B r. Fl. ed. 2. (Borrer MSS.)
The Sexes. The female is described and figured in Sal. Wob.
Engravings. Sal. Wob., No. 75. ; and o u r ^ . 75. in p. 805.
Spec. Char., 4<é- Leaves elliptical, entire ; villous above, white and silky beneath.
Stipules ovate, silky. Catkins thick, obtuse. Ovary stalked, ovate,
silky. Bractea obovate, silky. Stigmas undivided. (Sal. Wob.) A handsome
upright-growing shrub, or low tree. Switzerland. Height 12 ft. to
20 ft. Introduced in 1820. Flowers yellow ; April and May.
Group xiii. Reticulàtoe Borrer.
Leaves reticulated and coriaceous. Prin. sp.59.
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The characteristics of this group, as adopted in Hook. Br. FL, are not described
; because it consists of only one species, the S. reticulàta L., and the
characteristics of this species may be deemed representative of those of the
group,
59. S. r e t i c u l a ' t a L . The netted, or wrinkled, leaved Willow.
Mentfication^ Lin. Sp. Ti., 1446.^;^ Ei . FL, 4. p. 200.; Hook. Br. FL, ed. 2., p. 419.
Both sexes are figured i n ^ B.. ot. and Sal. Wob., Host. Sol. Aust, and Hayne Abbild
Eng. Bot., t. 1908.; o u r /g . 14.57.; a n d /g . 67. in p. 804.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves orbicular, somewhat elliptical, obtuse,
entire, coriaceous, with reticulated veins, nearly glabrous ;
glaucous beneath. Ovary sessile, downy. A procumbent
shrub, larger than S. herbácea. The young foliage is ofteni
floccose. England, and the higli mountains in Wales and
Scotland. Height 6 in. Flowers purplish red; May to
July.
A very pretty little plant, particularly well adapted for
forming one of a selection for growing in pots, so as to form
a portable salictum; or for growing on rockwork.
1457. s . reticuliita.