78 6
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves elliptic or lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous,^ not
shining, entire, and revolute at the edge. Catkin upon a short leafy twiglet.
Capsule ovate-conical, tomentose, seemingly sessile, eventually having a
very short stalk. Gland reaching as high as the base of the capsule. Style
shortish. Stigmas ovate-oblong, entire, and bifid (Koch.) — A low straggling
shrub. Alps of Dauphiné ; and in Savoy, upon the mountain Enzein-
dog. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1824. Fiowers yellow ; May,
and again in August.
Group XX. Myrtilloides Borrer.
Sruall Bilherry-ïike Shrubs, not Natives of Britain. Prin. sp. 150.
This group consists of exotic kinds, and, therefore, does not appear in Hook.
Br. Fl. ; and, consequently, we cannot quote characteristics thence. In
S. myrtilloides L., we believe that the epithet was meant to express a likeness
in the foliage to that of Faccinium Myrtillus L . ; and we suppose that
this likeness appertains to each of the kinds of which Mr. Borrer has constituted
his group Myrtilloides.
ja 150. S. M Y R T iL L o i 'D E s L . The MyrtiUus-like, or Bilberry-leaved, Willow.
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 1446.; Wahl. Fl. Lapp,, p. 267. 5 Koch Comm., p. 52.
Synonyine. S k\egaxi5 Besser En. Pl. Volhyn. p. 77. {Koch.)
The Sexes. The female is described in Rees's Cycle., and the male partly so.
Engravings. Liu. Fl. Lapp., ed. 2., t. 8. f. i. k . ; and o u r /g . 1480.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves very various in form, ovate, subcordate at the base,
oblong, or lanceolate ; entire, opaque, glabrous; veins appearing reticulated
beneath. Stipules half-ovate. Fruit-bearing
catkin (? catkin of the female in any state)
borne on a leafy twiglet. Bracteas (scales)
glabrous or ciliated. Capsules (? or rather
ovaries) ovate lanceolate, glabrous, upon a
stalk more than four times as long as the
gland. Style short. Stigmas ovate, notched.
\Koch.) The flowers of the female are disposed
in lax c}'lindrical catkins. (Smith.) A
low shrub. Carpathia, Poland, Livonia, Vol-
hynia, and through Russia, Sweden, and
Lapland. Height 2 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in
1772. Flowers yellow ; April aud May. n'yni'W'de..
M 151. S. p e d i g e l l a ' r i s Pursh (Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 611.) i s d e s c r i b e d in
our first edition,
J* 152. p l a n i f o ' l i a Pursh (Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 611.) i s d e s c r i b e d
i n o u r f i r s t e d i t i o n .
Group xxi. ^iyrsinkes Borrer.
Small bushy Shrubs. Prin. sp. 163. 155. and 159.
Stamens 2 to a flower. Ovaries downy. Leaves oval or broadly elliptical,
serrated, small, glossy, rigid. — Plants small and bushy. (Hook. Br. Ft.,
adapted.) It seems to be the case that the epithet Afyrsinites in S. ilTyrsinltes
L . has heen intended to imply a likeness in the foliage of that kind to
that of the Faccinium iUyrsinites ; and it may be supposed that this character
obtains more or less in all the kinds of the group.
: 153. S. ì U y r s i n i ' t e s L . The Whortleberry- Willow.
Identification. Lin., cited by Borrer in Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2753., the text ; Fl. Dan., t
{Smith.)
Synonymes. S. Myrsinìtes /3, Smilh Eng. Fl. 4. p. 195.; S. orbutifòlia Wüld. Sp. PL 4. ]
probably S. Macnabid«a Macgillivray in Jameson’s Edinb. Phil. Jour., Oct. 183Ü.
The Sexes. It is implied in the Spec. Char., &c., that the female i.s known.
Engraving. Fl. Dan., t. 1064. {Smilh) ; and o u r ^ . 1481.
Spec. Char. 4c. This has, like S. èetulifòlia, short catkins, and
distinctly serrated leaves ; but these are more acute, and of an
ovate-lanceolate figure ; and the long style seems to afford a distinctive
character. (Borrer.) A low shrub. Scottish mountains.
Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Flowers yellow ; April and May.
Steins and leaves like those of Rétula nàna, very dark, and
almost black when dry.
M 154. S. d e t u l i f o ' l i a Forster (Sal. Wob., No. 60. ; and/g. 60. in p.
is described in our first edition.
-* 155. S. p r o c u 'm b e n s Forbes. The procumbent Willow.
Identification. Forbes in Sal. Wob., No. 61. ; Hook. Br. FL, ed. 2., p. 429.
Synonymes. S. læ'vis Hook. Br. Fl., ed. I .,p . 432. ; S. retùsa Wither. Bot. A rr. ed. 4., 2. p . 49.
The Sexes. The female is described and figured in Eng. Bot. Suppl. and SaL Wob. The male
plant has not come under our notice. {Borrer.)
Engravings. Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2753. ; Sal. Wob., No. 61. ; and o u r /g . 61. in p. 803.
Spec. Char., 4c- Branches diverging. Leaves oval, minutely serrated, re-
carved, bright green and shining on both surfaces. Catkins elongated,
thick, cylindrical. Ovary nearly sessile, tapering, obsoletely quadrangular.
Style short, deeply cloven. Stigmas spreading, bifid. (Borrer.) A low
procumbent shrub, extending along the ground, with greenish brown, pubescent,
round, shortish branches. Highlands of Scotland. Height 6 in.
to 1 ft. Flowers yellow ; April and May.
A 156. S. R E T U 'S A L . The retuse-/<?a:t;.?i/ Willow.
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 1445. ; Willd. Sp. P l., 4. p. 684. ; Hayne Abbild., p. 234.
Synonyme. S. serpyllifólia J c c j. Austr. t. 298.
Tke Sexes. Both sexes are described in Rees's Cyclo., and thence in Sal. Wob., and
heiow ; and both are figured in Hayne Abbild. : the male is figured in Sal. Wob.
Engravings. Jacq. Austr,, t. 298. ; Sal. Wob., No. 139. ; our fig. 1482. ; and fig. 139.
in p . 818.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves obovate, entire, glabrous, shining above.
Catkins of the female oblong, of few flowers. Bracteas (scales)
the length of the oblong smooth ovary. (Smith.) A trailing shrub.
Alps of Germany, Switzerland, France, and Italy. Height
6 in. to 1 ft. Introduced in 1763. Flowers yellow ; May.
A 157. S. KiTAiBELJ^'x.fli Willd. (Sal.Wob., No. 6 4 .; and our / g - 64. in
p. 804.) is described in our first edition.
JS 158. S. CVa-u' rsi Pursh (Sal. Wob., No. 151.; and o u r /g . 151. in
p. 818.) is described in o u r first edition.
A 159. S. n e r p y l l i f o ' l i a Scop. The Wild-Thyme-leaved Willow.
Identification. Scop. Carn., No. 1207. ; Willd. Sp. Fl., 4. p. 684. ; Hayne Abbild., 325.
Synonyme. S. retùsa Koch y Koch Comm. p. 63.
Tke Sexes. The male is figured in SaL Wob., the female in Hayne Abbild.
Engravings. Scop. Cam., t. 61.; Sal. Wob., No. 66. ; o n r /g s . 1483, 1484.; and
fig. 65. m p. 804.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, acute, entire,
glabrous, shining above. Catkins oblong, of few flowers, f
Capsules elliptic, glabrous. Stigmas sessile. (Stuith.) i
A very diminutive shrub. High mountains of France, \
Italy, and Switzerland. Height lin. to 2 in. Introd. i4S4. s. «rpym-
1483. 1818. Flowers yellow ; April and May.
1482. s . retùsa,