J: 160. S. c o u d i f o ' l i a Pursh (Sal. Wob., No. 14.3., a leaf; and Jig. 143. in
p. 818.) is described in our first edition.
Group xxii. Herbdcem Borrer.
Very low Shrubs, scarcely rising an inch above the Ground. Prin. sp. 161. and 162,
n r
Tliere are only two species in this group, the characteristics of which will be
found in their specific characters.
J» 161. S. h e k b a 'c e a i . Tbe herbaceous-footeig Willow.
IdentgicaUim. Lin. Sp. Pl., 2445. ; Eng. Fl., 4. p. 199.; Hook Br. F l , ed. 3.
I'he Sexes. Both sexes are described in Eng. Fl. and figured in Sal. Wob., ila yn e Ahbdd., and
Host Sal. Austr. ; in Eng. Bot., tbe female in fruit and flower, and bractea (scale) of the male.
Bo th sex es w e re liv in g , in 1836, in th e Tw ic k e n h am B o tan ic G a rd en . , .
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1907.; Sal. Wob., No. 62.; and Host Sal. Austr., 1. t. 104.; our
Jig. 1485.; and fig. 62. in p. 803.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves orbicular, serrated, reticulated
with veins ; very glabrous and shining on both sides.
Ovary stalked, ovate-lanceolate, glabrous. (Smith.) A
diminutive shrub. Britain, on the Welsh and Highland
mountains. Height I in. to 3 in. in a wild
state, but much higher in a state of culture. Flowers
yellow } June.
S. herbácea is the least of British willows, and, according
to Sir J. E. Smith, the least of all shrubs.
Dr. Clarke, in his Scandina.via, calls it a perfect tree in
miniature; so small, that it may be taken up, and root,
trunk, and branches spread out in a small pocket-book.
162. S, p o l a ' r i s Wahlenb. The Polar Willow.
Identification. Wahlenb. Suec., p. 636.; Fl. Lapp., p. 261.; Koch Comm., p. 64.
The Sexes. The female is described and figured in Sal. Wob.
Engravings. Wahl. Fl. Lapp., t. 13. f. 1.; o u r /g i . 1486. and 1487. ; andfig. 63. in p. ;
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate, very obtuse, nearly entire, glabrous.
5^ of few flowers. Stem filiform, or thread-shaped. (Wahlenj(\
berg.) A diminutive shrub. Lapland. Height 1 in. to 3 in. ^
Introduced in 1820. Flowers yellow ; April, and again in
W July.
The branches and leaves of this species are more tender ^
during the spring than those of ¿.herbácea; the stem is • p°'
almost filiform. ,
1185. S. herbácea.
Catkins
Group xxiii. Hastafce Borrer.
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(Hook Br. Fl.) Prin. sp. 163. and le^.
dfe 163. h a s t a ' t a L . The halberd-ZeflWi/Willow.
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 1443.; F l. Lapp., ed. 2., 293.; Willd. Sp. Pl., 4. p. 664.
The Seites. The female is described and figured in Sal. Wob.
Engravings. Lin. Fl. Lapp., ed. 2. t. 8. f. 9 .; Sal. Wob., No. 35.; our fig. 1488. ; and fig. 35. in
p. 799.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate, acute, serrated, undulated, crackling, glabrous
} heart-shaped at the base, glaucous beneath. Stipules unequally
heart-shaped, longer than the broad footstalks.
Catkins very woolly. Ovary lanceolate, glabrous,
on a short stalk. (Smith.) A tall shrub, or small
spreading tree. Lapland, Sweden, and in Britain
but rare. Height 5 ft. to 1 0 ft. Flowers yellow;
April and May.
Vaiieties.
Hk S. h. 2 serrulata. S. hastata Willd. Sp. Pl. \
iv. p. 664. — Leaves broadly ovate, heart- I
shaped at the base.
Sk S. 3 mal'ifolia. S. i/ialifolia Smith Eng. Bot.
t. 1617, (For a leaf, see our f g . S6. in
p. 739.) — Leaves elliptic oblong, toothed,
wavy, thin and crackling, very glabrous.
Sk? dd S. h. 4 arbiiscula. S. arbúscula Wahl. Fl.
Dan. t. 10S3., Forbes in Sal. „gs. s,ha.iki..
Wob. No. 138., where there are
• a figure and description of the female plant (see our
f g . 1489., also f g . 138. in p. 818.); S. arbuscula )3
Lin. Fl. Suec. p. 348.; S. arbúscula 7 Lin. Sp. Pl.
p. 1545., Fl. Lapp}, t. 8. f. m. — Leaves lanceolate,
serrated with distant, small, and appressed teeth, or
almost entire.
104. S. l a n a ' t a L . The woolly-/<?at’i?£/ Willow.
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 1446.; Eng. Fl.. 4. p. 205.; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2.
8cxes. Both sexes are described and figured in Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2624.: both sexes of S.
chrysánthos Fl. Dan. are figured in Sal. Wob.
Engravings. Lin. Fl. Lapp., ed. 2., t. 8. f. x., t. 7. f. 7 .; Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2624.; ourfig. 1490.:
andfig. 71. No. 2. in p. 805.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves roundish ovate, pointed, entire ; shaggy on both
. surfaces ; glaucous on the under one. Ovary sessile, oblong, glabrous.
Styles four times as long as the blunt divided stigmas. Catkins clothed with
long, yellow, silky hairs. Ovary nearly sessile, lanceolate,
longer than the style. Stigmas undivided. (Hook.) A
low shrub. Scotland, on the Clova Mountains. Height
3 ft. to 4 ft. Flowers yellow; May.
The splendid golden catkins at the ends of the young
shoots light up, as it were, the whole bush, and are accompanied
by the young foliage, sparkling with gold and silver.
It yields, also, moi e honey than any other salix. Grafted
standard high, it would make a delightful little
flowering tree for suburban gardens.
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149Ü. S. lanáta.
Group xxiv. Miscellanecc A.
Kinds of Salix described in Sal, Wob., and not included in any of ihe preceding
Groups.
¥ 165. i e g y p t i ' a c a L. (Sal.Wob., No. 146. ; and oury%* 146. in p. 818.)
is described in our first edition,
dx 166. ¿ . a l p i ' n a Forbes (Sal. Wob., No. 149.; and our f g . 149. in p.
818.) is described in our first edition.
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