specimens. The amenta are 8-4 inches long, and nearly | of an inch in diameter, most heautifnlly clothed
With long, yellowish-w with the ovary, are prohittreu, dsieldky.- Thahiersr,e h iesy aonnodt hwerh Wichi lltohwe , valesroy gloatnhgered at Fort Franklm by Dr Richardson,
gwliatbhr othues , haanbdi tn ooft tihne t hpere lseeanstt ;w houotl ltyh ee vsetnem bse naeraet lhe,s tsh sei lkcya,t ktihnes yeoquunagl yle s“r’lk“y and b.mnhMwrl Z ’S
twhhoiucghh D srh oBraterrr,a tatn ids itnhceli nsteydl etso reeqfuearl ltyo lhoinsg $ ;P bunuut mthieL Tov®a rIy birsi nqgu,i toen galcacborouunst. of their affinity with S. Ccaanndduidiaa
and S. Hookeriana, to this section.
7. S. Barrattiana; ramis subrobustis flenuosis cicatricatis, foliis obovato-oblongis
acutis bast cordatis mollibus glanduloso-serrulatis utrinque (subtus proacipue^ pubescent -
sericeis iunioribus argenteo-sericeis, stipulis semiovatts glabrtuscults glanduloso-seuat s
peToTo Cgioribus, jig cylindraceis W , ovali-oblottgis, M j j l i opvualcrihies rrlaimncee o.sleartiisc eibsr,e vsiq-sutaipmitisa tins igsereriscceeins tisbtyulso loovnegritourrn,b ussu, bsstetgq.uuean,,ts,b duesb tsI ofnls st*s . “ (Tan.>
CLXXXI.) S. Helvetica? Barratt, mst.
Mmmmmmmrn son, have done to those of Britain, and who kindly undertook the task
I have profiled by
many of his observations that have been liberally communicated to me. - .
Tab. CLXXXI. A. Branch of a male plant; ƒ. 1, Scale and stamens from the amentum. B. Branch of
a femata p tn t; f . 2, Scale and pistil from the amentum, ƒ. 3, Base of a leaf and st,pales - M - ^
magnified.
sub8c. oriaceSi.s afdeeren oopmhynllian o; sreasmsiilsi bbusre rveitbicuus lsautibmro vbeunsotissi sl aanragtuiste, fsoelririsa toisv asteisrr abtausri tsc °erl?oantgJSa tm“ ““
BI t BdulifMe s —ana sericeaI d eanmsee notbiss itifse ednetninteuinst seeltoanteg antuisd iupsecduulnisc,u sltattptsu,l tsc oapvsautolt-sc oordvaat ttss
acuminatis glaberrimis, stylo elongato, stigmatis lobts fissts.
Han. Labrador. Dr Morrison.—I know no species hke *er“ frfn^ d wUh pediceL
narrow serratures to the leaves tippe wi a = “ ’ “ dothed, even when fully grown, with long silky
l,uotmede ngtluamnd so. n bTohtehs es ildeeasv ebs uat rwe haicnh in,sc demduons n h’ e 0^ine st leaves Mr Borrer h,i,natns ia tD iutsb-y p, roinb atbhlee
the capsules retain the form of the ovary, and are perfectly glabrous.
9. S. rostrala (R ic h .); ram is erectis strictiusculis pubescentibus (dem um glabris),
foliis lato-seu obovato-lanceolatis acutis integerrim is serratis subm em branaceis dem um
subcoriaceis su p ra nudiusculis subtus glaucis cano-pubescentibus, stipulis sem icordatis
d en tatis, am entis masc. breviusculis cylindricis densifloris, feem. dem um valde elongatis
laxis, squam is oblongis m em branaceis apice pilosis stipitis vix lon gitu dine, ovariis ang uste
lanceolatis sericeis longe acum inatis longissim e stipitatis, stylo perb revi, stigm atis lobis
bifidis vel integris. Rich. App. p. 37 [excl. syn. S. phylicifolias, Sm.).
H ab. From Hudson’s Bay to the Prairies of the Rocky Mountains, and to Fort Franklin on the Saskat-
chawan. Dr Richardson. Drummond. Douglas. Head waters of the Columbia. Douglas.—Copious
specimens of this plant show that it is, like other Willows, subject to much variation, and the appearance of
the young and old foliage, and young and old female catkins, are very different. The’colour of the bark is
sometimes pale-yellow or deep-brown, sometimes almost black. The lax female catkins, the long, narrow,
silky germens, and above all the great length of the stipes, are its best distinguishing features. Dr Barratt
finds the same species about Middletown, Pennsylvania, and it is probably not uncommon in the United States.
It is the largest of the “ Cinerea: ” group, being sometimes ten feet high.
$ 2. Discolors. Amenta ovalia vel cylindrica prmcocia, glabra, sericea vel piloso-lanata. Squamce
nigricantes. Stam. 2. Germina stipitata subpubescentia. Folia subcoriacea decidua serrata v. denticulata
subtus glauca pubescentia, supra glabra, nitida. Barratt, mst.
(The species of this group constitute large spreading shrubs and small trees, and are the first to put forth
their catkins in the spring.)
10. S* discolor (W illd .); “ foliis oblongis obtusiusculis glabris rem ote serratis apice
integerrim is subtus glaucis, stipulis deciduis lanceolatis serratis, am entis subcocetaneis
d iand ris oblongis tom entosis, squam is oblongis acutis atris pilosis, g erm inibus subsessilibus
lanceolatis tom entosis, stylo m ediocri, stigm atibus bip artitis.” Ph. Am. 2. p. 613. Muhl.
in Arm. of Rot. 2. t. 5. f. 1. Salict. Wob. p. 279.—/3. foliis subtus m agis glaucis, stylis
longioribus.
Hab. Lake Winipeg and Saskatchewan. Dr Richardson. Douglas. Newfoundland. Miss Brenton.—
£. Norway House Fort. Dr Richardson.—Branches with female catkins and young foliage, from the Saskat-
chawan, are marked as truly S. discolor of Willdenow, by Dr Barratt; and one or two specimens with older
foliage, gathered at another period, and in another part of the country, are supposed to be the old foliage. The
Newfoundland specimens exactly accord with United States specimens sent me by Dr Barratt. Our var. /3.
has, besides the characters above alluded to, a less silky germen, and it may perhaps constitute a new species.
11. S. Richardsoni; ramis brevibus glabriusculis, foliis obovato-lanceolatis integerrimis
glabris subtus glaucis junioribus ciliatis, stipulis parvis deciduis lanceolatis dentatis,
dentibus glandulosis, amentis foemineis solitariis terminalibus oblongo-cylindraceis densifloris,
squamis oblongis fuscis longe pilosis, ovariis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis glabris,
stylo longissimo, stigmatis lobis linearibus recurvis bipartitis. (Tab. CLXXXII.)
H ab. Fort Franklin on the Mackenzie River. Dr Richardson.—This appears to he a very -distinct
species, remarkable for the great length of the style. It is to be regretted that very few specimens were
procured of it.
Tab. CLXXXII. Salix R ichardsoni. Fig. 1, Scale and pistil :—magnified.