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S A L I X lanata.
Woolly Broad-leaved Willow.
DICECIA Diandria.
Gen. Char. Barr. F l.—Catkin imbricated. Cal. a
scale. Petals none. Nect. I or more glands, at
the base. Stam. 1—5.
F ert. F l.— Catkin imbricated. Cal. a scale. Pet.
none. Nect. as in the barren fl. Stigm. 2. Capsule
superior, of 1 cell, and 2 valves. Seeds
tufted.
Spec. Char. Leaves broadly oval, pointed, entire,
shag’gy, glaucous beneath. Catkins sessile,
clothed with long yellow silky hairs. Germen
nearly sessile, lanceolate, glabrous, longer than
the style. Stigmas undivided.
S yn. Salix lanata. Linn. Sp. PL 1446. Willd. Sp.
Pl. v. 4. 688. Sm. in Rees’ Cycl. n. 88. Wahl.
Lapp. 259. 1.16. f . 1. Sm. Engl. Fl. v. 4. 205.
Salix caprea. Fl. Dan. t.245. (according to Smith.)
Salix chrysanthos. Fl. Dan. t. 1057. Willd. Sp.
Pl. v. 4. 704. Sm. in Rees’ Cycl. n. 127.
Salix foliis integris utrimque lanatis subrotundis
acutis. Linn. Fl. Lapp. 293. n. 368. t. 7. ƒ. 7.
8g t. 8. f . x.
S ir J. E. SMITH, in the English Flora above quoted,
has, with much judgement, introduced the remark upon this
plant made by" Wahlenberg, but which can scarcely be
rightly appreciated but by those who have seen it in a living
state and in its native mountains. “ This is,” he says, “ the
most beautiful Willow in Sweden, if notin the whole world.
The splendid golden catkins, at the ends of the young
branches, light up as it were the whole bush, and are accompanied
by the young foliage, sparkling with gold and
silver. It yields more honey than any other Salix, insomuch
that the catkins are sweet to the mouth, and are
much frequented by alpine bees. From the marginal
glands of the stipules, and sometimes from those of the
leaves, a gummy exudation proceeds, staining the paper in