SA L IX venulosa.
Veiny-leaved Willow.
DIOECIA Diandria.
Gen. Char. Male, Cal. the scales of a catkin. Cor.
none. Nectary a gland at the base of the stamina.
S t am. 1— 5 . Female, Cal. and Neel, like the male.
Cor. none. Stigmas 2. Caps, superior, of 1 cell
and 2 valves. Seeds downy.
Spec. Char. Leaves ovate, serrated, naked; reticulated
with prominent veins above; rather glaucous
beneath. Capsules elliptical, silky.
Syn. Salix venulosa. Sm. FI. B r it. 105 5 .
1 0 Mr. Crowe I am obliged for first remarking the difference
between this plant and the last. It was collected, with many
others, by Mr. Dickson in the highlands of Scotland, and Mr.
Winch has received specimens of the same from thence. It
flowers in Mr. Crowe’s garden either late in April or early in
May.
In size, and general habit, as well as in the stipulae, this
closely accords with S. prunifolia ; but the leaves differ materially
in having their upper surface always elegantly reticulated
with a number of prominent veins, especially towards the
margin. These are very apparent in the dry as well as in the
living leaf. The under surface is less glaucous in general than
in the species last described, but this character varies. The
fructification also differs. The catkins are rather more slender;
their scales ovate and obtuse; capsules smaller, elliptical
rather than ovate, more silky, with a shorter style; the stigmas
agree.
There are several specimens in Mr. Lightfoot’s herbarium
which, by their capsules, seem to belong to this species.