. Our woodland trees . Trees; Trees. 40, THE WEEPING WILLOW. Salix hahylonica. Plate 5, Fia. 7. 'ESS in height than Salix alba, the character which prominently dis- tinguishes this species is its drooping or weeping habit. It seldom grows higher than about fifty feet. Its flowers, which appear in May, are in colour of a greenish yellow, and are borne on catkins, which appear about the same time as the leaves. The latter are in form acutely lance- shaped, and are very finely serrated, the vena- tion being similar in character to that on the leaf of Salix Please note that these images are
. Our woodland trees . Trees; Trees. 40, THE WEEPING WILLOW. Salix hahylonica. Plate 5, Fia. 7. 'ESS in height than Salix alba, the character which prominently dis- tinguishes this species is its drooping or weeping habit. It seldom grows higher than about fifty feet. Its flowers, which appear in May, are in colour of a greenish yellow, and are borne on catkins, which appear about the same time as the leaves. The latter are in form acutely lance- shaped, and are very finely serrated, the vena- tion being similar in character to that on the leaf of Salix Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Heath, Francis George, 1843-1913. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington
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