. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 754 ARBORETFJM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. Group iv. PentandrcE Borrer. Trees having Flowers with 3—5 Stamens. Prin. sp. 16, 17, and 18. Stamens in a flower more than 3, in most instances 5. Ovary glabrous. — The plants trees of moderate size. Leaves large, glossy, fragrant, serrated, and
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 754 ARBORETFJM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. Group iv. PentandrcE Borrer. Trees having Flowers with 3—5 Stamens. Prin. sp. 16, 17, and 18. Stamens in a flower more than 3, in most instances 5. Ovary glabrous. — The plants trees of moderate size. Leaves large, glossy, fragrant, serrated, and having glands in the serratures, from which a resin exudes. Stamens in each catkin So numerous and long, as to render the flowers, which, too, are in perfection at the same time as the foliage, quite handsome, and the trees, in this condition, more ornamental than those of any other group. {Hooi.) t 16. S. pbnta'ndra L. The Hve-stiimened-^owered Willow. Identification, tin. Sp. PI., 1442.; Eng. Fl., 4, p. 171.; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 3., Synonymes. S, pentSndra. part of, Kock Comm. p. 13. ; the sweet Willow, or Bay-leaved Willow. The Sexes. Both sexes are figured in Sal Wob. and Hayne's and the male in En^ Bot., with two views of an ovary. Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. ISOii. ; Host Austr., I. t. 1. f. 2.; our.^. 1438. j and^^. 34. in p. 798. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves ovate, pointed, crenate, glandular, glabrous. Foot- stalks glandular at the summit. Stamens 5 or more, hairy at the base. Ovary ovate, tapering, smooth, nearly sessile. (^Sal. Wub.') An upright tree. Britain, on the banks of rivers and in watery places. Height 18 ft. to 20 ft. Flowers yellow; June. The flowers are remarkably fragrant, as are the leaves, especially when bruised : the fragrance, which is similar to that of the sweet bay (iaiirus n6bilis), but less powerful, is exuded from the resinous crena- tures of the leaves, and from the barren catkins. It is one of the most desirable species of the
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