. Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, and scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture, management, and uses in the arts, in useful and ornamental plantations, and in landscape-gardening; preceded by a historical and geographical outline of the trees and shrubs of temperate climates throughout the world . ales) acute, shaggy. (Smith E. F., Borr. E. B. S.)It is nearly allied to S. yjhylicifolia JEiig. Bot.,t. 1958.; but seems distinct, ilitfering muc
. Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, and scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture, management, and uses in the arts, in useful and ornamental plantations, and in landscape-gardening; preceded by a historical and geographical outline of the trees and shrubs of temperate climates throughout the world . ales) acute, shaggy. (Smith E. F., Borr. E. B. S.)It is nearly allied to S. yjhylicifolia JEiig. Bot.,t. 1958.; but seems distinct, ilitfering much in itsmode of growth and habit, and its narrower andtruly lanceolate leaves. (Borr.) Native to Scotland, ^iin Highland mountain valleys: Breadalbane, Killinin Breadalbane, and Glen Nevis, are the localitiesmentioned. It was first discovered by Mr. Borrer,,who has given a detailed descri[)tion of it in Suppl., from which the following traits arederived : — A much-branched shrub, decumbent atthe base only, about 10 ft. high. Large branchesash-coloured. Twigs spreatling or ascending, short,soon becoming of a deep mahogany hue, and glabrous. 1339 Buds large. Disk of the leaf lanceolate, tapering to each end, about 2 , ami \ in. or more wide; keeled, twisted; dark green and shining onthe upper surface, glaucous on the imder one; glabrous on both, excepta few scattered silky hairs on each; in the leaves of young shoots, closely. 1580 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART III. crenate, or notched with shallow, flat, or slightly waved, gland-pointedteeth. Petiole about a quarter of the length of the disk. Catkins of themale numerous and showy; produced about the beginning of April, earlierthan in the generality of mountain willows. (^E. B. S.) Ovary lanceolatesubulate, on a long stalk, quite glabrous ; style long, bifid; stigmas linear,bifid. (Hooker.) This kind, cultivated in the willow garden at WoburnAbbey, produced its flowers before the expansion of the leaves in Apri
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