. 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. 760 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. The branches are round, very smooth, " and so brittle at the base, in spring, that with the slightest blow they start from the trunk ;'' whence the name of crack willow : though, according to Sir J. E. Smith, this is more or less the case wit
. 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. 760 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. The branches are round, very smooth, " and so brittle at the base, in spring, that with the slightest blow they start from the trunk ;'' whence the name of crack willow : though, according to Sir J. E. Smith, this is more or less the case with S. declpiens, and several other species of willows, both native and exotic. Â¥ 23. S. monspelie'nsis Forbes (Jig. 30. in p. 797.), the Montpelier Willow, is described in our 1st edit., p. 1517. S 24. S. RussBLLZ^'iV^ Smith. The Russell, or BuTee of Bedford's, Willow. Identification. Eng. Fl., i. p. 186.; Hook. Br. Fl., ed 3., p. 422. Synonymes. ? 5. fr&gilis IVoodv.; the Dishley, or Leicestershire, Willow; in some counties, the Huntingdon Willow. S. pendula Ser.; S. vlridis Fries \ S. riibens Sckrank. The Sexes. The female is figured in Eng. Sot. and Sal. Wob. Smith, in the Eng. Fl., states that he had not seen the flowers of the male. Dr. Johnston, in his l^ora qf Berwick twon Tweed, states that a male tree, which he has deemed of this species, is in " New-water-haugh Plantation.'* Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 1808. j our^. 1445.; and fig. 28. in p. 1445. £â Russcllfi^nd. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves lanceolate, tapering at each end, serrated throughout, very glabrous. Footstalks glandular or leafy. Ovary tapering, stalked, longer than the bracteas. Style as long as the stigmas. {Smith.) A large handsome tree. Britain, in marshy woods. Height 80 ft. to 90 ft. Flowers yellowish j April and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrat
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