. 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. 1488. S. hast^m. J. 164. S. LANA>A L. The vroolly-leaved Willow. Identificatimt. Lin. Sp. PI., 1446.; Eng. Fl., 4. p. 205.; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2. The Seres. Both sexes are described and figured in Ung. Bot. Suppt., t. 2624.: both sexes of 5. chrys&nthos Ft. Han. are figured in Sal
. 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. 1488. S. hast^m. J. 164. S. LANA>A L. The vroolly-leaved Willow. Identificatimt. Lin. Sp. PI., 1446.; Eng. Fl., 4. p. 205.; Hook. Br. Fl., ed. 2. The Seres. Both sexes are described and figured in Ung. Bot. Suppt., t. 2624.: both sexes of 5. chrys&nthos Ft. Han. are figured in Sal. Wob. Engravvngs. Lin. Fl. Lapp., ed. 2., t. 8. f. x., t. 7. f. 7.; Eng. Bot. Suppl., t. 2624. ; our fe. 1490.: and/j. VJ. No. 2. in p. 80-5. Spec. Char., S^c. Leaves roundish ovate, pointed, entire ; shaggy on both surfaces ; glaucous on the under one. Ovary sessile, oblong, glabrous. Styles four times as long as the blunt divided stigmas. Catkins clothed with long, yellow, silky hairs. Ovary nearly sessile, lanceolate, longer than the style. Stigmas .undivided. {Hook.) A low shrub. Scotland, on the Clova Mountains. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Flowers yellow; May. The splendid golden catkins at the ends of the young shoots light up, as it were, the whole bush, and are accom- panied by the young foliage, sparkling with gold and silver. It yields, also, more honey than any other salix. Grafted standard high, it would make a delightful little spring- flowering tree for suburban gardens. j4gu ^j,^.. Group xxiv. Miscellanece A. Kinds of Sdlix described in Sal. Wob., and not included in any of the preceding Groups. t 165. 5. iEGYPTiVcA L. (Sal. Wob., No. 146. ; and out fig. 146. in p. 818.) is described in our first edition. M 166. 5. ALpr'NA Forbes (Sal. Wob., No. 149.; and out fig. 149. in p. 818.) is described in our first edition. 3e 3. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appear
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