A systematic arrangement of British plants / by W. Withering ... Corrected and condensed ; preceded by an introduction to the study of botany ; accompanied with figures by W. Macgillivray.

  • William Withering
Date:
1833
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Credit: A systematic arrangement of British plants / by W. Withering ... Corrected and condensed ; preceded by an introduction to the study of botany ; accompanied with figures by W. Macgillivray. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    S. vimindlis, Common Osier. Leaves linear, inclining to lance- shaped, elongated, taper-pointed, entire, waved, snow-white and silky beneath ; branches straight and slender; germen sessile; style as long as the linear, undivided stigmas. A tree, with very long, straight branches, downy when young. Cultivated for basket-work, of various kinds: . flowers in April and May: grows.in. wet meadows, and by rivers; common. Lng. Bot. vol. xxvii. pl. 1898. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p- 228. , S. Smithidna. Silky-leaved Osier. Leaves lance-shaped, pointed, slightly wavy, minutely toothed ; soft and minutely downy above, whitish and silky beneath; stipules crescent-shaped, minute; catkins egg- shaped ; germen stalked; style shorter than the linear, deeply divided stigmas. Branches long, slender, erect, reddish, smooth, finely downy when soft: flowers in April and May: grows in meadows, and on the banks of rivers. Eng. Bot. vol. xxi. pl. 1509: S. mollissima. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 229. S. stipuldris. Auricled Osier. Leaves lance-shaped, pointed, slightly waved, obscurely crenate, soft and nearly naked above, white and downy beneath ; .stipules half heart-shaped, stalked, very large; nectary cylin- drical; germen egg-shaped, nearly sessile, as well as the linear, un- divided stigmas. Twigs erect, long, soft, and downy, pale reddish- brown, brittle: flowers in March: grows in hedges and woods. Eng. Bot. vol. xvi. pl. 1214. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 230. S. alba. Common White Willow. Leaves between elliptical and lance-shaped, pointed, serrate, silky on both sides, the lowest serratures glandular; stamens hairy; germen smooth, almost sessile; stigmas deeply cleft; scales rounded. A tall tree, with rugged bark and » spreading branches, silky when young. Flowers in May: grows in moist woods, and on the banks of rivers and ditches. Eng. Bot. vol. xxxiv. pl. 2430. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 231. TRIANDRIA. 2. EMPE’TRUM. Barren Flowers. Calyx deeply divided into three egg-shaped, permanent segments. Corolla of three oblong petals, larger than the calyx. Filaments from three to nine, hair-like, long, pendu- lous. Anthers roundish, deeply cleft, two-celled. Fertile Flowers. Calyx deeply divided into three egg-shaped, permanent segments. Corolla of three oblong petals, larger than the calyx. Germen superior, round, depressed. Style very short, erect. Stigmas nine, oblong, spreading. Berry globular, depressed, wider than the calyx, one-celled. Seeds nine, trian- gular, closely arranged in a circle. E. nigrum. Common Crow-berry. Stem and branches procumbent, leaves between linear and oblong.——A smal] procumbent shrub, with numerous slender branches: leaves fringed at the edges: flowers red- dish, axillar: berries black. The berries are eaten by grouse and other birds. They are not unpleasant, and appear to be perfectly wholesome. . Flowers in May: grows on heaths abundantly. Eng. Bot. vol. viii. pl. 526. ng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 233.