Salix. | CXLI. SALICINEX. (J. D. Hooker.) 629 
A shrub or small tree, flowering before leafing. Leaves 2-3 in., young silvery- 
tomentose on both surfaces, sometimes obscurely crenate ; nerves numerous, not very 
distinct. Male catkins 1 in., short, stout, tip rounded; fem. 3-5 in., rachis tomen- 
tose. Capsules } in., valves slender.—Andersson has the following varieties. 
Var. grisea, Anderss. Monogr. 80; DC. l.c.; leaves serrulate glabrate above 
base narrow or rounded, catkins crowded scales long acute pale with brown tips, 
capsules subsessile very slender hoary, stipes hardly longer than the disk. S. grisea, 
Wall. Cat. 3700 G. `S. pseudo-grisea, Steud. Nomencl. 
Var. julacea, Anderss. Monogr. 1. c. ; DC. l. e. 224; leaves ovate-oblong sub. 
obtuse minutely distantly serrulate, catkins shortly peduncled very long slender 
flexuous, bracts glabrate tips brown, capsules sparsely hairy, stipes 3-4 times as long 
as the disk.— Hyderabad, Jacquemont.—I have not seen this. 
VaR. sericea, Anderss. ll. c. ; leaves silky on both surfaces, catkins stout shortly 
pedicelled, bracts acute black glabrous, capsules short pale, stipes about three times 
as long as the disk.— Kashmir. 
S. CAPREA, Linn. Sp. PI. 1020; leaves elliptie oblong or obovate crenate 
rugose beneath and grey-pubescent with crispy or cottony down, nerves 
pairs strong beneath, stipules large subreniform, catkins sabsessile 
densely silky, male 1 in. erect ovoid-oblong, bracts dark, stamens 2 free, 
em. 2-3 in. slender nodding, bracts tipped with black, capsules shortly 
stipitate cylindric from an ovoid base downy, stigmas subsessile erect. 
Anderss, in DC. Prodr. xvi. ii. 299; Brand. For. Fl.467,5. 60; Reichb. Ic. 
Fl. Germ. t. 577; Boiss. Fl. Orient. iv. 1188. 
Cultivated in Rohilkund and N.W. India.— DISTRIB. Europe, W. Asia. 
A tree, 25-30 ft., flowering before leafing ; trunk attaining 3-4 ft. girth, often a 
shrub. Leaves 2-4 in., dark green above, margins often recurved, base cuneate 
rounded or cordate. Male catkins very stout, sweet-scented; fem.2-3in. Capsules 
3 in.—Sallow, or Goat Willow. 
. S. ALBA, Zinn. Sp. Pl. 1091; a tree, leaves narrow lanceolate acu- 
minate glandular-denticulate silky beneath, stipules lanceolate deciduous, 
catkins on leafy peduncles, male cylindric dense-fld. drooping, bracts oblong 
ciliate, stamens 2 free, fem. lax-fld., bracts yellow ciliate, capsules sub- 
Sessile ovoid glabrous, style very short, stigmas 2-fid. Anderss. in DC. 
Prodr. xvi, ii, 211; Brand. For. Fl. 466; Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. t. 608 ; 
Boiss. Fl. Orient. iv. 1485. 
NongTH-Wresr Hiwataya and WrsTERN TIBET, cultivated only.—DisTRIB. 
Europe, N. Asia. . 
A tree, attaining 80 ft., flowering after leafing ; branchlets olive-green, yellow, 
red, or purple. Leaves 2-4 in., dull green above, young silky on both surfaces, old 
glabrous, often glaucous beneath; petiole eglandular. Male catkins 1-14 in.; fem. 
7-3in. Disk scales 2. Capsules with narrowed tips.—White Willow. 
| S. BABYLONICA, Zinn. Sp. Pl. 1017; a tree with weeping branches, 
faves linear-lanceolate acuminate serrulate glabrous or sparsely hairy 
neath, stipules falcate serrate, catkins very slender on leafy peduncles, 
aae short slender curved pale yellow, stamens 2 free, fem. as long, bracts 
Small lanceolate pale, capsules sessile narrowly conic glabrous or nearly so, 
stigmas sessile entire. Anderss. in DC. Prodr. xvi. ii. 212; Brand. For. 
l. 465, t. 59; Wall. Cat. 3709; Boiss. Fl. Orient. iv. 1185. 
Cultivated in the plains of Inpra, and the HIMALAYA, ascending to 9000 ft. ; 
and elsewhere in gardens, &c.—Dr1sTRIB. Europe, N. and W. Asia. 
A tree, attaining 50 ft.; trunk 12 ft. in girth, flowering and leafing together ; 
males much commoner than fem. Leares 3-6 by jin. midrib prominent. Male 
