58 WILSON EXPEDITION TO CHINA 
Tali Range, alt. 2600-3000 m., June 1906, G. Forrest (No. 4600, type; 
9); Mosoyn, April 4, 1887, J. Delavay (ex Diels). 
The description by Diels is rather incomplete, and I think it best to add a full 
description based on the good material collected by Wilson. 
Frutex 0.6-4.5 m. altus, valde ramosus; ramuli initio sericeo-villosuli v. interdum 
tomentelli (imo apice tomentosi), vetustiores subglabri v. glabri, flavo-brun- 
nescentes v. saepissime cinerascentes; gemmae breviter ovatae, plus minusve ob- 
tusae, pilosae v. in eodem ramulo glabrae, petiolis breviores v. subaequilongae. 
Folia elliptica v. elliptico-lanceolata, utrinque obtusa v. apice plus minusve acuta 
(No. 1405, 1408, 4368), rarius basi etiam acuta (No. 4365), supra satis viridia, 
initio saepe plus minusve, deinde costa tantum puberula v. sericea (adulta in No. 
4368 interdum tota glabra), subtus glauca v. cinerea, initio sericea (rarius tomen- 
tella), interdum pilis fulvis intermixtis, deinde pleraque plus minusve glabra (in 1405, 
4365 etiam adulta tota sericea), costa nervisque subtus distincte prominulis, mar- 
gine integra, minora (pedunculorum) 1-3 em. longa et 0.6-1 cm. lata, majora 
3-5 cm. longa et 1.2-1.5 em. lata (v. in No. 1408 folia nondum matura ad 5 cm. 
longa et ad 2 cm. lata); petioli 2-5 mm. longi, plus minusve pilosi. Amenta c' 
pedunculis 0.5-1.5 cm. longis sericeis v. villosis foliola 3-6 normalia gerentibus 
suffulta, 2-3(-3.5) em. longa, 0.6-0.8 em. crassa, densa v. interdum sublaxiflora; 
flores diandri, filamentis liberis ad medium pilosis bracteis 2-3plo longioribus, 
antheris satis parvis ovalibus v. subglobosis flavis; glandula una ovato-oblonga, 
Satis crassa, bracteis late ovatis v. obovatis apice rotundis intus glabris extus 
margineque sericeis flavo-brunneis paulo v. vix brevior. Amenta 9 ut a cl. Diels 
descripta, sed interdum ad 5 em. longa, pedunculis (etiam in typo ad 1 em.) ad 1.8 
cm. longis; styli breves sed distincti, apice bifidi, stigmatibus brevibus bifidis. 
Fructus 3-4 mm. longi, ovato-oblongi, sessiles v. subsessiles, glabri; bracteae 
interdum ovato-oblongae. 
This is a rather variable species, very near to jS. longiflora Andersson (see p. 
121). Of No. 1428 Mr. Wilson sent plants to the Arboretum of which the young 
branchlets are slightly hairy. The old leaves are glabrous, except the midrib on 
both sides, deep green above, glaucous-gray beneath, elliptieal, nearly roundish 
at the base, shortly acute at the apex, about 1-2 cm. long, 2 em. broad. The 
petioles are 3-4 mm. long, of about the same length as the buds. 
„The specimen collected by E. Faber on Mount Omei (No. 103; tree 3 m. tall; 
with young fruits) which is referred to S. longiflora Andersson by Burkill, may 
represent a different form. The branchlets, the petioles and the midrib of the 
leaves bear a brownish tomentum. The leaves are narrow-elliptical, more or less 
acute at both ends and up to 4.5 cm. long and 1.6 cm. broad. The petioles of the 
larger leaves are 5-8 mm. long. The 9 flowers or young fruits agree with the de- 
scription given above, but the ovaries are slightly silky at the base, and their bracts 
are more silky than in the other specimens before me. Mount Omei being so rich 
in endemic species, this form needs further investigation; it seems to be indeed 
very nearly related to S. longiflora Andersson, of which I have not seen sufficient 
material. 
Salix macroblasta Schneider, n. sp. 
Frutex ramosus, 2-6 m. altus; ramuli annotini plus minusve breviter 
pilosi, flavescentes v. flavo-brunnei, vetustiores glabri, cinereo-brunnei; 
gemmae satis evolutae oblongae, acutae, flavo-rubrae, glabrae V- 
minute puberulae, petiolis circiter duplo longiores. Folia adulta an- 
