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Tetraspermae. Burkill placed his S. Henryi in the sect. Hastatae, but so far as I 
can judge it belongs with two other species to a new section (see p. 121). The cat- 
kins of both the sexes are long-cylindrical. 
Salix microphyta Franchet in Now. Arch. Mus. Paris, sér. 2, X. 
83 (Pl. David. II. 121) (1887). — Burkill in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXNI. 
531 (1899). — Léveillé in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, LVI. 299 (1909). 
Western Szech'uan: Wa-shan, on rocks, alt. 2300-3000 m., June 
1908 (No. 2141; bush 15-20 em.; 9 flowers and fruits); same place, 
alt. 3300 m., July 1903 (Veitch Exped., No. 4513; 9); west of Kuan 
Hsien, Pan-lan-shan, moist banks, alt. 2200-3700 m., June 1908 (No. 
ahs 
2142; bush 15-20 cm.; 7; No. 2142°; with young fruits); Mupin, in 
humidis regionis altissimae,” June 1869, A. David (type, female, ex 
Franchet). 
Franchet’s description is rather incomplete, and it seems best to give here & 
fuller one: f 
Frutex minimus, trunco subterraneo radicante, ramulis gracilibus erectis fasti- 
giato-flabellatis, 10-30 em. altus; ramuli novelli villosuli, mox glabri, flavo-virides 
v. in sieco nigrescentes, vetustiores brunnescentes v. cinerascentes. Folia ovata, 
obovata, oblonga v. fere spathulata, basi subrotunda v. pleraque acuta, apice 
obtusa v. subito breviter acuta, utrinque glabra (v. interdum initio costa pilis 
paucis conspersa), viridia, saepe paulo nitentia, elevato-reticulata, textura papy- 
racea, margine crenato-glanduloso-denticulata v. serrata, minora 1-1.5 cm. longa 
et 0.8-1.3 cm. lata v. ad 1.5 cm. longa et 0.7 cm. lata, maxima 2-2.7 em. longa et 
1.2-1.7 em. lata; petioli glabri v. sulco superne sparse pilosi, (3-)4-9 mm. longi. 
Amenta 9 et c' ramulos elongatos foliatos sparse villosos 3-5 cm. longos termi- 
nantia, subdensiflora, anguste cylindrica, 2-4 em. longa, florifera circiter 5 mm. 
crassa, fructifera vix longiora, sed crassiora, rhachi sparse villosula; flores d 
diandri, filamentis basi 14 villosulis bracteas duplo superantibus, antheris parvis - 
ovato-globosis rubescentibus; glandula una ventralis, lata, ovata, latere compressa, 
bracteis fere 3plo brevior; bracteae flavo-brunneae, obovatae, concavae, apice sub- 
truncatae, erosae, glabrae; ovaria sessilia v. subsessilia, ovato-oblonga, glabra, 
stylo triplo breviore integro v. apice bifido stigmatibus angustis bifidis coronata; 
glandula una ovato-oblonga, 14 ovarii aequans; bracteae ut in floribus masculis 
margine ciliatae, ovariis initio subaequilongae. Fructus maturi conici, 5 mm. 
longi, bracteis glandulisque brevioribus. 
1 believe the species is best placed in sect. Myrsinites, see p. 138. 
Salix Souliei Seemen in Fedde, Rep. Spec. Nov. III. 23 (1906). 
Western Szech'uan: Tachien-lu, alt. 3600-4000 m., July 1908 
(No. 2143; prostrate on rocks; 9); same locality, July 1903 (Veitch 
Exped. No. 4512; prostrate shrub); same locality, June and July 
1894, Soulié (No. 2289, type; & ex von Seemen). 
Von i i ipti 
al iba leanai hane debate tine 
Frutex pygmaeus, trunco subterraneo, ramis procumbentibus radicantibus; 
ramuli prostrati, flavo-brunnei v. rubescentes, glabri v. sparse sericei. Folia parv 
