SALICACEAE. — SALIX 107 
aquas,” May 1904, U. Faurie (No. 5766; with fruits); same locality, May 1902, 
Kinashi (no. 11, type of S. Kinashii, ex Léveillé); prov. Echigo, Niigata, L. 
Savatier (No. 2717, co-type, ex Franchet & Savatier); prov. Shimotsuke, Nikko, 
April 21, 1900, H. Shirasawa (d); prov. Musashi, Toda, April 12, 1891, K. 
Watanabe (c^); same prov., “ prov. Nambu, in silvis subalpinis ad rivulos ad ipsam 
aquam," 1865, T'schonoski (c^; distributed sub nom. S. Oldhamiana) ; prov. Suruga, 
Fuji-san, October 1909, M. Koyama (sterile); prov. Sagami, “circa Yokoska," L. 
Savatier (No. 1139, type; ex Franchet & Savatier). 
According to von Seemen this variety differs from the typical S. amygdalina in 
the more copious pubescence of the young twigs and young leaves, the almost 
entire leaves of the peduncles and the denser flowered catkins. 
Sect. 6. FRAGILES W. D. Koch, De Salic. Europ. Comment. 13 (pro parte) 
(1828). — E. Fries in Syll. Pl. Nov. II. 36 (pro parte) (1828). — Borrer in Hooker, 
Brit. Fl. 417 (1830); in Loudon, Arb. Brit. 111. 1507 (pro parte) (1838). — Seemen 
in Ascherson & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. IV. 70 (1908). 
Saliz, sect. Subfragiles Seemen, Salic. Jap. 15 (1903). 
Arbores v. frutices, ramis elongatis, saepe ad insertionem fragilibus. Folia lan- 
ceolata, acuta, serrata; petioli saepe glanduliferi. Amenta coetanea. Flores c 
diandri, glandulis duobus separatis; 9 bracteis concoloribus, flavis v. flavo-brun- 
neis, saepe deciduis; ovaria brevipedicellata v. sessilia, glabra v. pilosa, stylis 
brevibus v. longioribus, stigmatibus ovatis v. angustis, glandulis duobus, dorsali 
interdum obsoleta. 
25. Salix fragilis Linné, Spec. 1017 (1753). — Brandis, Forest Fl. Brit. Ind. 466 
(1874). — Hooker f., Fl. Brit. Ind. V. 630 (1888). — Wolf in Izv. S.-Peterburg. 
Liesn. Inst. IV. 21, t. 1, fig. 8-9, t. 5, fig. 1-4 (Mam. Hay«. Hes Eepon. Pocc.) 
(1900). — Seemen in Ascherson & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 1V. 70 (1908). — 
Moss, Cambridge Brit. Fl. II. 17, t. 20-21 (1914). 
For further information see the keys and von Seemen, 1. c., and Wolf, l. c.- 
So far as I know, this species does not occur in a wild state within the limits of 
Our area, but may be cultivated in northern Kashmir (see Hooker f., l. c., and 
Brandis, 1. ¢.). 
26. Salix Matsudana Koidzumi in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XXIX. 312 (1915). 
? Salix babylonica Franchet in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Paris, sér.2, VII. 92 (Pl. David. 
I. 282) (not Linnaeus) (1884). — Burkill in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 526 
(1899), quoad specim. Chine septentrionalis. 
Arbor 3.5-13 m. alta; ramuli fragiles, erecti v. pendentes, initio puberuli, mox 
glabri (tantum ad gemmas pilosi) olivacei v. satis flavi, vetustiores cinereo-brunnei. 
Folia anguste lanceolata, basi obtusa v. subrotunda, rarius acuta, apice sensim 
longe acuminata, margine distincte satis anguste argute glanduloso-serrata, supra 
laete viridia, mox glaberrima v. interdum basim versus ad costam tomentella, 
subtus glaucescentia v. albescentia, tantum initio laxe sericeo-villosa, mox glabra, 
utrinque (supra distinetius) tenuiter nervosa et tenuissime reticulata, minora 
acuta, circiter 5-6 cm. longa et 1.2-1.5 cm. lata, maxima acuminata, ad 8 em. longa 
€t ad 1.5 lata v. ad 10 cm. longa et ad 1.1 lata; petioli breves, 2-8 mm. longi, in 
sulco supra pilosuli; stipulae lanceolatae, breves, glanduloso-serratae, saepissime 
nullae. Amenta < (a cl. Wilson collecta) praecocia, breviter cylindrica, 1-1.5 cm. 
longa et circiter 0.6 cm. lata, pedunculis 2-3 mm. longis foliola 2 lanceolata obtusa 
Integra subtus paullo sericea v. glabra gerentibus, rhachi villosa; flores diandri, 
conferti, glandulis 2 separatis ovatis obtusis, filamentis basi pilosis, antheris ovali- 
