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SALICACEAE. — SALIX 161 
147. Salix Rehderiana Schneider. See p. 66. 
Salix Rehderiana, var. brevisericea Schneider. See p. 67. 
148. Salix Blinii Léveillé in Fedde, Rep. Spec. Nov. X. 435 (1912). 
Saliz Taquetii Léveillé, 1. c. 436 (1912). 
Frutex ut videtur breviramosus; ramuli novelli sparse sericeo-villosuli, deinde 
glabri, purpurascentes, nitidi. Folia obovata v. obovato-elliptiea, apice acuta v. 
obtusa, basin versus attenuata, acuta, in sicco brunnescentia, subconcoloria v. subtus 
cinerea, initio utrinque, subtus intensius, sericeo-villosa, demum plus minusve gla- 
brescentia, nervis costaque subtus prominulis et paulo reticulata, margine crenato- 
serrata v. basi subintegra, minora 2-4 cm. longa, 1-2 cm. lata, maxima usque 5.5 
em. longa et 2.2 em. lata; petioli pilosi, 2-6 mm. longi. Amenta (tantum matura 
fructifera vidi) subsessilia, basi foliis 2-3 parvis suffulta, ad 4.5 em. longa, circiter 
1 em. crassa, densa, rhachi villosa; flores 9 (inter fructus remanentes) glandula una 
ventrali elongata obtusa L4 ovarii aequante instructa; ovaria subsessilia, breviter 
sericea, ovata, stylo 14 ovarii aequilongo integro stigmatibus angustis parallelis 
integris coronata; bracteae oblongae, subacutae, brunneae, utrinque sericeae, 34 
Ovarll aequantes. Fructus ovato-oblongi, subacuti, sericei, circiter 5 mm. longi, 
pedicellis brevibus glandulae aequilongis suffulti. ; 
NORTHEASTERN ASIA. Korea: Quelpaert, “in sylvis torrentium Hallai- 
san,” alt. 1200 m., June 1909, U. Faurie (Nos. 3248, type, 3249, co-type, both with 
fruits; 3245, type of S. Taquetii). ; 
On account of the rather long style, the narrow stigmas and gland I place this 
Species in this section. In the leaves it resembles S. Starkeana, var. cinerascens 
Schneider (see p. 151) and also forms of S. Caprea Linnaeus (see p. 149). 
149. Salix obscura Andersson in De Candolle, Prodr. XVI. pt. 2, 269 (1868). — 
Hooker f., Fl. Brit. Ind. V. 632 (1888). — Brandis, Ind. Trees, 638 (1906). 
( cou Sikkim: “ Lachen valley, alt. 9000 ped.,” June 3, 1849, J. D. Hooker 
ype). 
Through the kindness of the Keeper of the Kew Herbarium I have seen part of 
ks type specimen, and I must say, as Andersson did, that this species “mihi quod 
ad affinitatem obscura manet." It resembles somewhat S. Rehderiana, var. brevi- 
cea Schneider, but that has a longer style and acute bracts. In S. obscura the 
style is about 44 as long as the ovary and in young flowers only half as long; it is 
very shortly bifid at the apex, with narrow emarginate stigmas. The bracts are 
obovate-oblong, very obtuse, and in the young flowers nearly as long as the sessile 
ovary. The leaves are apparently oblong-lanceolate, with a short acute apex, and 
"S gradually narrowed toward the base. The tomentum of the young branchlets 
and leaves is somewhat brownish and gray. The leaves apparently become soon 
Ped glabrous, only the midribs being puberulent; they are entire or obscurely 
evene The almost sessile fruiting catkins are 4 cm. long and about 1 cm. 
Burkill (in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 531 [1899]) refers to S. obscura No. 22 of 
7 from Tachien-lu. Among the copious material collected by Wilson in this 
part, of Ee van I do not find any form which seems to me identical with S. 
ersson. 
Sect. 31. SIEBOLDIANAE Seemen, Salic. Jap. 21 (1908). — Schneider, Ill. 
Hondb. Laubholek. 1. 69 (1904). : pote 
tices v. arbores parvae. Folia ovata, obovato-oblonga v. elliptica, integra v. 
Salata; subtus cinerea v. glauca, juniora v. etiam adulta sericea. Amenta prae- 
TOA V. subcoetanea, brevi-pedunculata, cylindrica, densa; flores glandula 
