SALICACEAE. — SALIX 175 
Folia valde juvenilia lanceolata, elliptico-lanceolata, elliptica v. obovato-lanceo- 
lata, basi pleraque ut videtur subacuta, apice acuta v. subobtusa, supra viridia 
v. subnigrescentia, glabra v. basim versus ad costam sericea, subtus-pallidiora, 
ad costam sparse sericea v. subglabra, margine satis distincte crenato-serrata, 
nervis visibilibus angulo 45° a costa divergentibus, 1-2 em. longa, 0.5-1 em. lata; 
petioli nondum satis evoluti brevissime sericei. Amenta coetanea, brevipeduncu- 
lata, basi foliis parvis ceteris similibus 2-4 suffulta, cylindrica, densiflora, 
thachi sericeo-villosa, c" 1.5-2.5 em. (pedunculo excluso) longa, circiter 0.6- 
0.7 cm. crassa, 9 tantum 1—1.5 em. longa, circiter 5 mm. crassa; flores 7 diandri, 
filamentis liberis glabris bracteis fere duplo longioribus, antheris ovalibus flavis; 
glandula in floribus juvenilibus una ventralis, ovato-rectangularis, obtusa, in 
floribus evolutis etiam glandula dorsalis multo minor adest; bracteae ovato- 
oblongae, subobtusae, glandula ventrali adulta 214-3-plo longiores, initio apice 
fuseae, dein fere concolores, flavo-brunneae, sparse sericeae v. facie utrinque 
subglabrae; ovaria subsessilia, ovato-elongata, laxe sericea sed versus apicem 
glabra, in stylum distinctum apice bifidum attenuata, stigmatibus brevibus 
emarginatis; glandula una ventralis late ovata, apice truncata, saepe incisa, bracteis 
4% brevior; bracteae ovato-oblongae, apice subacutae v. acutae, ovario sub- 
aequilongae, utrinque breviter sericeae, flavo-brunneae. 
JAPAN. Hondo: prov. Suruga, slopes of Fuji-san, abundant above alt. 
300 m., May 7, 1914, E. H. Wilson (No. 6637, type; bush or small tree, 0.9-4.5 
m. tall, 9 ; No. 6637*, c^ co-type). 
This is a curious form, looking somewhat like a hybrid between S. Reinii Franchet 
& Savatier and a species of sect. Albae. The old c? flowers have a very small dorsal 
gland. Unfortunately there are no mature leaves. The habit seems to be different 
from that of all the species of sect. Albae resembling S. Reinii, which is appar- 
ently a common plant at the type locality. 
The specific name is derived from áXywrros, very difficult. 
180. Salix ampherista Schneider, n. sp. : 
Frutex?; ramuli hornotini tenuiter albo-sericeo-villosuli, vetustiores glabri, 
Purpurascentes, leviter nitentes, satis tenues. Folia tenuia (ut videtur nondum 
Satis evoluta) late elliptica, obovata v. obovato-elliptica, basi acuta et saepe 
coe *t® apice breviter acuta, supra viridia, sparse villosula, subtus fere con- 
coloria v. paullo pallidiora, initio tomentella, mox subglabrescentia, sparse ad- 
Presse breviter sericea pilis fulvis intermixtis, costa prominula distinctius 
gga nervis lateralibus utrinque vix prominulis satis angustis sub angulo 70- 
^ à costa divergentibus, 3-5 pro 1 cm., margine integerrima, minora 2-3 cm. 
"ge 1-2 em. lata, majora usque 4.2 cm. longa et 2.5 em. lata v. ad 4.5 cm. longa 
et 2 cm. lata; petioli 2-4 mm. longi, villosuli. Amenta (tantum fructifera visa) 
“ray (ut videtur praecocia et initio squamis paucis suffulta) 3-6 cm. longa, 
Ben. 1.2 cm. crassa, satis densa, rhachi sericeo-villosa; ovaria ovato-oblonga, 
reviter Sericea, breviter pedicellata pedicellis glandula una ventrali ovato- 
terdugtlari apice truncata compressa initio duplo brevioribus sed in fructu in- 
in um aequilongis v. sublongioribus, stylo distincto pedicello subaequilongo 
tegro, stigmatibus oblongis ut videtur integris stylo brevioribus coronata; brac- 
tinete. vatae, obtusae, concavae, fuscae, glandulis junioribus subaequilongae dis- 
et tes satis longe subtus sparsius pilis albis v. rarius paullo flavescentibus sericeae 
ae tae. Fructus pedicello incluso circiter 5 mm. longi, sparsius quam ovaria 
ora sericei. 
te EAN, Hokkaido: prov. Oshima, Hakodate, June 1, 1904, U. Faurie 
; 9798 type; 9 ; sub nom. S. daisenensis Seemen). 
Species looks somewhat like S. phylicifolia Linnaeus and resembles also S, 
