1917] Fernald,— A new alpine Willow 223 
Satix Peasei, n. sp., frutex depressus, ramis decumbentibus vel 
repentibus flexuosis ligneis 1.5-5 dm. longis 3-6 mm. diametro atro- 
castaneis lucidis, ramulis prostratis vel assurgentibus valde flexuosis 
pilosis glabratis; foliis membranaceis glabris reticulatis plerumque 
perviridibus lucidisque supra valde papillosis ellipticis vel anguste 
obovatis obtusis vel apice rotundatis crenato-dentatis 0.8-2.3 cm. 
longis 0.4-1.9 cm. latis, petiolo 2-5 mm. longo; amentis fructiferis 
terminalibus pedunculatis 1.5-3 cm. longis 0.7-1 cm. diametro, pedun- 
culo 4-9 mm. longo albido-piloso; squamis ellipticis vel anguste 
obovatis obtusiusculis fuscis 2 mm. longis albido-pilosis, pilis 1 mm. 
longis; capsulis conico-subulatis glabris 5-6 mm. longis purpurascen- 
tibus, stylo tenui 0.6-0.8 mm. longo, stigmatibus valde bifidis adscen- 
dentibus, pedicello 0.5 mm. longo nectarium subaequante. 
Depressed shrub; the branches decumbent or repent, flexuous, 
ligneous, 1.5-5 dm. long, 3-6 mm. in diameter, blackish-chestnut, 
lustrous; the branchlets prostrate or assurgent, very flexuous, pilose 
and glabrate: leaves membranaceous, glabrous, reticulated, very green 
and lustrous on both surfaces, obviously papillose above, elliptical 
or narrowly obovate, obtuse or rounded at summit, crenate-dentate, 
0.8-2.3 cm. long, 0.4-1.9 cm. broad; petiole 2-5 mm. long: fruiting 
aments terminal, peduncled, 1.5-3 cm. long, 0.7-1 cm. in diameter; 
peduncle 4-9 mm. long, white-pilose: scales elliptical or narrowly 
obovate, obtusish, fuscous, 2 mm. long, white-pilose, the hairs 1 mm. 
long: capsules conic-subulate, glabrous, 5-6 mm. long, purplish; style 
slender, 0.6-0.8 mm. long; stigmas deeply 2-cleft, ascending; pedicel 
0.5 mm. long, about equaling the nectary.— New HamrsHirReE: trail- 
ing on wet mossy banks at 1310-1375 m. (4300-4500 ft.), southwest 
gully of King’s Ravine, Low & Burbank Grant, July 27, 1909, Pease, 
no. 12,091, July 26, 1913, Pease, no. 14,433, August 8, 1917, Fernald & 
Pease, no. 16,847 (TYPE in Gray Herb.). 
GRAY HERBARIUM. 
