1923] REHDER, THE LIGNEOUS PLANTS OF NORTHERN CHINA 143 



Honan: Chi kung shan, alt. 500-800 m., L. H. Bailey, June 16, 1917 

 (type). — See also Schneider, 1. c. 



Salix Caprea Linnaeus, Spec. 1020 (1753), excl. var. y et 8. — Franchet 

 in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Paris, ser. 2, vn. 93 (PL David, i. 283) (1884).— Burkill 

 in Jour. Linn. Soc. xxvi. 527 (1899). — Seemen in Bot. Jahrb. xxix. 277 

 (1900).— Schneider in Sargent, PL Wilson, m. 149 (1916). 



Chili: Hsiao wu tai shan, well-wooded mountain slopes, alt. 1600-2600 

 m., F. N. Meyer, no. 1248, August 20, 1903; Weichang, W. Purdom, 

 no. 79, 1909. — See also Schneider, 1. c. 



Shensi: Tsin ling, A. David (ex Franchet, 1. c, Burkill, 1. c, Seemen, 

 1. c, Schneider, 1. c); Kiu lin shan, G. Giraldi, no. 1160 (ex Seemen, 1. c, 

 Schneider, 1. c). 



Distribution: also Japan and northeastern Asia to Europe. 



Both specimens cited from Chili are sterile and their identification 

 will remain doubtful until more complete material from eastern Asia is 

 available. 



? Salix Caprea X phylicifolia Burkill in Jour. Linn. Soc. xxvi. 527 (1899). 

 Chili: Jehol, A. David, no. 1690 (in herb. Paris, ex Burkill, 1. c). 



Wallichiana 



477 (1851). 



Wilson, in. 64 (1916).— Hers in 



Jour. N. China Branch R. As. Soc. liii. 115 (1922); Liste Ess. Lign. 



Honan, 28 (1922). 



Salix Wallichiana var. grisea Andersson in Svensk. Vetensk. Akad. Handl. 

 vi. 80 (Monog. Salic.) (1867).— Seemen in Bot. Jahrb. xxix. 277 (1900). 



Chili: Po hua shan, J. Hers, no. 1677, September 9, 1921. 



Honan: Lu shih, Hiung eul shan, alt. 1400 m., J. Hers, no. 918, October 

 10, 1919; Lu shih, Kiao ho, alt. 1000 m., «/. Hers, no. 978, October 13, 1919; 

 Lushih, Tung ho, alt. 1000 m., J. Hers, no 990, October 14, 1919; Lu shih, 

 Lao kiun shan, alt. 900 m., J. Hers, no. 1190, September 21, 1919; no. 1237, 

 September 23, 1919; Yung ning, Chuan pao shan, alt. 1500 m., «/. Hers, 

 no. 1120, October 7, 1919; Yung ning, Tsi li ping, alt. 1000 m., J. Hers, 

 no. 1367, September 30, 1919; Sung hsien, San kuan miao, alt. 1000 m., 

 J. Hers, nos. 516, 560, May 24, 1919, and no. 1309, September 27, 1919; 

 Teng feng hsien, Yu tai shan, alt. 1500 m., J. Hers, no. 218, April 23, 

 1919 (flowers) and no. 316, April 20, 1920 (in fruit).— See also Hers, 1. c. 



Shensi: Tsin ling shan, A. David (ex Seemen, 1. a). 



Distribution: also Hupeh, Szechuan, Kweichou, Yunnan, northwestern 

 Himalayas and eastern Afghanistan. 



This is a very variable species, the leaves varying from tomentose on 



their under side to nearly glabrous, but the majority of the specimens 



cited above have leaves more or less tomentose below, except no. 1190 



from Lao kuan shan which is only slightly pubescent on the midrib beneath. 



Salix Wallichiana is aDDarentlv closelv related to iS. Canrea and T am 



