According to Lackschewuv. (in lilt.), Sali.r herhacea L. does not occnr in Siberia, 

 where replaced by Salix Turczaninowii, a species nearly allied lo it. Though very near 

 Snlix herbacca L., the former is distinguished by its longer and narrower pistillate catkins, 

 15 — 30 mm. long, and 4—7 mm. broad. The catkins bear numerous capsules, from 14 

 to 22 in number, more or less approximate, the nethermost, however, during the fruit 

 formation, rather far apart. The leaves are ovate, rather stretched in length, the length to 

 twice the breadth, broadest about the middle, and tapering both towards the summit and 

 the base. The base more or less acute, generally not blunt or cordate, the summit more 

 or less subobtuse or slightly acuminate, rarely slightly incised. 



This species gathered by me in open, sunny, not unfrequently somewhat moist 

 places, above the limit of tree vegetation, in the Altaian. Past flowering and with 

 nearly ripe capsules at the end of Jul}'. 



Distribution: Siberia, northern Mongolia. The range of the species is, for the rest, 

 as yet unkno\\n. 



Salix myrsinitcs L. X Turczaninowii Lacksch. f. medians nov. f. s. f. Printzii Enan- 

 der s. f. nov. [Tab. VII, Fig. 2J. 



Sliginotibiis O/i-O..') mm. longis. hifidis: slylis 0,6-0,S mm. longis: capsnlis ma- 

 tiiris J'-'/X- mm., glaberiimis b(tsi(iue ipsa hirliilct: pcdicellis 0,3 mm. lonqis. breviler 

 iomenlosis; nedariis inlernis iantiim 0,"2-0.3 mm. inlcgris. siibnibidi.s ncl nifcsccniibus: 

 squomis SX^.J "^1 ^-^X' mm. sublingiilatis - .siibroliindis, alropurpiireis, pdis 1-1,.) 

 mm. longi.'i. .mi reclis villosis: amcniis siibdefloralis'28yC1.') mm.; jicdiincnlis JO mm. longis, 

 pilosis, folds 'i, lOy^J — I'^YJ mm. gemmiferis e.rstipulalis, ovali-lanceolalis, glaberiimis 

 serralis instrudis: folds oidinariis infimis iOYJ) mm , ovalibns. sublus pilosis, folds inlci- 

 mediis /7X9 — '2'iy\13 mm. idiis minus obovalis, concoloribiis, glaberiimis, serrads (dend- 

 biis circa i mm. inler se remods) apiceque ipso plus minus integro, supra nei vis ndmodum 

 tenuibus, sal elevads, vi.v conspicue, ienuiler jjunrlalis, nitidis, sublus item .sed paullidiim 

 opacis; peliolis 2-3 mm. longis, glidn-rrimis: slipulis '2X/ mm.. sid)oi>(dis, serralis i>el 

 minimis vel nullis: gemmis ad '^'X.2.5 mm. usque, glaherrimis; ranjulis novelUs plus 

 minus pillosis: (ramis plus minus flabellalis (idpre.s.sis - adscendenlibus'.'). 



A. S. mgrsinile dijferl capsulis fere omnino glaberrimis: folds supra medium vulgo 

 lalissimis, quibus nolis ad S. Turczaninowiam vergil. 



Collected in the Altaian, where dccurring together with the preceding one. With 

 ripe capsules at the end of July. 



Distribution: Sayansk district (northern Mongolia). 



Salix reticulata L. Spec. PI. ed. II (1763) p. 1446; Wimmcr. Salic. Euroj). (1866) 

 p. 129; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. IV, p. 291; Turczan. Cat. Baical. no. 1052; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. Ill, 

 p. 623; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1854, 1) p. 395, no. 1050; Herder, PI. Radd. (1892) 

 p. 450, no. 180; i](,.ii.(})-i>, JIum Eflpon. Pocciii II, p. 114; Kpi.i.T. (Ju. A.rr. V (1909) p. 1232. 



In moist places, among lichens and mosses, and the like, above the limit of tree 

 vegetaUon, in the Altaian. With neariy ripe fruits at the end of July. 



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