58 WILSON EXPEDITION TO CHINA 



Tali Range, alt. 2600-3000 m., June 1906, G. Forrest (No. 4600, type; 

 9 ); Mosoyn, April 4, 1887, /. Delavay (ex Diels). 



The description by Diels is rather incomplete, and 1 think it best to add a full 

 description based on the good material collected by Wilson. 



Frutex 0.6-4.5 m. alius, valde ramosus; ramuli initio sericeo-villosuli v. interdum 

 tomentelli (imo apice tomentosi), vetustiores subglabri v. glabri, flavo-brun- 

 nescentes v. saepissime cinerascentes ; gemmae breviter ovatae, plus minusve ob- 

 tusae, pilosae v. in eodem ramulo glabrae, petiolis breviores v. subaequilongae. 

 Folia elliptica v. elliptico-lanceolata, utrinque obtusa v. apice plus minusve acuta 

 (No. 1405, 1408, 4368), rarius basi etiam acuta (No. 4365), supra satis viridia, 

 initio saepe plus minusve, deinde costa tantum puberula v. sericea (adulta in No. 

 4368 interdum tota glabra), subtus glauca v. cinerea, initio sericea (rarius tomen- 

 tella), interdum pilis fulvis intermixtis, deinde pleraque plus minusve glabra (in 1405, 

 4365 etiam adulta tota sericea), costa nervisque subtus distinct e prominulis, mar- 

 gine Integra, minora (pedunculorum) 1-3 cm. longa et 0.6-1 cm. lata, majora 

 3-5 cm. longa et 1.2-1.5 cm. lata (v. in No. 1408 folia nondum matura ad 5 cm. 

 longa et ad 2 cm. lata) ; petioli 2-5 mm. longi, plus minusve pilosi. Amenta cf 

 pedunculis 0.5-1.5 cm. longis sericeis v. villosis foliola 3-6 normalia gerentibus 

 sufiulta, 2-3 (-3.5) cm. longa, 0.6-0.8 cm. crassa, densa v. interdum sublaxiflora; 

 fiores diandri, filamentis liberis ad medium pilosis bracteis 2-3plo longioribus, 

 antheris satis parvis ovaUbus v. subglobosis flavis; glandula una ovato-oblonga, 

 satis crassa, bracteis late ovatis v. obovatis apice rotundis intus glabris extus 

 margineque sericeis flavo-brunneis paulo v. vix brevior. Amenta 9 ut a cl. Diels 

 descripta, sed interdum ad 5 cm. longa, pedunculis (etiam in typo ad 1 cm.) ad 1.8 

 cm. longis; styli breves sed distincti, apice bifidi, stigmatibus brevibus bifidis. 

 Fructus 3-4 mm. longi, ovato-oblongi, sessiles v. subsessiles, glabri; bracteae 

 interdum ovato-oblongae. 



This is a rather variable species, very near to S. longijlora Andersson (see p. 

 121). Of No. 1428 Mr. Wilson sent plants to the Arboretum of which the young 

 branchlets are slightly hairy. The old leaves are glabrous, except the midrib on 

 both sides, deep green above, glaucous-gray beneath, eUiptical, nearly roundish 

 at the base, shortly acute at the apex, about 1-2 cm. long, 2 cm. broad. The 

 petioles are 3-4 mm. long, of about the same length as the buds. 



The specimen collected by E. Faber on Mount Omei (No. 103; tree 3 m. tall; 

 with young fruits) which is referred to S. longijlora Andersson by Burkill, may 

 represent a different form. The branchlets, the petioles and the midrib of the 

 leaves bear a brownish tomentum. The leaves are narrow-elliptical, more or less 

 acute at both ends and up to 4.5 cm. long and 1.6 cm. broad. The petioles of the 

 larger leaves are 5-8 mm. long. The 9 flowers or young fruits agree with the de- 

 scription given above, but the ovaries are shghtly silky at the base, and their bracts 

 are more silky than in the other specimens before me. Mount Omei being so rich 

 in endemic species, this form needs further investigation; it seems to be indeed 

 very nearly related to S. longijlora Andersson, of which I have not seen sufficient 

 material. 



Salix macroblasta Schneider, n. sp. 



Frutex ramosus, 2-6 m. altus; ramuli annotini plus minusve breviter 

 pilosi, fiavescentes v. flavo-brunnei, vetustiores glabri, cinereo-brunnei; 

 gemmae satis evolutae oblongae, aeutae, flavo-rubrae, glabrae v. 

 minute puberulae, petiolis circiter duplo longiores. Folia adulta an- 



