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rascentes; gemmae crasse ovatae, obtusae, basi sericeae, purpureo- 

 brunneae. Folia (nondum satis evoluta) lanceolata, oblanceolata v. 

 elliptico-lanceolata, apice acuta v. subobtusa, basin versus pleraque 

 attenuata, acuta, supra viridia, plus minusve v. tantum costa impressa 

 puberula, nervis saepe paulo incisis, subtus ut videtur vix pallidiora, 

 adpresse sericea, costa (et interdum etiam nervis) elevata, margine 

 Integra; petioli nondum satis evoluti, sericei. Amenta sessilia, basi 

 tantum squamis parvis suffulta, ovato-cylindrica, densiflora, rhachi 

 sericeo-villosa, 1-2 cm. longa, d" usque 1 cm. crassa, 9 paulo tenuiora, 

 fructifera ignota; flores d^ diandri, filamentis liberis ad 3^ pilosis, 

 antheris ovalibus aurantiacis, glandula una ventrali oblonga obtusa 

 }/^ bracteae aequante; bracteae oblongae, subacutae v. obtusae, ^2 

 filamentorum aequantes, fuscae, utrinque sericeae; flores 9 glandula 

 una ventrali ut in flore masculo instructi; ovaria sessilia v. subsessilia, 

 breviter sericea, ovata, stylo satis longo (3^ ovarii aequante) apice 

 bifido stigmatibus brevibus plus minusve partitis coronata; bracteae 

 ovatae, obtusae, 3^ ovarii aequantes, glandulam duplo superantes, 

 utrinque sericeae. 



Western Szech'uan: west of Kuan Hsien, summit of Niu-tou- 

 shan, alt. 3300 m., June 20, 1908 (No. 2133, type; bush 0.6-O.9m. tall; 

 No. 2133% o^)- 



In habit this species resembles some species of the sect. Longiflorae, but on ac- 

 count of the short sessile catkins and the silky ovaries I have placed it in the sect. 

 Argenteae. The style is rather long, but the stigmas are short. 



The specific name is derived from SoXtos, misleading. 



Salix Rehderiana Schneider, n. sp. 



Frutex elatus, 2-3.6 m. altus, v. arbor usque 9 m. alta, ramis 

 elongatis, habitu ut videtur S. viminali non absimilis; ramuli novelli 

 sparse villosuli v. glabri, fusco-brunnei (v. in plantis cultis olivacei), 

 deinde cinereo-brunnei; gemmae ovato-oblongae, compressae, flaves- 

 centes v. brunneae, petiolis breviores v. subaequilongae, v. floriferae 

 majores, crassiores, ovatae, purpurascentes, interdum subpruinosae, 

 glabrae v. sparse puberulae. Folia lanceolata (v. interdum infima 

 oblanceolata), basi obtusa v. interdum acuta, apice sensim breviter 

 acuminata, supra intense viridia, juvenilia sparse breviter pilosa v. 

 costa saepe impressa puberula excepta glabra, subtus albo-cinerea v. 

 glauca, plus minusve modo S. viminalis sericea (v. in plantis cultis 

 subglabra v. glabra), costa flava valde prominente, nervis prominulis 

 et plus minusve reticulata, margine irregulariter glanduloso-crenulata, 

 rarius subintegra, 5-11.5 cm. longa, 1.2-2.5 cm. lata; petioli 2-8 mm. 



