SALICACEAE. — SALIX 107 



aquas," May 1904, U. Faurie (No. 5766; with fruits); same locality, May 1902, 

 Kinashi (no. 11, type of S. Kinashii, ex L6veillc); prov. Echigo, Niigata, L. 

 Savalicr (No. 2717, co-type, ex Franchet & Savatier); prov. Shimotsuke, Nikko, 

 April 21, 1900, //. Shirasawa (cf); prov. Musashi, Toda, April 12, 1891, K. 

 Watnnahe (cf ) ; same prov., " prov. Nambu, in silvis subalpinis ad rivulos ad ipsam 

 aquam," ISG.'i, TschonosJci ( d' ; distributed sub nom. S. Oldhamiana) ; prov. Suruga, 

 Fuji-san, October 1909, M. Koyama (sterile); prov. Sagami, "circa Yokoska," L. 

 Savatier (No. 1139, type; ex Franchet & Savatier). 



According to von Secmen this variety differs from the typical S. amygdalina in 

 the more copious pubescence of the young twigs and young leaves, the almost 

 entire leaves of the peduncles and the denser flowered catkins. 



Sect. 6. FRAGILES W. D. Koch, De Salic. Europ. Comment. 13 (pro parte) 

 (1828). — E. Fries in Syll. Fl. Nov. II. 36 (pro parte) (1828). — Borrer in Hooker, 

 Brit. Fl. 417 (1830); in Loudon, Arb. Brit. III. 1507 (pro parte) (1838). — Seemen 

 in Ascherson & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. IV. 70 (1908). 



Salix, sect. Subfragiles Seemen, Salic. Jap. 15 (1903). 



Arbores v. frutices, ramis elongatis, saepe ad insertionem fragilibus. Folia lan- 

 ceolata, acuta, serrata; petioli saepe glanduliferi. Amenta coetanea. Flores cf 

 diandri, glandulis duobus separatis; 9 bracteis concoloribus, fiavis v. flavo-brun- 

 neis, saejie deciduis; ovaria brevipedicellata v. sessilia, glabra v. pilosa, stylis 

 brevibus v. longioribus, stigmatibus ovatis v. angustis, glandulis duobus, dorsali 

 interdum obsoleta. 



25. Salix fragilis Linn6, Spec. 1017 (1753). — Brandis, Forest Fl. Brit. Ind. 466 

 (1874). — Hooker f., Fl. Brit. Ind. V. 630 (1888).— Wolf in Izv. S.-Peterburg. 

 Liesn. Inst. IV. 21, t. 1, fig. 8-9, t. 5, fig. 1-4 {Mam. Hayu. Hm Eopon. Pace.) 

 (1900). — Seemen in Ascherson & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. IV. 70 (1908). — 

 Moss, Cambridge Brit. Fl. II. 17, t. 20-21 (1914). 



For further information see the keys and von Seemen, 1. c, and Wolf, 1. c. 



So far as I know, this species does not occur in a wild state within the limits of 

 our area, but may be cultivated in northern Kashmir (see Hooker f., 1. c, and 

 Brandis, 1. c). 



26. Salix Matsudana Koidzumi in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XXIX. 312 (1915). 



? Salix babylonica Franchet in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Paris, ser. 2, VII. 92 (PI. David. 

 I. 282) (not Linnaeus) (1884). — Burkill in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 526 

 (1899), quoad specim. Chinae septentrionalis. 



Arbor 3.5-13 m. alta; ramuli fragiles, erecti v. pendentes, initio puberuli, mox 

 glabri (tantum ad gemmas pilosi) olivacei v. satis flavi, vetustiores cinereo-brunnei. 

 Folia anguste lanceolata, basi obtusa v. subrotunda, rarius acuta, apice sensim 

 longe acuminata, margine distincte satis anguste argute glanduloso-serrata, supra 

 laete viridia, mox glaberrima v. interdum basim versus ad costara tomentella, 

 subtus glaucescentia v. albescentia, tantum initio laxe sericeo-villosa, mox glabra, 

 utrinque (supra distinctius) tenuiter nervosa et tenuissime reticulata, minora 

 acuta, circiter 5-6 cm. longa et 1.2-1.5 cm. lata, maxima acuminata, ad 8 cm. longa 

 et ad 1.5 lata v. ad 10 cm. longa et ad 1.1 lata; petioli breves, 2-8 mm. longi, in 

 Bulco supra pilosuli; stipulae lanceolatae, breves, glanduloso-serratae, saepissime 

 nullae. Amenta c? (a cl. Wilson coUecta) praecocia, breviter cyUndrica, 1-1.5 cm. 

 longa et circiter 0.6 cm. lata, pedunculis 2-3 mm. longis foliola 2 lanceolata obtusa 

 intcgra subtus paullo sericea v. glabra gerentibus, rhachi villosa; fiorcs diandri, 

 conferti, glandulis 2 separatis ovatis obtusis, filamentis basi pilosis, antheris ovali- 



