According to Lackschewitz (in litt.), Salix herbacea L. does not occur in Siberia, 

 where replaced by Salix Turczaninoivii, a species nearly allied to it. Though very near 

 Salix herbacea 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 bkmt 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 July. 



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

 as yet unknown. 



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

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



Stigmatibus OA-0,5 mm. longis, bifidis; slylis 0,6-0,8 mm. longis; capsulis ma- 

 turis 3-4X2 mm., glaberrimis basique ipsa hirtula; pedicellis 0,3 mm. longis, breviter 

 tomentosis; nectariis internis tantum 0,2-0,3 mm. integris, subrubidis vel rufescentibus; 

 squamis 2X^.5 vel i,5Y.i mm. sublingulatis - subrotundis, atropurpureis, pilis 1-1,5 

 mm. longis, sat reeds villosis; ameniis subdefloralis28y(J5 mm.; pedunculis 10 mm. longis, 

 pilosis, foliis k, lOyC^S — 12y(7 mm. gemmiferis exstipulatis, ovali-lanceolatis, glaberrimis 

 serratis instruclis; foliis ordinariis infimis Wy^S mm., ovalibus, subtus pilosis, foliis inter- 

 mediis 17)K,9 — 2i'X^13 mm. plus minus obovatis, concoloribus, glaberrimis, serratis (denti- 

 bus circa 1 mm. inter se remotis) apiceque ipso plus minus integro, supra nervis admodum 

 tenuibus, sat elevatis, vix conspicue, ienuiter punctatis, nitidis, subtus item sed paullulum 

 opacis; petiolis 2-3 mm. longis, glaberrimis; stipulis 2X^ mm., subovatis, serratis vel 

 minimis vel nullis; gemmis ad 4-'X^2,5 mm. usqiie, glaberrimis; ramulis novellis plus 

 minus pillosis; (ramis plus minus flabellatis adpressis - adscendentibus?). 



A. S. myrsinite differt capsulis fere omnino glaberrimis; foliis supra medium vulgo 

 lalissimis, quibus notis ad S. Turczaninowiam vergit. 



Collected in the Altaian, where occurring 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; Wimmer, Salic. Europ. (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; BMb(|)i., IIbu Enpon. Pocciii II, p. 114; Kptu. fixi, A.rr. V (1909) p. 1232. 



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

 vegetation, in the Altaian. With nearly ripe fruits at the end of July. 



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