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XCV. SALICACEiE 
Stamens 5-10. Capsule long-stalked .... 
Stamens 2. 
Filaments free. 
Flowers appearing before the leaves. Catkins sessile 
or nearly so. 
Leaves usually entire ; lower surface silky, pubescent 
Leaves toothed ; lower surface glabrous, glaucous . 
Flowers appearing with or after the leaves. Catkins 
on leafy shoots. 
Leaves narrowly lanceolate. 
Leaves silky at least on the lower surface . 
Leaves glabrous 
Leaves ovate or oblong. 
Lower surface of leaves covered with a pale bloom 
Lower surface of leaves green .... 
Filaments united to about the middle. Leaves narrowed 
to both' ends ........ 
1. S. tetrasperma. 
2. S. Wallichiana. 
7. S. daphnoides. 
3. S. alba. 
4. S. babylonica. 
5. S. elegans. 
6. S. hastata. 
8. S. oxycarpa. 
1. Salix tetrasperma, Boxb . ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 626. A small tree, 
very variable ; young branches silky, becoming glabrous. Leaves 
ovate-lanceolate, 4-6 in., acute or long pointed, more or less silky 
when young, afterwards glabrous, lower surface covered with a 
white or pale bloom ; teeth small, often obscure. Flowers appear- 
ing after the leaves. Catkins hairy, drooping, terminating short, 
leafy, lateral branchlets. Male catkins 2-3 in., sweet-scented : 
stamens 5-10, filaments free. Female catkins 3-4 in. : style short, 
stigmas usually entire. Fruiting catkins sometimes 5 in. ; capsule 
glabrous, long-stalked ; seeds 4-6. 
Sutlej and Giri valleys, below 4000 ft. ; March, April. — Common on river 
banks <fcc. nearly throughout India. — Malaya. 
2. Salix Wallichiana, Anderss. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 628. A shrub 
or small tree ; young branches pubescent or tomentose, ultimately 
nearly glabrous. Leaves lanceolate or ovate- lanceolate, 2J-5 in., 
on young shoots sometimes 8 in., usually entire, sometimes with a 
few teeth, long-pointed or acute, upper surface green, hairy when 
young, nearly glabrous afterwards, lower surface covered with a 
white, silky pubescence. Flowers appearing before the leaves. 
Male catkins 1-2 in., densely silky, nearly sessile, with 2 ,or 3 
small leaves at the base, erect,, thick : bracts black ; stamens 2, 
filaments free, hairy. Female catkins 3-5 in., hairy, drooping, 
slender : bracts usually brown. Capsule silky, pubescent, shortly 
stalked. 
Simla, Mahasu, Fagoo, 6000-9000 ft. ; March, April.— Temperate Himalaya. 
— Afghanistan. 
3. Salix alba, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 629. A tree. Leaves 
narrowly lanceolate, 2-4 in., long-pointed, minutely toothed, white- 
silky on both surfaces when young, the upper becoming glabrous 
when older. Flowers appearing after the leaves. Catkins 
terminating short, lateral, leafy shoots, drooping. Male catkins 
