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XCV. SALICACEiE 
Stamens 5-10. Capsule long- stalked .... 
Stamens 2. t 
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. 8. Wallichiana. 
7. S. daphnoides. 
3. S. alba. 
4. 8. babylonica. 
5. 8. elegans. 
6. S. hastata. 
8. 8. oxycarpa. 
1. Salix tetrasperma, Roxb. ; 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, &c., 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, 2|-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 
