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XCV. SALICACEiE 
scales minute : style very short, stigmas deeply notched. Capsule 
glabrous, shortly stalked. (Fig. 156.) 
Simla, on Jako, &c., 6000-11,000 ft., very common ; March, April. — 
W. Himalaya. — Turkestan. 
Catkins consisting partly of male and partly of female flowers are occasion- 
ally found. 
6. Salix hastata, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 630. A shrub ; young 
shoots and leaves silky, becoming glabrous. Leaves ovate or 
oblong, 1-3 xf-2 in., green, acute or abruptly pointed, teeth very 
small. Flowers appearing with the leaves. Catkins densely 
silky, terminating short, leafy branchlets : bracts oblong, obtuse, 
almost concealed in the long, silky hairs. Male catkins 1-1 \ in., 
erect : bracts black ; stamens 2, filaments free. Female catkins 
2-2 \ in., nearly erect, thick : bracts brown ; style long, stigmas 
notched. Fruiting catkins attaining 6 in. ; capsule glabrous, 
nearly sessile. 
Huttoo, Marali, rare ; June-August. — Himalaya, 9000-15,000 ft. — N- Asia, 
Subalpine Europe. 
7. Salix daphnoides, Villars ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 631. A tree or 
large shrub ; young shoots pubescent or tomentose : branches 
glabrous, often covered with a grey bloom. Leaves ovate-lanceo- 
late, 3-6 X 1-2 in., acute, toothed, upper surface nearly glabrous, 
lower covered with a white or pale bloom. Flowers appearing 
before the leaves. Male catkins 1-1| in., sessile, erect, with a few 
small leaves at their base, densely silky : bracts black-tipped, 
fringed with long hairs : stamens 2, filaments free. Female catkins 
2-4 in., terminating short, usually leafy branchlets, drooping, 
tomentose : ovary pubescent ; style short, stigmas entire. 
Fruiting catkins attaining 9 in. ; capsule glabrous. 
Simla, Elysium hill, Mahasu, Narkunda ; March-May. Temperate Hima- 
laya. — N. Asia, Europe. 
8. Salix oxycarpa, Anderss. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 636. A shrub or 
small tree ; young shoots pubescent, becoming glabrous. Leaves 
lanceolate, 2-4xf-li in., pointed; teeth small, gland-tipped, 
close-set or distant, sometimes only near the tip of the leaf, some- 
times altogether absent (all variations may be seen on the same 
branch) ; upper surface nearly glabrous, lower covered with a 
pale or white bloom. Flowers appearing with or a little before 
the leaves. Male catkins 2-2 J in., terminating short, leafy 
branchlets, nearly erect, densely hairy : bracts black ; stamens 2, 
filaments united to about the middle. Female catkins 2-3 in., 
shortly stalked, drooping : bracts brown ; style very short, stigmas 
minutely notched. Fruiting catkins 3-5 in. ; capsule glabrous, 
shortly stalked. In the fruiting state this species closely resembles 
S. daphnoides. 
Simla, Narkunda, &c. ; May. — W. Himalaya, 6000-11,000 ft. — Afghanistan. 
The Simla plant is var. serrata , Anderss., having very lax catkins 4-5 in. 
