20 76. ERICACEXE : RHODODENDRER. 
gracilibus lepidotis 5-8 lineas longis rectis; calyx fere obsoletui, p, g, 
corolla aperte campanulata, plus minusve lepidota; stamina Y 
breviter exserta, filamentis infra medium pilosis; ovarium dej. 
sissime lepidotum, vertice pilosum. Fructus ignotus. 
Huren : Patung district (A. Henry, 1420, 1421, 3736). Herh 
Kew. a 
Allied to R. Keiskei, Miq., a Japanese species, and also to 4que 
rigidum and R. rubiginosum, Franchet, but easily distinguishesyb- 
by the foliar and floral characters given above. 
enge / ! 
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4*' 5. Rhododendron (S Eurhododendron) auriculatum, J7emssus. 
n. sp. ous, 
Frutex 5-pedalis (Henry), ramis floriferis crassis glabris v2io- 
cito glabrescentibus ad extremos tantum foliosis. Folia semp-3 
virentia, conferta, petiolata, coriacea, oblonga, 4-8 poll. longn- 
usque ad 2 poll. lata, apice rotundata, simul apiculata, blon- 
distincte biauriculata, superne glabra, viridia, opaca, subtus pl! 
minusve ferrugineo-tomentosa, demum glabrescentia, tum pallic b.5 
petiolus 6-12 lineas longus, crassus, grosse glanduloso-hirsuti: ? 
cataphylla anguste lanceolata, longe acuminata. Flores 6-8, la 
corymbosi, longiuseule pedunculati, 2-22 lineas longi; pedi 
culi crassi, 1-13 poll. longi, grosse glanduloso-hirsuti ; braci 
alabastrorum floriferorum late, subito rigideque acuminate; 
Calyx fere obsoletus. Corolla anguste campanulata, extus plu: 
minus hirsuta. Stamina inclusa? Capsula lignosa, sesquipolli 
caris, oblonga, recta, szpius 5-valvis, 10-locularis. 
Hurra: Patung district (A. Henry, 513, 5029 !). Herb. Kew - 
In the auricled leaves and coarsely glandular hairy petiole- 
this strongly resembles the Indian R. barbatum, Wall., though : 
in every other respect it is totally different. 
6. Rhododendron brachyanthum, Franchet in Bull. Soc. Bot 
France, xxxiii. p. 234. 
Yunnan : Tsangchan mountain, near Tali, at 3000 metreta 
(Delavay!). Herb. Kew. 4-4 
7. Rhododendron bullatum, Franchet in Bull. Soc. Bot 
France, xxxiv. p. 281. 
Yunnan: Tsangchan mountain, above at Tali, at 2500 metresl 
(Delavay!). Herb. Kew. 
