R. sinense is a native of Alpine shrublands in Japan, and is 
also cultivated both in Japan and China, whence it was intro- 
duced into England first in 1824, and again by Fortune in 1845. 
It is however still a very scarce plant in English gardens. 
The specimen here figured was communicated by Mr. Bull, 
F.L.S., and flowered in his establishment in Chelsea in March 
of last year. The flowers vary much in colour, from a dull, 
almost greenish-yellow, to orange-yellow, or bright orange- 
red. 
Descr. A small rigid shrub, with spreading naked branches, 
the younger more or less clothed with soft hairs, as are the pe- 
tioles, peduncles, calyx, and both surfaces of the leaves. Leaves 
spreading, one and a half to two inches long, membranous, 
shortly petioled, obovate- or oblanceolate-oblong, obtuse, with 
a glandular apiculus, ciliate, hairy on both surfaces, nerves 
about ten on each side of the midrib, spreading ; petiole one- 
quarter to one-third of an inch long. Jowers five to ten 
in an umbel; pedicels one to two and a half inches long. 
Calyx-lobes small, obtuse. Corolla between funnel and bell- 
shaped, 5-lobed to the middle, lobes ovate-oblong obtuse, 
varying in colour from pale dirty yellow to orange-red. 
Stamens five, filaments pubescent towards the base ; “anthers 
small, yellow. Ovary hairy, 5-celled; style slender, pubes- 
cent below, stigma small. rit (described by Maximowicz 
oe Bene nere: deeply grooved, shining, sparingly hairy.— 
Fig. 1, Stamen; 2, calyx, ovary, style, and stigma; 3, transverse section 
of ovary :—all magnified. 
