Tas. 8518. 
RHODODENDRON HAEMATOCHEILUM. 
China. 7 
Errcacrear. Tribe RHODOREAE. 
RHoDODENDRON, Linn. ; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen, Plant. vol. ii. p. 599. 
Rhododendron haematocheilum, Craib in Gard. Chron. 1918, vol. liii. p. 214; 
a R. Fargesii, Franch., cui affinis, ovario eglanduloso omnino glabro recedit. 
Frutex. Ramuli validi, ad 6 mm diametro, primo virides, dein brunnescentes, 
juventute pilis brevibus glanduliferis hic illic instructi, mox glabri. Folia 
oblonga, apice rotundata vel obtusa. apiculata, basi rot ndata vel rotundato- 
subcordata, ad 7°6 cm. longa et 3°2 cm. lata, tenuiter coriacea, glabra, 
supra viridia, subtus pallida, nervis lateralibus utrinsecus 13-15 supra 
conspicuis subtus prominulis, nervulis uti reticulatione gracili subtus 
conspicuis, petiolo valido supra canaliculato 7-15 mm. longo suffulta. 
Pedicelli 7-15 mm. longi, pilis brevibus albidis incrassatis parce instructi. 
Calyx brevissimus, denticulatus vel obsolete denticulatus. Corollae glabrae 
-tubus 23 mm. longus, basi 1:1 cm. apice 3 cm. diametro, limbus 7-lobus 
lobis 1°3 em. longis 2 cm. latis retusis. Stamina 14, longiora corollae tubo 
subaequilonga; filamenta glabra, albida; antherae fuscae. Ovarium 
glabrum, vix 5 mm. altum; stylus stamina circiter 1 cm. superans, glaber. 
—W. G. Cras. 
The Rhododendron which we figure is one of the Chinese 
species raised by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons from seed 
collected on their behalf by Mr. E. H. Wilson. While the 
plants were still young they were referred to R. Davidir, 
Franch., another Chinese species, though it was observed 
that the leaves in this plant, which are rounded or almost 
cordate at the base, differ considerably from those of 
R. Davidii which are narrowed to the petiole. Now that 
flowers are available it is found that hk. haematocheilum is 
easily distinguished from R. Davidu by its much less 
elongated inflorescence and by the glabrous, smooth ovary 
and style. Its nearest allies appear to be k. Fargesit, 
Franch., and R. Sheltonae, Hemsl. & E. H. Wils., though 
it differs from both, as it does from R. Fortune, Lindl., by 
its pistil, In the expanding flower the corolla is almost 
blood-red, in the newly expanded flower it is a rich 
carmine which fades gradually with age. From this 
striking feature has been taken the name applied to the 
Species, which appears to be hardy in the nurseries of 
Octosper, 1913. 
