354 RHODODENDRONS COLLECTED IN 
and 1852. In its native hills it grew amidst snows two to three feet 
in depth. Tt is evidently allied to R. Roylei and R. cinnabarinum. 
2. RHODODENDRON PUMILUM, Nutt. 
Fruticosum : foliis ellipticis glabris apiculatis basi cuneatis brevissime 
petiolatis, subtus glaucis squamosis ; corymbis 7-10-floris, floribus 
longissime pedunculatis ; calycibus majusculis, laciniis ovalibus ob- 
tusis coriaceis; capsulis 6-locularibus arcuatis; seminibus utrinque 
subulatis. 
Has. Bootan, at 7-8000 feet elevation, with R. Hookeri, and almost 
on the range of R. Falconeri, on the high slopes of the Oola hills 
and edges of ravines, accompanied by a species of Primula. 
A slender alpine branching shrub, growing to the height of about 
2-2 feet. Bark of the older twigs smooth, white, and shining. 
Leaves in the young plants more or less hairy ; in the adult smooth, 
about 3 inches long, by somewhat more than an inch in width, coria- 
ceous, but thin, with the nerves or vessels scarcely visible either above 
or beneath, elliptic-oval, and cartilaginously apiculated, beneath glau- 
cous, and scattered over rather thinly with minute resinous scales ; 
base of the leaf cuneate. Petiole very short and thick. Bud-scales 
nearly smooth, rounded, obtuse and scarcely ciliated. Corymb ~~ 
posed of about seven to ten flowers; the peduncles slender, about 14 
inches long. Calyx rather large; the segments rounded, oval, coria- 
ceous, and nearly smooth. Capsule six-celled, light brown, scaly, 
curved as in R. campylocarpum, about 3. of an inch in length. Seeds 
darkish brown, subulate at both extremities, with little or no margin. 
Flower as yet unknown, but the plant is introduced. 
Apparently allied to R. Roylei, but very distinct in the six-celled 
curved capsule, long slender peduncles, and conspicuous unequal-lobed 
calyx. : 
3. RHODODENDRON ForMosuUM? Wallick. 
A small epiphytal as well as terrestrial shrub, occurring in similar 
situations with R. Nudéalii, upon large forest-trees in the marshes of 
the Papoo. 
V CLEIODENDRON.—Stigma capitate, entire or lobed. Stamens ten. a 
Ovary five- or siz-celled. Segments of the calyx large. Junior 0r 
adult leaves more or less hairy and scaly. Parasitic trees or shrubs. 
