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longa, serrata, subtus papilloso-punctata ; petiolus 2-3-3 mm. longus, glabratus. 



Hacemi laxi, puberuli ; bracteas concavo-lanceolatiE, obtusge, dense ciliate, ad 4- 5 mm. 



longse. Fedicelll 5 mm. longi, sparse pubescentes. Bracteolce late ovatse, glabrae 



nisi ciliatee. Calycis lobi ovati, acuti, breviter acuminati, 2-5 mm. longi, ciliati. 



Corolla extus glabrata, 4 mm. longa ; lobi brevissimi. Fructus G-7 mm. in diam. 

 Camps XI to XIII, 8300 to 10,500 ft. 

 Recognisable by the glabrous shoots, small elliptic leaves, and calyculate flowers. 



Rhododendron betusum, Benn. PI. Jav. Rar. 88, t. 20. 

 Camps VI b, VI c, IX and X, 3900 to 6700 ft. 

 Bistrib. Java, Sumatra, and Philippine Islands. 



Rhododendron anagalliflorum, Wernham, sp. nov. 



Fruticulus ramulis sparsiuscule lepidotis gracillimis. Folia subcrassa, verticillatim 

 conferta, obovata, ad 6 mm. X 3 mm., supra subnitentia, subtus sparse punctata, 

 discoloria; veuce omnino occlusae. Flores saepius solitarii; pedicelli lepidoti, tenues, 

 ad 8 mm. longi. Corolla latiuscule campanulata, extus glabra, tota vix 1 cm. longa; 

 lobi lati, rotundati, vix 5 mm. longi. 

 Camp VI b, 3900 ft. 



Allied to R. Ftilleamim, Reorders, and M. mmimifolia, Wernham (vide infra), but 

 clearly distinct in the form of the corolla. 



Rhododendron asparagoides, Wernham, sp. uov. 



Frutex glaber ; ramuli novelli obtuse angulati, subsulcati. Folia verticillata, crasse 

 chartacea, margine vix revoluta, oblouga, breviter acuminata, subacuta, basi acuta, 

 10-16 cm. X 4'5-5'5 cm. ; veuse secundaria; utrinque prominulse, utriuque ca. 11-14, 

 nee valde conspicuoe; petiolus ca. I'O cm. longus. Flores magni, coccinei (Kloss), 

 in umbellam multifloram dispositi cujus receptaculum tandem ellipsoideo-mflatum 

 basi perulas fert deciduas imbricatas obovatas oblongas circa medium crassiusculas 

 marginem versus membranaceas concavas intus- glabras extus obscure asperulas ; 

 pedicelli minute et sparse pubescentes, 3'5 cm. longi. Corolla: campanulatse tubus 

 extus basin lobatam versus sparsissime lepidotus, aliter glaber, ca. oo cm. longus, in 

 ore fere 2 cm. latus ; lobi glabri, obovati, fere 5 cm. longi, 3 5 cm. lati. Autherce 

 7 mm. lougae ; filamenta 4' 7 cm. longa, basin versus cinereo-pubescentia. Ovariuni 

 dense breviter cinereo-pubescens, 11 cm. longum. Stylus 4'1 cm. longus, insuper 

 glabratus. 

 Camps VII to VIII, 3600 to 4900 ft. 

 Related to R. Devriesianum, Koorders, but distinct in the long pedicels and cam- 



panulate corolla ; also to R. Englerianum, Koorders, from which it dilfers in the shape 



and venation of the leaves. 



Rhododendron Bodenii, Wernham, sp. nov. 



Frutex ramulis glabratis cortice rvigosulo striate indutis obtuse angulatis. Folia 

 persistentia, crasse coriacea, verticillata, obovato-elliptica, apice rotundata, basi 



