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Szecuuan. Mount Omi, Wilson, 5138. 
A remarkable, fine and distinct Rhododendron only met with on 
Mount Omi and very rare even there; not closely allied to any 
known species but nearest R. auriculatum, Hemsl., which has much 
more shortly auricled leaves more or less tomentose below, coarsely 
glandular-hairy petioles and a differently shaped corolla somewhat 
hairy outside. ‘The only real points of agreement are the large 
flowers and auricled leaves in both species. &. Hemsleyanum 1s 
one of the most handsome and one of the largest growing of all 
Chinese Rhododendrons.—E. H. W. 
<4’ Rhododendron Houlstonii, Hemsi. et E. H. Wils. ; species ex 
affinitate R. discoloris et R. Fortunei a quibus differt foliis oblan- 
ceolato-oblongis basi cuneatis, pedicellis glabris et ovario apice 
glandulis longe stipitatis ornato.—W. B. H. 
_ Bush, 1°5-4 m. high; branches stout, straight. Leaves oblong- 
obovate or oblong, excluding petioles 8-13 cm. long, 3-5 cm. broad, 
cuspidate ; base more or less cuneate, rarely oblique ; pallid below ; 
midrib slightly immersed above, brownish and very prominent 
below ; petioles stout, 1°5-3 em. long. Flowers eight or more, in 
lax cormybose racemes, flesh-pink, 6-8 cm. across ; rachis glau- 
cescent ; pedicels erect-spreading, 1°5-3 cm. long, more or less 
glandular. Calyx oblique, annular, obscurely toothed. Corolla 
widely campanulate, narrowed to base, 7-lobed, lobes erect-spread- 
ing, rounded or truncate. Stamens about 12, included ; filaments 
unequal, 1°5-2°5 cm. long, slightly curved, glabrous. Pisti/ as long 
as corolla ; ovary glandular in the lower, bearded in the upper, half ; 
style stout, sparsely glandular, bearded near base. Capsule bluish- 
purple, cylindric, 2°5 em. long, 7 mm. broad, rarely glandular. 
Western Hupen. In woods, Wilson, 312, 2154 in part. 
Named in compliment to Mr. G. Houlston, of the Chinese 
Imperial Maritime Customs Service, my companion on many @ 
delightful ramble in the Ichang neighbourhood.—E. H. W. 
© Rhododendron Spooneri, Hemsl. et E. H. Wils.; ex affinitate 
R. Fortune: et forsan ejus varietas floribus minoribus, pedicellis 
crassis glabris et filamentis puberulis—W. B. H. 2 
ush, 1-3 m. high; branches stout, straight. Leaves coriaceous, 
oblong-lanceolate or oblong, often broadest above the middle, 
excluding petioles 6-13 em. long, 1°5-5°5 em. broad, rounded, 
apiculate, base cuneate or sub-auricled, glaucous or very pallid 
below ; petioles thick, 1-1°5 em. long. Flowers ten or more, in lax 
Cc bose racemes, white or pale pink, 5-7 em. across ; pedicels 
fleshy, erect-spreading or spreading, 2-4 cm. long, very glandular 
when young, speedily becoming quite glabrous ; bracts oblong, 
2-2°5 cm. long, clothed with white, silky, appressed. hairs on both 
