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surfaces. Calyx oblique, saucer-shaped, glabrous. Corolla widely 
campanulate, much narrowed to base, 7—lobed ; lobes geen or 
truncate. Stamens about 16, included ; filaments 2-2°5 em. lon 
sparsely glandular and villous in the lower half. Pistil equialkne 
corolla, clothed with scattered, shortly-stalked glands ; a8 stout, 
cylindric ; stigma large. Capsule 4 cm. long, 1°5 cm. broa ad: 
furrowed, slightly curved, brownish-purple. 
SZECHUAN, Neighbourhoad of Tatienlu, on scrub-clad moun 
tains 2650-3650 m. above sea-level, Wilson, 3975. YUNNAN. 
Teen Monbeig. 
e Monbeig’s specimens have the leaves broader and sub- 
aust at the base, less glaucous below ; the corolla-tube alightly 
hairy inside and the filaments more or less villous. In spite of 
these slight differences there can scarcely be any question as to their 
being conspecific with those from Yunnan. 
amed in compliment to my friend Mr. H. Spooner, who ve 
largely assisted in making up my collections into sets for disposal to 
different herbaria—E. H. W. 
f Leaves narrowed towards the base. 
Rhododendron Vialii, Franch. in Journ. de Bot. ix. 398. 
Yunnan. A. Henry, 11,563a, 13,271. 
Rhododendron brevistylum, Franch. in Journ. de Bot, xii. 261. 
Yunnan. G. Forrest, 4162. 
Rhododendron Ave ti Hemsl.in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxvi. 25. 
SzecHUAN. Wilson, 5137. Hurpren. Wilson, 311. 
Rhododendron vectorial, Franch. in eee Soe. Bot. France 
xxxiil. 230; Hemsil. in Journ. Linn. Soe, xxvi. 
YUNNAN. G. Forrest, 4144, 4164. 
Rhododendron argyrophyllum, Franch. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 
1, 231. 
By acacia Wilson, 3962, 3963, 3966, 51374. 
Wilson’s 3966 differs from the other specimens in havin 
glabrous filaments, and his 3962A, which must also be referred to 
this species, has much less hairy filaments and otherwise differs 
slightly from the type. 
~ \\ Rhododendron Ririei, Hemsl. et E. H. Wils.; species distincta 
esquamosa, ramis elongatis viridibus, foliis gee supra viridibus 
opacis subtus pallidioribus et floribus racemosis. eg oF 
Bush, about 6 m. high ; branches long, Spteaight. with greyish- 
green bark when young. Leaves scattered, lanceolate or oblong- 
lanceolate, very ea Be broadest above the middle, excluding petiole 
10-15 ¢ ‘ m. broad, shortly acuminate, base narrowed, 
cuneate, “pale green ginbrois above, grey below, ney slightly 
immersed above, prominent below ; petioles 1°6-2 cm. long, 
glabrous. Buds ovoid, acute; scales broadly-ovate, some 5 ciilate, 
lower acute, upper rounded. Flowers about ten in short corymbose 
racemes, white, about 5 cm. across ; pedicels spreading, very stout, 
15-2 cm. long, sparsely pubescent. Calyx oblique, annular, 
obscurely 5-toothed. Corolla widely asaya tebe) 5-lobed ; lobes 
erect-spreading, broad. Stamens included ; filaments filiform, 
glabrous? Pistil reaching to corolla-mouth ; ovary about 1 cm. 
long, densely clothed with short grey felt; : ‘style very: stout, 
