THE 
RHODODENDRONS 
OF 
SIKKIM-HIMALAYA. 
CONSPECTUS SPECIERUM INDIA ORIENTALIS. 
I. Calye obsolete. Corolla broadly cam late, hemispherical at the base. Stamens 18-20 (rarely 10). Ovary 
usually glanduloso-pubescent and villous, many (10-20) celled—Trees. Leaves ample. Flowers white or 
pale purple, capitate, often crowded. 
1. R. Falconeri, Hook. fil. Tas. X. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya; outer and inner ranges. Mountain-tops and valleys. Elev. 10-12,000 feet. 
Note. The natural size of the flowers of this species is often as great as that given for the magnified figure (fig. 2) 
in the plate quoted, in which case the capitula are fewer-flowered. Leaves often fifteen inches long and eight 
broad. Capsule densely villoso-tomentose, oblong-cylindrical, obtuse, slightly curved, an inch and a half long, 
half an inch wide. Seeds pale-brown. 
2. R. argenteum, Hook. fil. Tas. IX. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya; inner and outer ranges. Elev. 8,000-10,000 fect. It flowered very abundantly in April 
of 1849. 
Note. Stamens generally eighteen in number. Capsules puberulous, oblong-cylindrical, obtuse at both ends, one 
and a half to two inches long. Seeds pale. 
3. R. Hodgsoni, Hook. fil. Tas. XV. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya. Elev. 10-12,000 feet. 
4, R. grande, Wight, Icon. t. 1202. 
Has. Bhootan, Griffith. 
