2 THE RHODODENDRONS 
tol); fy 
hemispherical or liform, obsoletely lobed. Corolla campanulate, 5-lobed. Stamens 10-16. 
IL. Calye cupular, 
Ovary 6-16-celled —Large flowering shrubs. Leaves very glabrous. 
5. R. Aucklandit, Hook. fil. Tas. XI. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya. Elev. 7-9,000 feet, rare. 
6. R. Grifithii, Wight, Icon. t. 1203. 
Has. Bhootan, Grifith. 
7. R. Thomsoni, Hook. fil. Tas. XII. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya. Elev. 11-18,000 feet, abundant. 
8. R. Candelabrum, Hook. fil. Tas. XXIX. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya. Elev. 11—13,000 feet. 
III. Calyx subfoliaceous, 5-partite, lobes submembranaceous. Corolla infundibuliform or campanulate, tube 
elongated. Stamens 10-18. Ovary 5-G-celled.—Shrubs ; frequently Epiphytes. Flowers white. Leaves 
generally lepidote beneath. 
9. R. Dalhousie, Hook. fil. Tas. I. II. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya; outer and inner ranges. Elev. 6,000-9,000 feet. #7. May, June; /7. October. 
Note. Gemme terminal, strobiliform, one and a half to two inches long; scales broad-orbicular, concave, very 
coriaceous, almost woody, pale-tawny, glabrous, ciliated towards the apex. Leaves glanduloso-punctate and 
rough with squamules. Petioles sometimes setose. Capsules large, woody, linear-oblong, rufous, slightly 
curved, muticous, 5-angled, punctato-glandulose, the valves linear, recurved at the apex, obscurely keeled at the 
back, the axis terminated by the persistent style. Seeds pale yellow. 
10. R. Ldgeworthii, Wook. fil. Tas. XXT. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya. Elev. 7—9,000 feet. 
11. R. darbatum, Wall., Hook. fil. Tas. III. 
Has. Gossaing-Than, Nepal, Vallich. Sikkim-Himalaya. On spurs of mountains, and in valleys. Elev. 9,000— 
11,000 feet. 
Note. Branches, peduncles, and calyces glabrous or setose. Leaves beneath quite glabrous or sub-villous. Capsules 
generally glandulose, rarely quite glabrous, glands stipitate. Very variable in the degree of hairiness, but other- 
wise a well-marked species. 
12. R. lancifolium, Hook. fil. Tas. IV. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya. Elev. 8-10,000 feet. 
Note. Probably only a glabrous small-flowered and small-leaved variety of 2. barbatum. 
13. R. ciliatum, Hook. fil. (n. sp.) Tas, XXIV. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya. Lachen and Lachoong valleys. Elev. 9-10,000 feet. 
14. R. glaucum, Hook. fil. Tas. XVII. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya. Chola, Lachen, and Lachoong passes. Elev. 10-12,000 feet. 
