THE RHODODENDRONS 
. R. pendulum, Hook. fil. Tan. XII. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya; pendulous from trees, generally, rarely from rocks. Elev. 9-11,000 feet. 
. obovatum, Hook. fil.; frutex ramosus, ramis ramulisque gracilibus, ramulis pedunculis calyce corolla extus petiolis 
foliisque subtus (junioribus utrinque) sparse squamuloso-ferrugincis, foliis petiolatis obovatis basi in petiolum 
angustatis apice rotundatis apiculatis vix coriaceis marginibus planis superne opacis subtus pallide ochraceo- 
brumneis, pedunculis brevibus (fructiferis clongatis) terminalibus solitariis, calycis lobis foliaceis obtusis, corolla 
rubro-purpurea (ut in 2. Jepidoto), staminibus 8, filamentis basi sericeo-villosis, ovario creberrime lepidoto, stylo 
brevi crasso, capsulis conico-ovatis abrupte truncatis 5-sulcatis 5-locularibus, valvis lignosis lepidotis. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya; rocky places. Lachoong valley, 12,000 feet. ZV. June, and again partially in September ; 
Jr. November. 
A small shrub, 3-4 feet high, much branched, and very resinous in odour. Branches as stout as a duck’s quill, not 
tortuous, but much divided, the upper scabrid where once lepidote. Leaves plane, membranous for the genus, 
of an opake green above and pale yellow-brown below, the costa slender, percurrent ; lamina an inch and a 
half long, half to three-quarters of an inch broad. Buds nearly globular ; scales orbicular, coriaceous, brown, 
downy on the outer surface, ciliated, the outer ones lepidote. Pedicels half to three-quarters of an inch long, one 
to one and a half inch when in fruit, very lepidote, as is the calyx, base of the corolla, and ovarium, and fruit. 
Corolla altogether like that of 2. /epidotum. Capsules one-fourth to one-third of an inch long, about twice 
the length of the persistent calyx-lobes. 
The form and size of the foliage, and its glabrous upper surface, distinguish this well from 2. lepidotum. 
[There is no original drawing of this species —L7.] 
36. R. salignum, Hook. fil. Tas. XXIII. A. 
37. 
38. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya; above Choongtam. Elev. 7,000 feet. 
. eleagnordes, Hook. fil. (supra Fase. 1. p. 8. 0.9). Tan. XXIIL. B. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya; open rocky places. Elev. 12-16,000 fect. 
. lepidotum, Wall., Cat. n. 738. Royle, Ill. p. 260. t. 64. £1 
Has. High mountains, Nepal, Dr. Wallich, Dr. Royle. Sikkim-Himalaya, elev. 12-15,000 feet, J. D. H. 
Note. A small densely-tufted shrub, a foot or so high, allied to 2. el ides and R. obovatum, with the flowers 
always on very short petioles. Its common name is “ Zsaluma,” or “ Tsuma,” amongst the Bhoteas, and its 
resinous odour is very strong, not unpleasant. The description in De Candolle (Prodr. v. 7. p- 724), if, as I do 
not doubt, it refers to this plant, is very erroneous. The leaves cannot be called “ ferruginous below,” in the 
same sense as applied to 2. anthopogon, &c.; nor are there any setze or cilia at the bases of the leaves; nor have 
I observed more than cight stamens, the typical number in this very distinct group, which includes 2. salignum, 
R. obovatum, and R. eleagnoides. The flowers vary from very fine red to a dingy yellow. 
VII. Calyx subfoliaceous, 5-partite or 5-lobed, lobes short, rounded. Tube of the corolla short, funnel-shaped, lobes 
of the limb elongated, narrow, spreading, entire. Stamens 8, ewserted : filaments elongated, slender. Style 
slender, much exserted. Ovary 5-celled —Lepidote shrubs. 
39. R. triflorum, Wook. fil. Tas. XTX. 
Han. Sikkim-Himalaya. Elev. 7-9,000 feet ; scarce. 
