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RHODODENDRON ASRUGINOSUM, “wz. jv 
Aruginose Rhododendron. 
Tas. XXII. 
Frutex densissime racemosus, ramis cortice Papyraceo tectis, ramulis petiolis pedunculis foliisque superne glaberrimis, foliis petiolatis obovatis 
obovato-oblongisve apice acutis v. muticis basi cordatis subtus dense ferrugineo-tomentosis, capitulo conferto vix densifloro, floribus 
lilacinis v. roscis, pedicellis subclongatis, calyce breve 5-dentato, corolla campanulata basi intus plaga sanguinea v. lobo superiore 
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tantum maculato, st ‘10, antheris majusculis, filamentis glabris, ovario glaberrimo 5-8-loculari, capsulis cylindraceis elongatis. 
» a) 8! 8 P y 8 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya, growing with Riododendron fulgens, and equally abundant, flowering at the same season. 
The colour of the flower, the loose capitulum, long pedicels, and campanulate corolla, distinguish this species from 
R. fulyens ; in the fruiting season, too, its longer, more slender capsules afford a marked character, as does the more 
evidently toothed calyx. When dried, however, they are so difficult to discriminate, that I have felt inclined to unite 
them. The leaves are identical in all respects, except that those of this species have a remarkable verdigris hue. It is 
still more closely allied to 2. campanulatum. Of all the Sikkim shrubby Rhododendrons of any size, these two attain the 
highest level, reaching nearly to 15,000 feet in the remote Lachoong valley, and 14,000 feet in that of the Lachen: 13,000 
is their usual level in the ascending zone. £ 7s cing 
Tas. XXII. Rhododendron eruginosum. Fig. 1. Stamen. 2. Pedunele, calyx, and pistil. 3. Transverse section of ovarium :—adl magnified. 
4, Fruit :—natural size. 
