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RHODODENDRON CAMPYLOCARPUM, ‘Aovx. ww. 
Curvefruited Rhododendron. 
Tas. XXX. 
iH Amelia lancint 
Frutex gracilis, virgatus, ramosus, cortice papyraceo, ramulis ultimis ped p q 
pilosis, foliis petiolatis ovato- vel ob- 
longo-cordatis apice rotundatis utrinque glaberrimis superne nitidis subter pallidioribus interdum glaucescentibus, capitulis terminalibus 
‘lancint 
corolla (elegantissima) panulata alba v. saturate straminea immacu- 
laxis 6-8-floris, pedicellis gracilibus, calyce 5-lobo g 
lata, lobis 5 patentibus, staminibus 10, antheris rubris, filamentis glabris, ovario glanduloso, capsulis patentibus valde arcuatis cylindra- 
ceis angustis pilis rigidis glanduloso-capitatis aspersis plerisque 6-valvis, seminibus pallidis. 
Has. Sikkim-Himalaya; rocky valleys and open spurs, elev. 11-14,000 feet; abundant. 7%. June; fr. November. 
A small dush, averaging six feet in height, rounded in form, of a bright cheerful green hue, and which, when loaded 
with its inflorescence of surpassing delicacy and grace, claims precedence over its more gaudy congeners, and has always been 
regarded by me as the most charming of the Sikkim Rhododendrons. The plant exhales a grateful honeyed flavour from its 
lovely bells and a resinous sweet odour from the stipitate glands of the petioles, pedicels, calyx, and capsules. eaves on 
slender petioles, three-quarters of an inch long, coriaceous but not thick in texture, two to three and a half inches long, one and 
three-quarters to two inches broad, cordate at the base, rounded and mucronate at the apex, in all characters, except the 
evanescent glandular pubescence and spherical buds, undistinguishable from Rhododendron Thomsoni. Flowers horizontal 
and nodding. Corolla truly campanulate, delicate in texture, tinged of a sulphur hue and always spotless, nearly two 
inches long, broader across the lobes, which are finely veined. The pedicels of the capsules radiate horizontally from the 
apices of the ramuli, and the capsules themselves curve upwards with a semicircular arc; they are about an inch long, 
always loosely covered with stipitate glands. 
Tas. XXX. Rhododend, npylocary Fig. 1. Stamen. 2. Peduncle, calyx, and pistil. 3. Transverse section of ovarium :—magui- 
fied. 4, Fruit :—natural size. 
