BALFOUR—NEw SPECIES OF RHODODENDRON. II7 
leviter cartilaginea fere plana, basi late obtusa vel rotundata, 
supra atro-viridis leviter rugulosa plus minusve minute puberula 
et squamulis paucissimis marcidis albidis praecipue ad basim 
notata costa media erubescente sulcata sulco pilis impleto venis 
primariis utrinsecus circ. 6 vix conspicuis, subtus olivacea vel 
olivaceo-brunnea epilosa costa media elevata rubra squamulis 
paucis scintillantibus obducta, caeteroquin squamulis uniformi- 
bus discontiguis latis flavidis (umbone secretione aureo-annulato 
instita albida membranacea) praedita intervallis squamulis 
angustioribus ; petiolus ad 1 cm. longus dense lepidotus 
Supra sulcatus et puberulus. Flores 2 (v. plures) in umbellam 
veram terminalem dispositi; bracteae mox deciduae ignotae ; 
bracteolae spadiceo-brunneae lineares acutae dense et breviter 
puberulae elepidotae ; pedicelli atro-purpurei minute puberuli 
Squamulis albidis vel fulvis peltatis conspersi stricti circ. 8 mm. 
longi. Calyx parvus ad 2 mm. longus cupularis, cupula dense 
lepidota et sparsim puberula, lobis 5 ovatis circ. 1 mm. longis dense 
puberulis (squamulis paucis intermixtis) ciliatis et squamoso- 
fimbriatis. Corolla purpurea infundibuliformi-campanulata circ. 
2.2 cm. longa extus postice lepidota caeteroquin glabra intus 
puberula, lobis oblongis integris circ. 1.3 cm. longis g mm, latis 
antero-lateralibus longioribus. Stamina 10 inaequalia longiora 
circ. 2.5 cm. longa corollam superantia breviora circ. 1.5 cm. 
longa, antheris circ. 2 mm. longis, filamentis deorsum latioribus 
basi nudis sursum per 2.5 mm. ultra ovarii apicem pubescenti- 
bus. Discus lobulatus circ. 1 mm. longus puberulus. Gynae- 
ceum circ. 2.8 cm. longum corollam staminaque superans ; 
Ovarium breve circ. 3 mm. longum conoideum leviter sulcatum 
dense imbricatim flavido-lepidotum ad apicem nunc piloso- 
cristatum ; stylus ipse circ. 2.5 cm. longus ruber basi pilosus 
apice paullo clavatus ampliatus et sub stigmate lobulato i ‘ 
pureo cupularis. Capsula nigro-brunnea squamulis albidis a 
contiguis peltatis sigillata circ. 1.2 cm. longa 4 mm. diam. a 
Supra puberulis, bracteolis elepidotis, pedicellis puberulis of 
Ovario breviore late separata. : ; 
nar ie A frail con of 4-7 ft., not uncommon mn the alpine 
coppice of the Siku-Satanee Ranges at 8000-gooo ft. Farrer 
and Purdom. April-May. 
We sce _— species which, without doubt, belongs to 
the Heliolepis section, but it shows certain divergences 
Which break in upon the uniformity which the sertes 
