120 BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF RHODODENDRON. 
squamis rubiginosis vel nigricantibus conspersa, subtus cinna- 
momea costa media prominente venisque primariis vix elevatis 
ubique squamis rufis peltatis biformibus discontiguis quasi 
punctulatim lepidota, squamis crasse stipitatis in foveolas 
profundas immersis (paucis majoribus conspersis) ex umbone 
convexo scintillante institaque integra latiore pallidiore aedi- 
ficatis, intervallis epidermicis conspicuis papillatis papillis 
conoideis ; petiolus ad 3 cm. longus crassus imbricato-lepidotus 
vel foveolatus et squamoso-furfuraceus. Alabastra florum 
magna ovoidea glutinosa bracteis extimis semifoliaceis reflexis 
interioribus late ovatis vel rotundatis intense rubris dorso 
lepidotis obtecta. Flores magni in umbellam terminalem 4—5- 
floram laxam dispositi; bracteolae lineares acutae circ. 1.8 cm. 
longae pedicellis longiores ; pedicelli crassi breves ad I cm. longi 
3 mm. diam. lepidoti in cupulam calycinam expansi. Calyx fere 
ad basim 5-partitus, cupula circ. 2 mm. longa extus dense lepi- 
dota, lobis oblongis apice rotundatis subfoliaceis membranaceis 
flabelliveniis ad 1.5 cm. longis I cm. latis elepidotis inaequalibus 
postero-lateralibus minoribus. Corolla magna puralba ad 10 cm. 
longa, tubo angusto infundibuliformi circ. 6.5 cm. longo extus 
lepidoto epiloso intus pubescente in limbum campanulatum 
5-lobatum ampliato, lobis rotundatis circ. 3.5 cm. longis 3 cm. 
latis undulatis. Stamina 18-20 subaequalia longiora ad 8 cm. 
longa stylo breviora, filamentis filiformibus basi paullo latiori- 
bus a basi ad medium pubescentibus, antheris circ. 5 mm. 
longis. Ovarium ovoideum circ. 8 mm. longum imbricatim rufo- 
lepidotum ; stylus corolla paullo brevior fere ex toto lepidotus ; 
stigma discoideum lobulatum. Capsula recta magnitudine 
variabilis nunc 2 cm. nunc 4 cm. longa 1 cm. lata squamosa 
valvis ab axi deciduis. 
Species notabilis a Rh. Maddeni, Hook. f. et Rh. calophyllo, 
Nutt. calyce magno staminumque filamentis pubescentibus, a 
Rh. Dalhousiae, Hook. {. corolla extus lepidota staminibusque 
18-20 recedens. 
Manipur. Japvo. Alt. 8000-10,000 ft. An extremely 
common plant, forming a dense jungle with much branched and 
kneed stems. Leaf elliptic bright shining above dotted below 
and becoming deep rufous with age. Flower-buds large ovate 
embraced by ovate acute deep red scales, the outer 2~3 of which 
become green and reflexed. Fruits 12-carpelled, leaving a 
central axis with style 3 inches long. Calyx at bottom free 
long. G. Watt. No. 646z. gth March 1882. 
Manipur. Sirohifurar. Alt. 8000 ft. A common oda 
dendron on the smaller peak. Collected large supply of seeds. 
Fruit when burst open spreads rotate with the long persistent 
style arching away for 3 inches. Evidently a late-flowering 
