140 BaLFouR—NEW SPECIES OF RHODODENDRON. 
cm. longa ; lamina oblonga ad 17 cm. longa circ. 7 cm. lata apice 
obtusa mucronata margine cartilaginea basi aequilateralis vel 
inaequilateralis (lobis subrotundatis vel late obtusis saepe plus 
minusve decurrentibus), supra rubido-viridis opaca glaberrima 
costa media purpurea sulcata venis primariis utrinsecus circ. 
24 et nervulorum reticulo parum elevatis, subtus pallidior sub- 
fulvida vel glaucescens eglandulosa epilosa papillis ceriferis 
epidermicis petasiformibus ex toto obtecta costa media rubida 
conspicua et venis primariis,rubidis paullo elevatis reti ultimo 
purpureo omnino immerso; petiolus circ. 3 cm. longus pur- 
pureus glaberrimus nitens. Flores magni in umbellam ad 
7-floram terminalem racemose aggregati rhachi glandulosa ad 
2.5 cm. longa vel breviore; inflorescentiae alabastra ovoidea 
circ. 1.7 mm. longa 1.2 mm, lata; bracteae steriles late ovatae 
crustaceae cucullatae obtusae extus rubro-glandulosae et plus 
minusve pilosae intus spadiceo-nitidae prope apicem plus 
minusve puberulae fertiles plus minusve dense sericeae ; brac- 
teolae lineares membranaceae circ. 1 cm. longae pilosae ; pedi- 
celli purpurei circ. 3 cm. longi validi recti luteo-glandulosi 
superne in calycis cupulam oblique dilatati. Calyx ad 5 mm. 
longus plus minusve luteo-glandulosus, cupula purpurea brevi 
vix I mm. longa in limbum subcoriaceum inaequaliter et ir- 
regulariter lobulatum lobulis rotundatis vel ovatis vel deltoideis 
plerumque glanduloso-ciliatis expansus. Corolla magna crassa 
carnosula alba extus pallide roseo-suffusa circ. 8 cm. longa a 
basi infundibuliformi in limbum 7-lobatum tubato-explanatum 
ampliata extus ubique luteo-glandulosa intus basim versus 
pubescens, lobis rotundatis emarginatis subcrenulatis circ. 2 cm. 
longis 3 cm. latis. Stamina 16 inaequalia majora circ. 5.5 cm. 
longa minora circ. 4.5 cm., filamentis superne filiformibus prope 
basim latioribus et pubescentibus, antheris circ. 5 mm. longis. 
Gynaeceum circ. 7.3 cm. longum corolla brevius ; ovarium nigro- 
purpureum conoideum circ. 8 mm. longum dense luteo-glandu- 
losum glandulis brevissime stipitatis; stylus glandulis brevis- 
sime stipitatis luteis vel rubris ex toto obtectus sub stigmate 
discoideo lobulato vix ampliatus vix curvatus. Capsula im- 
matura nigra asymmetrica. 
Species Rh. diaprepiti, Balf. f. et W. W. Sm. similis sed foliis 
subtus eglandulosis et nervulorum reti purpureo conspicuo 
notatis, floribus in partibus omnibus minoribus, corolla extus 
profuse glandulosa distinguenda 
WwW n Hills around Tengyueh. Alt. 6000-7000 it. 
Lat 25° N. Open situations. Shrub of 4-8 ft. Flowers thick 
fleshy pure white interior, flushed pale rose exterior. G. Forrest. 
No. 7930. May 1g12. 
This species seems to be intermediate in flower to Rh. dis- 
